Sindhi Surnames ( sd, سنڌي خانداني نالا) are given names and surnames used among

Sindhis Sindhis ( sd, سنڌي Perso-Arabic: सिन्धी Devanagari; ) are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group who speak the Sindhi language and are native to the province of Sindh in Pakistan. After the partition of British Indian empire in 1947, man ...

in Pakistan, India, and the Sindhi diaspora.

Naming convention

Most Sindhi family names are a modified form of a

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and typically end with the suffix -ani, which is used to denote descent from a common male ancestor. One explanation states that the -ani suffix is a Sindhi variant of 'anshi', derived from the

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word 'ansh', which means 'descended from'. The first part of a Sindhi surname is usually derived from the name or location of an ancestor. In northern Sindh, surnames ending in 'ja' (meaning 'of') are also common. A person's surname would consist of the name of his or her native village, followed by 'ja'. Sindhis generally add the suffix ‘ani’ to the name of a great-grandfather and adopt the name as a family name.

Sindhi surnames

Sindhi surnames are commonly associated with tribes. * Dahri * Nohri * Vellani * Mirbahar * Adani * Advani * Agahni *

Ahuja Ahuja is a family name, surname, mainly in the Punjab region. It is held by Hindus and Sikhs of the Arora, Arora Khatri communities. It means "descendant of Ahu". Notable people Administration * Deepak Ahuja, former CFO at Tesla * Kiran Ahuja ...

* Anandani * Aahooja * Jewani * Amersy * Ambani * Ambwani * Arora * achhra * Aarijo * Aarisar * ASWANI * Bablani * Bakhru * Boolani * Phulapota *

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Mallah The Mallaah are the traditional boatmen and fishermen tribes or communities of North India, East India, Northeastern India and Pakistan. A significant number of Mallah are also found in Nepal and Bangladesh. In the Indian state of Bihar, the ter ...

* Machhi *

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* Mangria * sawand *

Kolachi Kolachi ( ur, کولاچی , link=no) may refer to * An old name for Karachi, Pakistan * Kolachi (port), a former port at Karachi, Pakistan * Kolachi, Dadu, a village in Mehar Tehsil, Dadu District, Pakistan * Kalachi, Kazakhstan, a rural ...

* Koreja * Badlani * Bajaj * Bapar * Bhagwani * Bhaglani * Bhagnani * Bhambhani * Bhangar * Bhatt * Bhatti * Bhatia * Balani * Bhavnani * Bhayo * Bakharwani *

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* Bharchoond * Bajeer * Bhutto *

Bijarani The Marri are a Balochi-speaking tribe of the Baloch people, who inhabit a large arid region in northeastern Balochistan, Pakistan. The Marri area is bounded to the west by the plains of Sibi. To the north are the Kakar and Loni tribes of the Pas ...

g * Bijlani * Bilwani * Binyani * Biyani * Bodani * Brahmkhatri * Buller *

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* Chachar *

* Choithani *

Chohan Chauhan, historically ''Chahamana'', is a clan name historically associated with the various ruling Rajput families during the Medieval India in Rajasthan. Subclans Khichi, Hada, Songara, Bhadauria, Devda etc. are the branches or subclan ...

* Chugh * Chudwani * Dall * Dahot * Dalwani * Damani * Dayo * Dahar *

Abro Abro, or Abra, is a clan descended from Jams of Samma dynasty migrated from Abdasa area of Kutch in 1314 AD and are settled in southern Sindh to the northern Sindh, and Balochistan Balochistan ( ; bal, بلۏچستان; also romanised as B ...

* Depar * Deswali * Dharejo * Dolani * Mirani * Dudani * Gehani * * Gajan *Dodeja * * Gangwani * Ganglani * Golani * Griglani * Gulrajani * Hala * Hothi * Hingora * Halapotra *Hinduja * Hotwani * Harwani * Hashmi * Hashmani * Jesar * Jamtani * Jhaveri * Johar *

Jokhio Sindhi Surnames ( sd, سنڌي خانداني نالا) are given names and surnames used among Sindhis in Pakistan, India, and the Sindhi diaspora. Naming convention Most Sindhi family names are a modified form of a patronymic and typically end ...

* Joyo * Jogi * Jobanputra * Jarwar * Junejo * Jumani * KAKEPOTA *

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* Kamara * Karira * Katejs * khakhan *

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* Kalhoro * Kaura * Kutchi * Kambarzahi * Keswani * Keshwani * Kodwani * Khabrani * Khanchandani * Khemlani * Kolhi * katariya * Kokal * Khushalani *Kriplani * Lalchandani * leghari * Lalwani * Lanjwani * Lakho * Larik * Laungani * Lachhwani * Liya * Ludhwani * Lulia *

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*Lokwani * Maznani *

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* Magsi * Mangi * Manghnani * Mangnejo * Mangwano * Mansharamani * Makhdoom * Mamtani * Mala * Melwani * * Mirchandani * Mirwani * Memon * Menik * Moothmarwani * Sindhi Mallah * BOHIDAR * Motwani * Mulchandani * Nagdev * Nandwani * Narejo * Narwani * Nihalani * Nankani * Nathani *

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* Palh * Pirzada * Palijo * Panjwani * Pamnani * PHULL * Pursnani * Qaimkhani * Qazi * Rahuma * Rajper * Ratlani * Ramchandani * Rupani * Rajpal * Rewri * RAJAI * Rustamani * Ruprela * Sora * Sodha * Sainani * Sambhavani * Saand * Sario * Santdasani * Samejo * Sahita *

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* Shari * Solangi * Sauvira (Shoro) * Sihani * Sindhi-Sipahi *

Soomro Soomro ( sd, سومرو, सूमरो) or Soomra or Sumrah is a tribe having a local origin in Sindh who had later claimed to being either Rajputs or Arabs. They are found in Sindh, parts of Punjab especially bordering Sindh, Balochistan provi ...

* Soneji * Samoo * Siddique * Sewani * Theba * Tanwani *Tejani * Tejwani * Tunio * Thadhani * Thawani * Tewani * Tilokani * Tirthani *

Wassan Wasan is a Khatri clan found in the Punjabi Hindu and Sikh communities.Wasan is a Punjabi last name and surname . The Khatris (Punjabi) or Kshatriyas (Sanskrit, (K) silent) are a north Indian community that originated in the Potwar Plateau of Punja ...

* Waggan * Sarki (tribe) * Shar (شر) * Tharani * Unad * Vachani * Vangani * Varandani * Vishnani * Vistro * Visrani * Virwani * Valbani *Valecha *Vasandani *Vanvani *Varyani *Vaswani *Wadhwani *Vensiani * Solangi solanki * Baat Solangi tribes name Sozliyani Saliyani Muliyani Thariyani Babiani Kambherani Wariani Faridani Bachani Lalwani * Ghunio گھنيو * Vazirani * Chandwani * Jewani * Tharwani * Khiani * Khilnani Gidwani Ramnani Murjani Rochani Bajeer

References

External links

* Bherumal Mahirchand Advani, "Amilan-jo-Ahwal" - published in Sindhi, 1919 * Amilan-jo-Ahwal (1919) - translated into English in 2016 ("A History of the Amils") a
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Naming convention

Sindhi surnames

See also

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