Ghuman (clan)

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Ghumman
Jāti Jat
Religions Star and Crescent.svg Islam, Om.svg Hinduism, Khanda.svg Sikhism
Languages Punjabi
Country Pakistan, India
Region Punjab
Ethnicity Punjabi
Family namesyes

Ghumman or Ghuman is a Jat clan of Punjabis, found in Pakistan and India, mainly in Sialkot, Jhelum, Gujranwala, Daska and some other districts of Punjab, Pakistan.

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In India, they are found in Gurdaspur, Amritsar and Tarn taran districts of Majha Punjab, India. [1] [2] [3]

Notable people with this surname

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References

  1. "The People of District Jhelum (scroll down to read Castes & Clans - (Ghumman)". Government of the Punjab website. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  2. Grewal, J.S.; Banga, I. (1997). Five Punjabi Centuries: Policy, Economy, Society, and Culture, C. 1500-1990 : Essays for J.S. Grewal. p. 408. ISBN   978-81-7304-175-4 via University of Michigan Library (digitized 3 September 2008). In the Bari Doab there were Jat clans like Sekhon, Chahal, Randhawa, Bajwa, Virk, Varaich, Ghumman...
  3. Imran Rashid Bhindar (2018). Ghumman Jat. Lulu.com. p. 27. ISBN   9781642547917.