Ghumman (surname)

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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 found in Pakistan and India, mainly in Sialkot, Jhelum, Gujranwala,Daska and some other districts of Punjab, Pakistan. In India, they are found in Gurdaspur, Amritsar and Tarn taran districts of Majha Punjab, India. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. The People of District Jhelum (scroll down to read Castes & Clans) Government of the Punjab website, Retrieved 24 December 2022
  2. Indu Banga (1997). Ghumman Jat. Manohar. ISBN   9788173041754 . Retrieved 24 December 2022.{{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  3. Imran Rashid Bhindar (2018). Ghumman Jat. Lulu.com. ISBN   9781642547917 . Retrieved 24 December 2022.{{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)