Guha is a surname. It is commonly found among Bengali Hindus, especially Bengali Kayasthas in the Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura and the neighbouring country Bangladesh, and occasionally used by other Indian communities.
Guhas mostly belong to Kayastha caste in Bengal. Bangaja (Eastern Bengal) Guhas (and Guhathakurtas [1] ) are considered as Kulin Kayasthas along with Boses, Ghoshes and Mitras. [2] [3] Few other communities like Barujibi and Aguri also use this surname. [4]
Notable people with the surname, who may or may not be affiliated to the clan, include:
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Chakraborty is a surname of Bengali Hindus and Assamese Hindus of India and Bangladesh, which literally means 'wheels rolling'; metaphorically it denotes a ruler whose chariot wheels roll everywhere without obstruction. The surname is used by people of the Bengali Brahmin and Assamese Brahmin communities in the states of West Bengal, Tripura and Assam.
Das is a common last name in South Asia, among adherents of Hinduism and Sikhism, as well as those who converted to Islam or Christianity. It is a derived from the Sanskrit word Dasa meaning servant, devotee, or votary. "Das" may be inferred to be one who has surrendered to God. The surname is often used by those in the Vaishnav community.
Ghosh or Ghose is a native Bengali surname that is found among the Bengali Hindu community of India and Bangladesh.
Ghose is a native Bengali surname that is mainly used by the Kulin Kayastha and Gowala castes of Bengal.
Sinha is a surname which originates in the Indian subcontinent. The surname is commonly used by many communities including the Bengali Kayastha and the Chitraguptavanshi Kayasthas of the Hindi Belt. and is common in India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. It comes from a Sanskrit word meaning "lion" or "brave person".
Dutta, also spelled Datta, is an Indian family name. Its variation is Dutt.
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Basu, also Bose (anglicized), Boshu, Bosu, or Bosh, is a Bengali surname of primarily Bengali Kayastha community originating from the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent. The name stems from Vāsu, which means 'Bright one'.
De or Dey, is a native Bengali surname commonly used by the Bengali Hindu community of India and Bangladesh. The surname has been associated mainly with Bengali Kayasthas, but is also found among Suvarna Banik, Teli, Barujibi, Kansari, Tambuli, Baishya Kapali, Tanti and some other castes of Bengal.
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Kulin Kayastha is a sub-caste of the Bengali Kayastha caste in Bengal region of Indian subcontinent. They are also known as the Kulina Kayasthas.
Mitra is a Bengali Hindu surname found mostly amongst the Bengali Kayastha community and occasionally among other communities like Barujibi in the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent. The surname may have been derived either from the Sanskrit word Mitra, meaning friend or ally, or from the name of an important Indo-Iranian deity in the Vedas and in ancient Iran.
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Guhathakurta is a native Bengali Hindu surname, a combination of Guha and Thakurta. The surname is found among the Bengali Kayastha community of India and Bangladesh.
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The dictionary definition of Guha at Wiktionary