Joshi is a surname used by the Brahmin (caste) in India and Nepal. Joshi is also sometimes spelled as Jyoshi. The name is derived from the Sanskrit word Jyotishi meaning "astrologer" or a person who practices jyotisha. Jyotisha refers to Hindu astrology and astronomy and is derived from jyotish.
Bajwa is a Jat surname and tribe name commonly found among the Sikhs, Muslims of the Punjab region in India and Pakistan.
Sharma is a Hindu Brahmin surname. The Sanskrit stem ṣárman- can mean 'joyfulness', 'comfort', 'happiness'. Sarma and Sarmah are alternative English spellings of the name, commonly used by Assamese Brahmins.
Pandey, Pande, or Panday is a surname which has its roots in Sanskrit.
Liang is an East Asian surname of Chinese origin. The surname is often transliterated as Leung or Leong according to its Cantonese and Hakka pronunciation, Neo / Lio / Niu, or Liong (Fuzhou). In Indonesia, it is known as Liong or Nio. It is also common in Korea, where it is written Yang (양) or Ryang (량). In Vietnam, it is pronounced as Lương.
Tiwari, from Sanskrit 'tripāṭhin', is a Hindu surname found in India and Nepal. Alternative spellings include Tiwary and Tewari.
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 States of West Bengal,Tripura and Assam.
Oberoi is a surname used by the Punjabi Khatri caste of northern India.
Dutta, also spelled Datta, is an Indian family name. Its variation is Dutt.
Pathak is a surname native to India and Nepal. Pathak is mainly used by Hindu Brahmin communities of North India, East India and Western India.
Banerjee, also known as Bandyopadhyay, is a Bengali Kulin Brahmin surname originating from the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent. The surname belongs to the Rarhi clan of Bengali Brahmin caste.
Tripathi or Tripathy is a Hindu Brahmin family name in India and Nepal. Trivedi and Tiwari are variants of the name.
Ja'fari is a surname commonly associated with descendants of Ja'far al-Sadiq, an important Muslim scholar and the 6th Shia Imam. In South Asia, Persia and the Levant, those of this genealogy, also often take the honorific title of Sayyid. Descendants of Ja'far al-Sadiq can most commonly be found amongst the Shi'i of Iraq, Iran and the Indian subcontinent. Some Sunni Muslims also associate with the surname Ja’fari.
Sattar or Settar is a male Muslim given name and surname.
Malik is a surname deriving from the Arabic word malik, meaning "king" or "chieftain". The title "Malik" was granted to many Jats in India, and began to be used a surname in the 14th century. Malik is also found in Ror people of Haryana.
Walia is a surname of Indian origin. People with this surname include:
This surname has two distinct and separate origins:
Bhardwaj is a surname used by Brahmins relating to sage Bharadwaja gotra and Vishwabrahmins in India.
Seth is a surname and can be a first name sometimes. It is derived from the given name Seth. Notable people with the surname include:
Lalwani or Lalvani is a Sindhi surname.
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