Thakkar is an Indian family name found amongst the Lohana caste. Alternative spellings of the name include Thakker, Thaker, Thakkar, Thakrar and Thacker. The surname is widely used in the Indian states of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab and Jammu.
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Thakkars are mainly situated in the state of Gujarat in India. There are also thousands of Thakkars that reside in South Africa and East African countries, which migrated to the continent in the 19th and 20th centuries. Many Thakkar were also expelled from Uganda under Idi Amin's regime and moved back to India or the United Kingdom.[ citation needed ]
Pawar is an Indian surname found among the Maratha, Mahar or Koli people in Maharashtra.
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.
Chunilal Karsandas Thakker is a retired judge of the Supreme Court of India.
Trivedi is a family name from northern and western India reflecting the mastery over three of the four vedas. In Sanskrit Trivedi means 'one that knows the three Vedas’, from tri = 'three' + veda ‘(sacred) knowledge' leading to vedi = 'to see'. Similar family names are Chaturvedi and Dwivedi. They are also known as Tripathi and Tiwari in some parts of north India.
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.
Varmā, Verma, Varman, or Burman are surnames found in India and Southeast Asia. These surnames are commonly used by people of different castes and ethnic groups across the region. The surname is used in North India by some of the groups among cluster of castes called Kayasthas. However, in the same region along with Central India, it can also be found among castes like Lodhi rajputs, Prajapats, Kurmis and Koeris.
Shah is a common surname in India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan.
Chakraborty is a surname of Bengali Hindus and Assamese Hindus of India and Bangladesh, the surname is used by people of the Bengali Brahmin and Assamese Brahmin communities.
Chaudhary is a common surname in the Indian subcontinent and Pakistan, originally derived from an Indian hereditary title. "Chaudhary" is a term adapted from the Sanskrit word caturdhara, literally "holder of four". 'Chaudhary' was first bestowed by the various rulers of the Delhi Sultanate, and the custom was continued by the breakaway Bengal Sultanate. Later, the Mughals and the Nawabs conferred the same title in great numbers. Chaudharies were "local magnates" responsible for land taxes alongside an amil and a karkun (accountant) in the local-level administrative units known as parganas.
Pathak is a surname native to India. Pathak is mainly used by Hindu Brahmin communities of North India and Western India.
Sabharwal is a surname originating among Hindu and Sikh Khatris of the Punjab region in India.
Majumdar is a native Bengali surname that is used by both the Bengali Hindu and Bengali Muslim community of Indian states of West Bengal, Assam and as well as of Bangladesh.
Mehta is an Indian surname, derived from the Sanskrit word mahita meaning 'great' or 'praised'. It is found among several Indian religious groups, including Hindus, Jains, Parsis, and Sikhs. Among Hindus, it is used by a wide range of castes and social groups, including Khatris, Rajputs, Brahmins and Banias. Mehta is also a common surname found among the Koeri caste of Bihar, who are commonly known as Kushwaha.
Gandhi is an Indian surname.
Sahni, Sawhney, Sahani, or Sahney is a Punjabi Khatri surname found among the Hindus or Sikhs of Punjab, India.
Mistry, or Mistri, is an Indian surname. The name can be found among people from Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, and Bangladesh. This surname is used by Vishwakarma communities of India. It is an occupational surname.
Notable people with the surname Arora include:
Haqq is a surname of Arabic origin commonly found in the Indian subcontinent but also in other parts of the Muslim world.
Parmar is an Indian surname.
