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Pakistani surnames are divided into three categories: Islamic naming convention, cultural names and ancestral names. In Pakistan a person is either referred by his or her Islamic name or from tribe name (if it is specified), respectively.
Most Sindhi tribes, clans and surnames are a modified form of a patronymic and typically end with the suffix - ani, Ja/Jo, or Potra/Pota, which is used to denote descent from a common male ancestor. One explanation states that the -ani suffix is a Sindhi variant of 'anshi', derived from the Sanskrit word 'ansh', which means 'descended from'. [9 ...
Printable version; In other projects ... Help. Surnames of Urdu language origin. Pages in category "Urdu-language surnames" The following 49 pages are in this ...
Many Sindhis are Muslim, and to a lesser extent Hindu.Their given names are generally of Arabic, Persian, Turkic and Indian origin. The full name have first name, middle name (usually of the father name or a Religious personality) and last name (surname / caste), some also use titles at beginning of first names.
Printable version; In other projects ... Help. Surnames of Punjabi language origin . Subcategories. This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total ...
Bargujar [1] or Badgujar [2] is a surname of Indian origin mostly found in different Hindu caste groups.It is found among the Saltangar [2] and Chhipa [1] caste of northern India./ [3] [4] [5] Surname
The racial understanding of caste has largely been debated by scholars, with some like Dr. B. R. Ambedkar arguing that caste differences between higher caste Aryans and lower cast native-Indians being more due to religious factors. While the term remains contended, it is widely understood that this racial assessment is based on the way lower ...
Arab States of the Persian Gulf: Names mainly consist of the person's name followed by the father's first name connected by the word "ibn" or "bin" (meaning "son of"). The last name either refers to the name of the tribe the person belongs to, or to the region, city, or town he/she originates from.