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Pages in category "Surnames of Indian origin" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,076 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Common surname of Hindu women 2 कुमार Kumar: Prince Common surname of Hindu men 3 सिंह Singh: Lion Common surname of Hindu Kshatriyas and Sikhs: 4 शर्मा Sharma: Joyfulness, comfort, happiness Common surname of Hindu Brahmins: 5 अली Ali: Name of a companion of Muhammad: Common surname of Muslims: 6 यादव ...
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Kongassery is a surname of the Nair community of Kerala, India. Channar [16] - surname associated with Ezhavas and nadars; Cherayi Panikkar [17] - Commander of Samoothiri Raja and title given to the Thiyya Caste in South Malabar. Achari - south part; Nambiar - The Nairs found in North Malabar. Ezhuthachan [18] - Malappuram and Thrissur District.
Pillai or Pillay, (IPA:) meaning "Child of King" (Prince) or "Child", [1] is a surname found among the Malayalam and Tamil-speaking people of India and Sri Lanka.. In Kerala, Pillai is the most common title among upper-caste Nairs, [2] [3] often bestowed by the ruling royal families of Kerala [3] and less commonly found among some Brahmins, [4] Nazrani Mappila and Marars of travancore.
It is common to use the father's first name as the middle name or last name even though it is not universal. In some Indian states like Maharashtra , official documents list the family name first, followed by a comma and the given names.
More common among women, making the patronym or husband name the last name is a custom adopted by people migrating to the West, who want to be called by their first names without having to explain Indian naming conventions. However, women frequently adopt their father's or husband's name, and take it for successive generations.