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Pages in category "Surnames of Indian origin" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,074 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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It is a common in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and some other parts of South India that the spouse adopts her husband's first name instead of his family or surname name after marriage. [10] In Rajasthan, the community name and sometimes the gotra or clan name are used as surnames. Usage of community name as surname include: Charan, Jat, Meena, Rajput, etc.
The titles are given to certain individual of families in Kerala. Nair - Higher caste surname, encompassing several subcastes which includes High ranking martial castes like Pillai, Kurup, Unnithan, Menon, Nambiar, etc that formed the aristocracy and elite of traditional Kerala, which is also used by auxiliary, intermediate and middle-caste Nairs like Padamangalam Nair, Pallichan Nair, Vaniya ...
Agha Jani Kashmiri, was an Indian screenwriter, former actor and Urdu poet; Ayaz Jani, was a Sindhi-language poet; Chirag Jani (actor), an Indian film Actor; Jyotish Jani, novelist, poet and short story writer from Gujarat, India; Kamiya Jani, an Indian YouTuber, entrepreneur, and social media influencer; Nirmal Jani, Indian cinematographer
Gururani's used to write Kaushik as their surname before the name Gururani came into existence, and there is a small tale on the origins of this surname. Historically, the name "Gururani" originated when the Katyuri rulers of Kumaon hired highly educated Brahmins (GURU) to provide education to the illiterate queens (RANI) of uttarakhand.
Kaul (also spelled Koul; Kashmiri: ππΏπ¬ (), ΰ€ΰ₯ΰ€² (), ΩΩΩΩΩΩ (), romanized: kaula, lit. 'well born') is a Kashmiri surname that is used by the Kashmiri Pandit community in India.
This "Family name (surname), Given name" format differs from that used in North India, where the family name typically appears last. This practice also contrasts with that of other parts of South India, where family names are little used. These differences can sometimes cause confusion within India and rest of the world.