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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.
Pages in category "Surnames of Pakistani origin" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
Surnames of Pakistani origin (8 C, 28 P) B. Baloch names (1 C) P. ... Pages in category "Pakistani names" The following 95 pages are in this category, out of 95 total.
The majority of Pakistani names are derived from Arabic, Persian, and Turkic names. In Pakistan, as in other Muslim countries, the use of family names is not as prominent as in Western countries and most Pakistanis have Arabic, Persian or Turkic names.
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'.
Pages in category "Pakistani Shia Muslims" The following 64 pages are in this category, out of 64 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Faisal Raza Abidi;
Mian Muhammad Azhar (Governor of Punjab, 1990-1993, Mayor of Lahore 1987-1991; Hammad Azhar (Previous Finance Minister of Pakistan); Mian Family of Baghbanpura. Justice Mian Shah Din, (1868–1918), Elected President of the All-India Muslim League(March 1908), Member of the Simla Deputation in 1906, First Muslim Judge in British India, Poet and Writer.
Pages in category "Balochi-language surnames" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Askani (tribe) B.