indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Type Surname (from nickname)
Usage Indian (Muslim), Bengali, Urdu, Pashto
Scripts পাঠান(Bengali) پٹھان(Urdu) पठान(Hindi)
Meaning & History
Derived from Hindustani पठान (paṭhān) meaning "a Pashtun (person)", referring to the Pashtun ethnic group inhabiting present-day Afghanistan and Pakistan. It is sometimes used by Pashtuns who ancestrally migrated to India.
