Save Type Surname (from nickname) Usage Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi Scripts शुक्ला(Hindi, Marathi) শুক্লা(Bengali) શુક્લ(Gujarati) ਸ਼ੁਕਲਾ(Gurmukhi) Meaning & History Derived from Sanskrit शुक्ल (shukla) meaning "white, bright, pure".