Submitted Surname Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
2/14/2018, 5:33 PM	highexpectasians
9/2/2017, 9:35 AM	highexpectasians
7/13/2017, 2:52 PM	highexpectasians
7/13/2017, 2:52 PM	highexpectasians
4/17/2017, 3:39 PM	highexpectasians
3/1/2017, 8:06 PM	highexpectasians
3/1/2017, 8:06 PM	highexpectasians
3/1/2017, 7:49 PM	highexpectasians
3/1/2017, 7:48 PM	highexpectasians

Name Niazai

Type Surname (from given name)

Usage Pashto

Scripts نيازي‎ (Pashto)

Edit Status Status 3. usages AND description are verified

Added 3/1/2017 by highexpectasians

Edited 2/14/2018 by Infinitas

Meaning & History

Most likely from Persian نیاز (niyaz) meaning "need, necessity, desire, wish" (see NIAZ or NIYAZ) combined with Pashto زوی (zoy) meaning "son (of)". The Niazai are a Pashtun tribe inhabiting Afghanistan and Pakistan.