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Name Niazai
Type Surname (from given name)
Usage Pashto
Scripts نيازي‎ (Pashto)
Edit Status Status3. usages AND description are verified

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.
Added 3/1/2017 by HL