Pakistani
names are used in the country of Pakistan in southern Asia. Compare also
Indian names.
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ABDUL عبدال Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Pashto, Bengali, PunjabiFrom Arabic عبد ال (
abdul) meaning "servant of the", commonly used as a prefix for given names (such as عبد العزيز (
'Abd al-'Aziz) meaning "servant of the powerful").
ADVANI Indian, SindhiMeans "descendant of Adu" in Sindhi,
Adu probably being the name of a past ancestor.
AHLUWALIA Indian, PunjabiFrom a village named Ahlu that existed as a misl (state) of the Sikh Confederacy during the 18th century.
AHMADZAI PashtoMeans "son of
AHMAD" in Pashto. A notable bearer is
Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai (1949-), the current President of Afghanistan.
ALAM علم, عالم Arabic, Bengali, Urdu, PersianMeans "world, universe" (عالم) or "flag, sign, mark" (علم) in Arabic. This spelling represents two separate words in Arabic.
ANJUM انجم Urdu, BengaliMeans "stars", the plural of Arabic نَجْم
(najm) meaning "star".
ARORA Indian, Hindi, PunjabiFrom the name of the ancient city of Aror in what is now the Sindh province, Pakistan. The city's name may have been derived from Hindi और
(aur) meaning "more, also".
ARYA آریا Persian, Afghani, Urdu, Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Bengali, Punjabi, Gujarati, Odia, Malayalam, Thai, Khmer, Lao, Burmese, Malay, IndonesianFrom the given name
ARYA (1).
ASHIQ عاشق Punjabi, UrduDerived from Arabic عَاشِق
(ʿāšiq) meaning "enamored, infatuated" or "admirer, lover", ultimately from عِشْق
(ʿišq) "being in love".
AZMAT عظمت UrduDerived from the Arabic عَظَمَة
(ʿaẓama) meaning "majesty, glory".
BAIG بیگ Indian (Muslim), Bengali, Assamese, Persian, Urdu, Pashto, Punjabi, Turkish, ArabicDerived from the Ottoman Turkish title بك (
beg) (modern Turkish
bey) meaning "ruler, chief, lord, master". It is especially common in Pakistan and the Maghreb.
BAJWA باجوہ PunjabiDerived from Persian باز والا
(bâz vâlâ) meaning "great hawk, great falcon".
BAKSHI Indian, Bengali, PunjabiDerived from Persian بخشی
(baxši) meaning "paymaster, scribe, secretary", used as a title for officials who distributed wages in Muslim armies.
BAL PunjabiBal is an sikh and muslim jat family. they will few found in Pakistan and India Punjab. Basically they will found from bal kalan tehsil verka 5 District Sri Amritsar Punjab India. In the 2011 Census Bal Kalan Local Language is Punjabi...
[more] BAL PunjabiBal is an sikh and muslim jat family. they will few found in Pakistan and India Punjab. Basically they will found from bal kalan tehsil verka 5 District Sri Amritsar Punjab India. In the 2011 Census Bal Kalan Local Language is Punjabi...
[more] BAWA PunjabiSikh name based on the name of a Jat clan. It is also a title given to the male descendants of the first three Sikh gurus.
BHALLI بھلی PunjabiMeaning uncertain. This is the name of a clan found in Punjab, Pakistan.
BHULLAR Indian, PunjabiProbably from the name of a village in Punjab, India, which is of uncertain meaning. This is the name of a Jat clan found in India and Pakistan.
BHUTTO SindhiMeaning uncertain. This is the name of a prominent Pakistani political family of Sindhi origin. Two of its members,
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1928-1979) and
Benazir Bhutto (1953-2007) served as prime ministers of Pakistan.
BUT بھٹ, بٹ Indian, Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Punjabi, Gujarati, Sindhi, Kannada, Konkani, Malayalam, KhmerVariant of
BUTT.
BUX بخش Urdu, SindhiDerived from Persian بخش
(bakhsh) meaning "fortune" or "section, portion, part".
CHANDIA PunjabiSurname rarely used in Pakistani Punjab. The origin of Chandia is Pali. Chandia is a variation of the name Chanda (English and Indian).
CHEEMA چیمہ PunjabiMeaning unknown. This is the name of a Punjabi-speaking subclan of the Jat people found in India and Pakistan, with most members being either Muslim or Sikh.
DEO دیو Indian, Urdu, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Telugu, Tamil, Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Malayalam, KannadaVariant of
DEV.
DEWAN Indian, PakistaniStatus name for a treasurer or court official, from Arabic
diwan "royal court", "tribunal of justice", or "treasury". Under the Mughal administration in India the dewan was usually the highest official in a state.
DURRANI PashtoDerived from Persian در
(dorr) meaning "pearl". It was historically used in the phrase
padshah durr-i durran meaning "king pearl of the age", a title used by Ahmad Shah Durrani, the founder of the modern state of Afghanistan.
ELLYAS ایلیاس Arabic, Somali, Persian, Urdu, Bengali, Pashto, Punjabi, Indian (Muslim), Ethiopian, Ge'ez, Amharic, Filipino, Malay, Indonesian, TurkishForm of
ILYAS or
ELIAS found in several languages.
GANDHI Indian, Gujarati, Marathi, Hindi, PunjabiDerived from Sanskrit गान्धिक
(gandhika) meaning "perfumier, perfume seller". Notable bearers include Indian civil rights leader Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948), also known as Mahatma Gandhi, and Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi (1917-1984).
GANJOO Indian, Urdu, PersianGanjoo is a surname from Kashmiri Pandit clan . The original name was
Ganwar, meaning Person in charge of Treasury in Kings court. This name gradually changed to Ganjoo or
Ganju.
HAQ حق Urdu, BengaliFrom Arabic حَقّ
(ḥaqq) meaning "true, right, real".
JUNEJO Pakistani, SindhiMeans "(sons) of Juno", derived from the name of a past ancestor, Jam Juno, combined with Sindhi جي
(jy) meaning "of". The Junejo are a Sindhi tribe mainly concentrated in Pakistan and parts of India.
KHALSA Indian (Sikh), PunjabiDerived from Arabic خلص
(khalasa) meaning "pure, clear". This is also the term used to refer to initiated Sikhs.
KHATRI Indian, Gujarati, Marathi, Hindi, Punjabi, NepaliName for a member of the Kshatriya caste, derived from Sanskrit क्षत्रिय
(kshatriya) referring to the Hindu caste consisting of kings, warriors and soldiers, ultimately from क्षत्र
(kshatra) meaning "power, might, dominion".
KUL کل Pakistani, Pashto, Punjabi, Bengali, Assamese, Sindhi, Balochi, Urdu, Persian, Kurdish, Odia, Thai, Khmer, LaoDerived from Persian گل (
gol) meaning "flower" or "rose".
KUMAKI PashtoI was given this name from my dad who comes from Afghanistan. It's extremely rare in the UK. My dad always told me that my name was created. My grandfather used to help out refugees near the area (in Afghanistan) and the name "Kumaki" was his nickname from the people he helped out...
[more] KUMARI Indian, Hindi, Punjabi, Malayalam, Telugu, Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Tamil, Nepali, SinhaleseMeans "(young) girl, daughter, princess" in Sanskrit.
LAL لال Indian, Hindi, Urdu, PunjabiFrom Sanskrit लाला
(lālā) meaning "caressing, cajoling". It can also be interpreted to mean "garnet" or "red, ruby" from Persian لال
(lâl) or لعل
(la'l).
LĀNDA PunjabiLānda (ਲਾਨਦਾ) is a Punjabi surname that is used amongst families belonging to the Bhat tribe. The bearers of this surname belong to the gotra Lākhanpal, which is of Kshatriya origin.
MASIH مسیح Urdu, Indian (Christian), HindiFrom Urdu مسیح
(masih) or Hindi मसीह
(masih) referring to the Christian messiah (Jesus Christ), both ultimately from Arabic مسيح
(masih). This name is common among Pakistani and North Indian Christians.
MEHRA Indian, Hindi, PunjabiEither derived from Middle Persian
mihr meaning "friendship, sun" or from a Punjabi word meaning "chief, master".
MUSLIM مسلم Arabic, Indonesian, Pakistani, Indian (Muslim)From the Arabic مُسْلِم
(muslim), the active participle of أَسْلَمَ
(ʾaslama) "to surrender, expose" (from the same root of the word
Islam). The term denotes a follower of Islam.
NAKAI PunjabiThis surname originates from the Punjab. It is a sub-cast of Sandhu Jats and are descendants of Nakai Misl, a principality of the Sikh Empire from 1748 to 1810.
NANJIANI نانجیانی PakistaniThis surname is used by Kumail Nanjiani who is a stand-up comedian.
NARAIN نارائن Indian, Urdu, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Bengali, Assamese, Punjabi, Gujarati, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Odia, Fijian, Cook Islands Maori, Trinidadian Creole, Mauritian CreoleFrom the given name
NARAYAN.
NAWAZ PakistaniFrom a given name derived from Persian
nawaz meaning "one who caresses, cherishes, or soothes".
NIAZAI PashtoMost likely from Persian نیاز
(niyaz) meaning "need, necessity, desire, wish" (see
NIAZ or
NIYAZ) combined with Pashto زوی
(zoy) meaning "son (of)"...
[more] NOORZAI PashtoMeans "son of light", from Arabic نور
(nūr) meaning "light, illumination" combined with Pashto زوی
(zoy) meaning "son (of)".
ORAKZAI PashtoMeans "lost son" from Pashto ورک
(worak) meaning "lost" and زوی
(zoy) meaning "son".
PATHAN پٹھان Indian (Muslim), Bengali, Urdu, PashtoDerived 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.
POPALZAI PashtoMeaning unknown, possibly derived from Persian پوپل
(pupal) meaning "betel nut". The Popalzai are a Pashtun sub-tribe of the
DURRANI in Afghanistan and parts of Pakistan.
QAYYUM قیوم UrduDerived from Arabic قيوم
(qayyum) meaning "subsistence, independent, sustainer".
QURESHI قریشی Arabic, UrduDenotes a member of the Quraysh, a mercantile Arab tribe that the Prophet
Muhammad belonged to, itself is derived from Arabic قرش
(qarasha) meaning "to gnash, to grind, to chew".
RAJAL رجال Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Urdu, Punjabi, Gujarati, Bengali, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, MalayalamVariant of
RAJA.
RAJANI رجانی Indian, Urdu, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, MalaysianMeaning unknown, either from the titles
RAJAN,
RAJA, or
RAJ, or from the given name
RAJANI.
RAJUL راجول Indian, Arabic, Urdu, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Bengali, Punjabi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, OdiaVariant of
RAJU.