Urdu Submitted Surnames

ADILUrdu, Arabic, Indian (Muslim)
From the given name Adil.

AKBARUrdu, Bengali (Muslim), Indonesian, Indian (Muslim), Arabic, Persian
From the given name Akbar.

AKHTARUrdu, Indian (Muslim), Bengali, Pashto
Derived from Persian اختر (axtar) meaning "star".

ALAMBengali (Muslim), Indian (Muslim), Hindi, Pakistani, Urdu, Arabic, Indonesian, Afghani
Means "flag, banner, emblem", derived from the Arabic علم ('alam).

ALVIUrdu, Bengali (Muslim), Indian (Muslim)
Derived from Arabic علوي (ʿalawiyy) meaning "pertaining to Ali (1)". The Alvi are a Muslim clan from India and Pakistan claiming descent from Ali ibn Abi Talib (601-661), a cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad.

AMEENUrdu, Arabic, Bengali (Muslim)
Variant transcription of Amin.

AMERArabic, Urdu
Variant of 'Aamir.

AMINBengali (Muslim), Urdu, Arabic, Persian, Indian (Muslim), Malay
From the given name Amin.

AMIRUrdu, Arabic, Indonesian, Bengali (Muslim), Persian, Indian (Muslim), Malay
From the given name Amir.

ANJUMIndian (Muslim), Bengali (Muslim), Urdu
From Arabic نَجْم (najm) meaning "celestial body, star, planet".

ANWARUrdu, Punjabi, Bengali (Muslim), Indonesian, Arabic, Indian (Muslim)
From the given name Anwar.

ANWERUrdu, Punjabi, Arabic, Bengali
Variant transcription of Anwar.

ARIFUrdu, Bengali, Indian (Muslim), Malay, Arabic
From the given name Arif.

ASHIQPunjabi, Urdu
Derived from Arabic عَاشِق (ʿāšiq) meaning "enamored, infatuated" or "admirer, lover", ultimately from عِشْق (ʿišq) "being in love".

ASHRAFUrdu, Arabic (Egyptian), Bengali, Indian (Muslim)
From the given name Ashraf.

AURANGZEBUrdu
From the given name Aurangzeb.

AYUBIPersian, Pashto, Urdu
Variant transcription of Ayoubi.

AZAMUrdu, Bengali (Muslim), Indian (Muslim), Persian, Arabic
Derived from Arabic أَعْظَم (ʾaʿẓam) meaning "greater, greatest".

AZMATUrdu
Derived from the Arabic عَظَمَة (ʿaẓama) meaning "majesty, glory".

BAJWAPakistani, Urdu, Punjabi, Indian (Sikh)
From the Persian باز (bâz) meaning "hawk, falcon". Used by both Pakistani Muslims and Indian Sikhs.

BEGUMIndian (Muslim), Bengali (Muslim), Kashmiri, Urdu, Punjabi, Turkish
From the Persian title بیگم (beygom) meaning "lady, madam", traditionally used as a royal title for Muslim females in Central and South Asia. It is the feminine equivalent of the Ottoman Turkish title بك (beg).

BHAGATIndian, Nepali, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Urdu, Punjabi
Hindu and Jain name derived from Sanskrit भक्त (bhákta) meaning "devotee, adorer".

BHATIndian, Kashmiri, Urdu, Marathi, Kannada, Konkani
Variant of Butt.

BUTTPunjabi, Urdu
Most likely derived from Sanskrit भटट (bhatt) meaning "scholar".

CHANDIndian, Fijian, Nepali, Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi, Bengali, Telugu, Odia
Derived from Sanskrit चन्द्र (candrá) meaning "glittering, shining" or "moon" (see Chand).

CHANDERIndian, Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi
Variant of Chandra.

CHAUDARYUrdu
Variant transcription of Chaudhary.

CHAUDHRYUrdu, Indian, Hindi
Variant transcription of Chaudhary.

CHAUDRIUrdu
Variant of Chaudhary.

CHAUDRYUrdu
Variant of Chaudhary.

CHAUHANIndian, Marathi, Hindi, Urdu, Nepali, Assamese, Punjabi, Gujarati
Of unknown meaning. Folk etymologies derive it from Sanskrit चतुर् (cátur) meaning "four" or possibly from a hero named Chahamana (of whom members of the caste trace their ancestry from).

CHOUDARYUrdu, Indian, Telugu
Variant of Chaudhary.

CHOUDHRYUrdu, Indian, Hindi
Variant of Chaudhary.

CHOWDHARYIndian, Bengali, Urdu, Hindi
Variant transcription of Chaudhary.

CHOWDHRYUrdu, Bengali, Hindi
Variant transcription of Chaudhary.

DASSIndian, Punjabi, Urdu, Hindi, Malaysian
Variant of Das.

DAWOODUrdu, Arabic
From the given name Dawud.

DHARIndian, Urdu, Kashmiri
Kashmiri Brahmin surname of unknown meaning.

FAROOQUrdu, Indian (Muslim), Bengali, Pashto, Arabic
From the given name Farooq.

GANJOOIndian, Urdu, Persian
Ganjoo 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.

HABIBBengali (Muslim), Urdu, Arabic, Persian, Indian (Muslim)
From the given name Habib.

HAIDERUrdu, Sindhi, Punjabi, Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Haider.

HAMDANIUrdu, Indonesian, Arabic
From the given name Hamdan.

HAQUrdu, Bengali (Muslim), Indian (Muslim), Punjabi
Variant spelling of Haque.

HAQUEBengali (Muslim), Indian (Muslim), Urdu
Derived from Arabic حَقَّ (ḥaqqa) meaning "true, right, correct".

HASANBengali (Muslim), Urdu, Indian (Muslim), Arabic, Indonesian
From the given name Hasan.

HASHMIUrdu, Punjabi, Indian (Muslim), Arabic
From Arabic هاشم (hashim) meaning "crusher, breaker of bread" (see Hashim). It also refers to the Banu Hashim clan (also called Hashemites) of the Quraysh tribe that the Islamic Prophet Muhammad belonged to.

HASSANArabic, Bengali (Muslim), Urdu
From the given name Hassan.

HIDAYATIndonesian, Javanese, Urdu
From the given name Hidayat.

HUSAINIndian (Muslim), Urdu, Bengali (Muslim)
From the given name Husain.

HUSSAINIPersian, Afghani, Urdu, Arabic
From the given name Hussain.

IBRAHIMArabic, Somali, Urdu
From the given name Ibrahim.

IMAMBengali (Muslim), Urdu, Indian (Muslim), Nigerian, Arabic, Indonesian
From Arabic إِمَام (ʾimām) meaning "leader, guide", used to denote a leader within a Muslim community.

IMRANUrdu, Bengali (Muslim), Indian (Muslim), Arabic, Malay
From the given name Imran.

IQBALUrdu, Bengali (Muslim), Indian (Muslim), Punjabi, Kashmiri, Arabic, Pashto, Indonesian
From the given name Iqbal.

ISHAQArabic, Urdu, Indian (Muslim), Bengali
From the given name Ishaq.

ISLAMBengali (Muslim), Indian (Muslim), Urdu, Arabic
Derived from the name of the religion of Islam, itself from Arabic إسلام (ʾislām) meaning "submission (to God)".

ISMAILArabic, Malay, Urdu, Indonesian, Somali, Indian (Muslim), Bengali, Swahili
From the given name Ismail.

JAHANGIRUrdu, Punjabi, Bengali (Muslim), Indian (Muslim)
From the given name Jahangir.

JALALIPersian, Urdu
From the given name Jalal.

JAMALIPersian, Arabic (Maghrebi), Urdu
From the given name Jamal.

KASHIFUrdu, Arabic
From the given name Kashif.

KAZIMUrdu, Punjabi, Arabic
From the given name Kazim.

KHALILArabic, Bengali (Muslim), Urdu
From the given name Khalil.

KHANIndian (Muslim), Bengali (Muslim), Urdu, Pashto, Kashmiri, Punjabi
Derived from the Turkic military title khan, which is ultimately of Mongolian origin from ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠨ (qaɣan) meaning "king, emperor, sovereign".

KHATEEBArabic, Urdu
Variant transcription of Khatib.

KHAWAJAUrdu, Arabic, Bengali
From the Persian title خواجه (xâje) meaning "lord, master, owner".

KUMARIIndian, Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Bengali, Sinhalese, Pakistani
From the given name Kumari, the feminine form of Kumar. It is exclusively used by women.

LALIndian, Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, Malayalam, Nepali, Bengali
Means "darling, precious, beloved", from Sanskrit lala meaning "cajoling". It can also mean "boy" or "red, ruby" in Hindi, Urdu, and Bengali.

MAHAJANIndian, Marathi, Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu, Gujarati
Means "great people", from Sanskrit महा (mahā) meaning "great, large, big" combined with जन (jána) "people, subjects".

MAHMOODUrdu, Punjabi, Bengali (Muslim), Arabic
Variant transcription of Mahmud.

MALIKIndian (Muslim), Bengali (Muslim), Urdu, Punjabi, Arabic, Indonesian
From the Arabic title ملك (malik) meaning "king, sovereign, monarch".

MALLICKIndian, Bengali, Odia, Urdu
Variant transcription of Malick.

MANSOORUrdu, Arabic
From the given name Mansoor.

MASIHIndian, Urdu, Punjabi
Derived from Arabic مَسِيح (masīḥ) referring to the Messiah in Islam (Isa) or Christianity (Jesus).

MIRZAUrdu, Bengali (Muslim), Indian (Muslim), Arabic
From the Persian title میرزا (mirzâ) denoting a prince or nobleman, ultimately from the Persian words میر (mir) meaning "master" and the suffix -زاده (-zâde) meaning "child (of), offspring (of)".

MOHAMMADIndian (Muslim), Bengali (Muslim), Urdu, Arabic, Persian, Pashto, Punjabi
From the given name Mohammad.

MOHIUDDINBengali (Muslim), Urdu, Indian (Muslim)
From the given name Mohiuddin.

MUSHARRAFUrdu, Bengali (Muslim)
Derived from Arabic مُشْرِف (mušrif) meaning "supervisor, overseer" or "honourable, dominant".

MUSTAFAUrdu, Sindhi, Indian (Muslim), Bengali (Muslim), Arabic, Turkish
From the given name Mustafa.

NOORPakistani, Urdu, Bengali (Muslim), Punjabi, Malay, Pashto, Arabic, Indian (Muslim), Muslim
From the given name Noor, from the Arabic نُور (nūr) "light".

NOORIPersian, Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Noor (1).

PARVEZBengali (Muslim), Urdu, Punjabi, Kashmiri
From the given name Parvez.

PARWAZUrdu
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PATHANIndian (Muslim), Bengali, Urdu, Pashto
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.

PERVAIZUrdu, Punjabi
Variant transcription of Parvez.

QAMARUrdu
From the given name Qamar.

QAYYUMUrdu
Derived from Arabic قيوم (qayyum) meaning "subsistence, independent, sustainer".

QURAISHIPersian, Pashto, Urdu, Indian (Muslim)
Variant of Qureshi.

QURESHIUrdu, Sindhi, Indian (Muslim)
Derived from Arabic قُرَيْش (Qurayš), which refers to an ancient Bedouin tribe of the Arabian peninsula (the Islamic Prophet Muhammad belonged to a sub-clan of the tribe). The name itself is derived from Arabic قَرَشَ (qaraša) meaning "to gnash, to grind, to chew".

RAFIQUEUrdu, Punjabi, Bengali
Variant of Rafiq used in Pakistan and Bangladesh.

RAHMANBengali (Muslim), Indian (Muslim), Urdu, Malay, Pashto, Arabic
From the given name Rahman.

RAIIndian, Nepali, Bengali, Hindi, Assamese, Marathi, Punjabi, Bhutanese, Urdu
From Sanskrit राज (rāja) meaning "king, chief, sovereign" (see Raj, Raja, or Rajan).

RAISUrdu, Indian (Muslim), Arabic, Indonesian
From the Arabic tile رَئِيس (raʾīs) meaning "chief, leader".

RAJIndian, Kashmiri, Punjabi, Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Odia, Urdu, Nepali, Sinhalese
From Sanskrit राज (rāja) meaning "king, chief, sovereign", ultimately from राजन् (rājan) meaning "king, sovereign, prince, chief".

RAJAPakistani, Indian, Gujarati, Hindi, Tamil, Malaysian, Bengali, Urdu
Variant of Raj; also a South Asian title of Indian origin used to denote a prince or ruler.

RAJPUTUrdu, Indian, Marathi, Hindi, Assamese, Punjabi
Means "son of the king", derived from Sanskrit राजा (rājā) meaning "king, sovereign, prince" combined with पुत्र (putrá) meaning "son, child". This is also the name of a caste originating from the Indian subcontinent.

RAMIndian, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu, Kashmiri, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Indian (Sikh)
Derived from the given name Ram (2).

RASHEEDUrdu, Punjabi, Arabic, Indian (Muslim), Bengali (Muslim)
Variant transcription of Rashid.

RASHIDArabic, Bengali (Muslim), Urdu, Punjabi, Swahili, Malay, Persian
From the given name Rashid.

RASOOLUrdu, Arabic, Indian (Muslim)
Variant transcription of Rasul.

RASULUrdu, Pashto, Bengali (Muslim), Indian (Muslim), Arabic, Indonesian
From Arabic رَسُول (rasūl) meaning "messenger, apostle, prophet" (see Rasul).

RATHORIndian, Hindi, Urdu
Variant of Rathore.

RAZAUrdu, Bengali (Muslim), Indian (Muslim), Arabic, Persian
From the given name Raza.

REHMANUrdu, Punjabi, Sindhi, Indian (Muslim), Bengali (Muslim), Pashto
Variant transcription of Rahman.

ROYIndian, Bengali, Assamese, Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Nepali, Urdu
Variant of Raj.

SABAPakistani, Urdu, Indian (Muslim), Persian, Arabic, Muslim
From the given name Saba or Sabah.

SAEEDUrdu, Punjabi, Arabic, Bengali (Muslim), Persian
Variant transcription of Sa'id.

SAEEDIPersian, Urdu
From the given name Saeed.

SAIDArabic, Swahili, Somali, Indian (Muslim), Malay, Urdu
From the given name Sa'id.

SALEEMUrdu, Punjabi, Arabic, Indian (Muslim), Pashto
From the given name Saleem.

SARDARIndian (Muslim), Urdu, Bengali, Arabic, Persian
From the Persian title سردار (sardâr) meaning "commander, headmaster", traditionally denoting a prince, nobleman, or aristocrat.

SETHIIndian, Odia, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu, Thai
Contraction of Sanskrit श्रेष्ठी (śreṣṭhi) denoting the head of a mercantile or other guild.

SHAHPersian, Urdu
Derived from Persian شاه (šâh) meaning "king, monarch", referring to a title used by former Iranian monarchs.

SHAHEENArabic, Urdu, Bengali (Muslim)
Variant transcription of Shahin.

SHAHZADUrdu, Pashto
From the given name Shahzad.

SHAIKHIndian (Muslim), Urdu, Punjabi, Sindhi, Bengali (Muslim)
Variant transcription of Sheikh.

SHAKURBengali, Indian (Muslim), Urdu
From the given name Shakur.

SHARIFBengali (Muslim), Urdu, Punjabi, Kashmiri, Indian (Muslim), Persian, Arabic, Somali
From the Arabic title شَرِيف (šarīf) meaning "noble, honoured, excellent", denoting a Muslim ruler, religious leader, or descendant of Muhammad.

SHEIKHIndian (Muslim), Bengali (Muslim), Urdu, Somali, Arabic, Persian, Punjabi
From the Arabic title شَيْخ (šayḵ) meaning "chief, chieftain, head", used as title to denote a political or spiritual leader of a Muslim community.

SIDDIQUEBengali (Muslim), Indian (Muslim), Urdu, Punjabi
Variant of Siddiqui.

SIDDIQUIUrdu, Sindhi, Punjabi, Bengali, Indian (Muslim)
Derived from Arabic صَادِق (ṣādiq) meaning "true, truthful, veracious". It was traditionally used as an honorific title or a nickname for a trustworthy person.

TAHIRArabic, Urdu, Malay, Indian (Muslim)
From the given name Tahir.

UDDINBengali (Muslim), Indian (Muslim), Urdu
From Arabic الدين (ad-dīn) meaning "the religion" (referring to Islam).

ULLAHUrdu, Bengali, Punjabi, Indian (Muslim)
Derived from Arabic اللّٰه (allāh) referring to the monotheistic god in Islamic belief (see Allah).

VERMAIndian, Burmese, Nepali, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Urdu, Bengali, Kannada
Variant of Varma.

WALIUrdu, Pashto, Bengali, Arabic
Derived from Arabic وَلِيّ (waliyy) meaning "helper, friend, protector", used in Islam to describe a saint.

YAHYAArabic, Indonesian, Urdu, Malay, Swahili
From the given name Yahya.

YAMEENUrdu, Bengali, Dhivehi
Variant transcription of Yamin.

YASEENUrdu, Arabic
Variant transcription of Yasin.

YASINUrdu, Indonesian, Indian (Muslim), Arabic, Bengali (Muslim)
From the given name Yasin.

YASMINBengali, Urdu
From the given name Yasmin.

YUSUFIAfghani, Tajik, Urdu
Cognate of Yousfi.

ZAFARUrdu, Bengali, Persian
From the given name Zafar.

ZAHEERPakistani, Urdu, Indian (Muslim)
Variant of Zahir used in Pakistan and India.

ZAHIDUrdu, Punjabi, Bengali (Muslim), Afghani
From the given name Zahid.

ZAIDIPakistani, Urdu, Arabic (Maghrebi), Malaysian, Muslim
Derived from the given name Zaid. Bearers of this surname are descended from Zaid ibn Ali, the great-grandson of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad.