Punjabi Muslim tribes from Hindu Lineage

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A numerically significant population of the Punjabi Muslims in Pakistan are descendents of Hindus^{[citation needed]}. The prevalence of common Punjabi Hindu and Sikh family names among contemporary Punjabi Muslims of Pakistan is proof of their Hindu lineage. The continued prevalence of these Hindu Surnames in spite of the trend to trace ancestry to Persian and Arabic sources is also indicative of strong tribal affinity and kinship among these groups. It may also be indicative of the recent nature of conversion to Islam in near upper

1 Khatri
2 Rajput
3 Mohyal
4 Jat
5 Tarkhan
6 Other Castes
7 Other Punjabi clans
8 See Also
9 Classic Cities of the Punjab Region
10 Festivals

[edit] Khatri

Awal
Bakshi
Bhalla
Bhandari
Bassi
Chaddha
Chaudhari
Chopra
Chachi
Churra
Dhingra
Dhondi
Duggal
Dumra
Gadhiok
Gakhar (also see Gakhar Hindus)
Ghai
Jirath
Kakkar
Kapur
Khattar
Khawaja Shaikh
Maghoon
Malik
Mehra
Mehndru
Mehta
Monga
Nayyar
Oberoi
Pahwar
Passi
Punjabi Shaikh
Puri
Qanungoh Shaikh
Roshan
Sabharwal
Saggar
Sahni
Sareen
Sethi
Sahgal
Sial
Sikka
Sodhi
Soni
Sudhan
Suri
Talwar
Vohra
Wadhawan

[edit] Rajput

Bharwana
Bhatti
Chadhar
Chohan
Chucchkana
Dhamial
Gheba
Haral
Hasnana
Jarral
Janjiana
Janjua
Jaswal
Khakha
Kharal
Khokhar
Manj
Mahnike
Meo
Mighiana
Minhas
Naul
Noon
Muslim Rajputs
Rana
Ranial
Sial
Thakial
Tarhana
Tiwana
Wattu
Wejhwa
Wijhalke

[edit] Mohyal

Bali
Bhimwal
Chibber
Datt
Lau
Mohan
Vaid

[edit] Jat

Bajwa
Bajya
Balhara
Bhadiar
Bhangu
Bhind
Bhinder
Bharhaich
Bhatta
Bhullar
BUTTAR
Chadhar
Chahar
Chatta
Chauhan
Cheema
Faujdar
Garewal
Ghuman
Gill
Gondal
Hala (clan)
Jakhar
Kahlon
Kharral
Khokhar
Langah
Maan
Madar
Mahil
Maitla
Malhi
Marrar
Mattu
Pachar
Pannu
Randhawa
Rahan
Riar
Sahota
Sahi
Sandhu
Sidhu
Sohal
Shokeen
Sukhera
Tarar
Thathal
Thiara
Tiwana
Toor
Virk
Waraich

[edit] Tarkhan

[edit] Other Castes

[edit] Other Punjabi clans

Attar
Awan
Bagri
Bakhri
Bania
Bawaria
Bedar
Bhabra
Bharai
Bhujru
Bhut
Bodla
Bomba
Botehra
Charg
Charji
Cheintz
Chhimba
Chibali
Chuhra
Daudpotra
Dhiar
Gagra
Gagrita
Gardi
Ghallu
Gidri
Gujjar
Harni
Jhandir
Jhinwar
Kajla
Kakuana
Kamboh
Kanchan
Kanet
Karal
Khatgune
Khattar
Khohanra
Khumra
Kir
Kumhiar
Lohar
Madari
Mahapatra
Mahtam
Majhi
Makrani
Marija
Meun
Mirasi
Mussali
Nat
Nilabi
Nungar
Padigarajulu
Perna
Pherera
Quam-e-Punjab
Rachband
Ramgarhia
Ratal
Rusiwatt
Sanhai
Sanhal
Sansi
Sansoi
Sarera
Shorgar
Sikligar
Sirkiband
Sonhar
Sudh
Tarkhan (Punjab)
Teli
Thori
Toba
Usta
Wagha
Waiha

[edit] See Also

[edit] Classic Cities of the Punjab Region

Peshawar(Purushapur) , North West Frontier Province: Capital of Kanishka, the Kushan ruler and the site of the tallest stupa in Jambudvipa.
Kandahar, Afghanistan: capital of the ancient kingdom of Gandhara. In the Mahabharata, its ruler was the evil and scheming Sakuni, brother of Gandhari, wife of Dhritarashtra and mother of the Kauravas.
Pushkalavati (Charsadda), North West Frontier Province: Founded by a son of Bharata, brother of Sri Rama, according to the Ramayana
Takshashila (Taxila), Punjab(Pakistan): Also founded by a son of Bharata.
Multan(Mulasthan),Punjab(Pakistan): Pilgrimage site of the legendary Sun temple.
Rawalpindi, Punjab(Pakistan): city founded by Jhanda Khan Gakhar
Sialkot, Punjab(Pakistan): city founded by Sul (Shalya), emperor of Madradesa and brother of Madri, second wife of emperor Pandu and mother to Nakul and Sahadeva
Kasur, Punjab(Pakistan): city founded by Kusha, son of Sri Rama according to the Bichitra Natak written by Guru Gobind Singh.
Lahore,Punjab(Pakistan): city founded by Lava(Loh), son of Sri Rama according to the Bichitra Natak.
Katasraj temple, Punjab(Pakistan): Classic temple complex in the Chakwal district, site of the 'enchanted pool' episode in the Mahabharata, where Yudhishtira is tested by his father Lord Yama/Dharma.

Castes and tribes of the Punjab This box: view • talk • edit
Ancient Kshatriya tribes	Ahir \| Dhangar \| Gujjar \| Kamboj \| Khash \| Yadav
Arains	Arain \| Chaudhary \| Mehr \| Mian \| Malik \| Sardar
Brahmins	Saraswat Brahmins \| Punjabi Brahmins \| Mohyal \| Bali \| Bhimwal \| Chhibber \| Datt \| Lau \| Mohan \| Vaid
Dalits	Punjabi Dalits \| Balmiki \| Chamar \| Chura \| Kabirpanthi \| Mazhabi \| Nai \| Ramdasia \| Rangrehta \| Ravidasi
Jats	Jat \| Atwal \| Aujla \| Aulakh \| Badesha \| Baghoor \| Bagri \| Bains \| Bajwa \| Bajya \| Bandechha \| Basra \| Bassi \| Bembi \| Beniwal \| Bhalli \| Bhangu \| Bharhaich \| Bhinder \| Biling \| Bhullar \| Brar \| Buttar \| Bual \| Chahar \| Chahal \| Chatha \| Cheema \| Chhillar \| Chohan \| Dehr \| Deol \| Deshwal \| Dhami \| Dhariwal \| Dhaliwal \| Dhillon \| Dhindsa \| Dhoat \| Dhoot \| Dosanjh \| Dulat \| Faujdar \| Gandhar \| Garewal \| Ghuman \| Gill \| Gondal \| Goraya \| Gosal \| Grewal \| Hala \| Hans \| Hayer \| Harl \| Jakhar \| Jawanda \| Jhajharia \| Johal \| Johiya \| Kahlon \| Kaloye \| Kang \| Khirwar \| Khokhar \| Khosa \| Lally \| Langah \| Lehal \| Maan \| Madar \| Mahil \| Maitla \| Malhi \| Mandair \| Manes \| Mattu \| Mavi \| Mehria \| Nijjar \| Phogat \| Palak \| Pandher \| Padda \| Pama \| Pannu \| Poonia \| Purewal \| Rana \| Rai \| Randhawa \| Ranghar \| Riar \| Rode \| Sahota \| Samra \| Sandher \| Sandhu \| Sangha \| Sanghera \| Saran \| Sekhon \| Shergill \| Sidhu \| Sohal \| Sohi \| Sra \| Sukhera \| Takhar \| Takshak \| Thiara \| Thind \| Tiwana \| Tomara \| Toor \| Virk \| Wahla \| Waraich \| Warar
Khatris	Khatri \| Ahuja \| Alreja \| Anand \| Arora \| Badhwar \| Bagga \| Batra \| Bedi \| Behl \| Bhalla \| Bhandari \| Bhasin \| Bhatia \| Bindra \| Chaddha \| Chandok \| Chawla \| Chhabra \| Chona \| Chopra \| Chowdhary \| Dang \| Dhawan \| Dhingra \| Dhir \| Dhall \| Dua \| Duggal \| Dumra \| Gadhoike \| Galhotra \| Gandotra \| Ghai \| Gujral \| Gulati \| Handa \| Hora \| Jagotra \| Juneja \| Kakkar \| Kalra \| Kapoor \| Katyal \| Kaura \| Kawatra \| Khanna \| Kharbanda \| Khera \| Khosla \| Khullar \| Khurana \| Kochchar \| Kohli \| Kukhran \| Lamba \| Madhok \| Mahendru \| Maini \| Makkar \| Malhotra \| Malik \| Marwaha \| Mehra \| Mehta \| Monga \| Munjal \| Nanda \| Nayyar \| Nijhawan \| Nikhanj \| Oberoi \| Ohri \| Pahwa \| Puri \| Rasgotra \| Sabharwal \| Sablok \| Sachar \| Sachdev \| Sahi \| Sahni \| Sareen \| Sehgal \| Seth \| Sethi \| Sethia \| Sekhri \| Sibal \| Sikand \| Sobti \| Sodhi \| Sood \| Suri \| Talwar \| Tandon \| Thapar \| Trehan \| Uppal \| Vadhera \| Vij \| Vohra \| Wadhawan \| Wahi \| Walia
Rajputs	Rajput \| Bagal \| Bais \| Bhatti \| Chadhar \| Chauhan \| Chib \| Doad \| Dogra \| Gheba \| Jamwal \| Janjua \| Jarral \| Jaswal \| Jodhra \| Khakha \| Kharal \| Khati \| Mahnike \| Mair \| Mangral \| Manhas \| Manj \| Meo \| Minhas \| Mir \| Naul \| Noon \| Panwar \| Parhar \| Parmar \| Punwar \| Ranial \| Rathore \| Salaria \| Sial \| Tank \| Thakial \| Toor \| Wattu \| Wejhwa \| Wijhalke
Shaikhs	Shaikh \| Abbasi \| Alavi \| Farooqi \| Gardezi \| Gilani \| Hashemi \| Osmani \| Quraishi \| Sayyid \| Shaikh Siddiqui \| Siddiqui
Tarkhans	Tarkhan \| Bansal \| Bassan \| Bhamrah \| Bhogal \| Chana \| Dhanjal \| Ghataura \| Hunjan \| Jagdeo \| Jagdev \| Kalsi \| Lohar \| Matharu \| Mudhar \| Nagi \| Panesar \| Ramgarhia \| Reehal \| Sagoo \| Sembhi \| Soor \| Sihra \| Ubhi \| Virdi
Others	Ahluwalia \| Awan \| Bakarwal \| Bania \| Bishnoi \| Chhimba \| Gakhar \| Kalal \| Labana \| Meghwar \| Mekan \| Saini \| Sansi \| Tonk Kshatriya

[edit] Festivals

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