Discover the Rich Heritage of Kashmiri Pandit Surnames

Explore the beautiful collection of Kashmiri Pandit surnames and learn about their origins, meanings, and stories from our community.

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Top 5 Most Discussed Surnames

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Bhat

82 comments
Oct 7, 2025
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Dhar

64 comments
Oct 7, 2025
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Raina

62 comments
Dec 1, 2025
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Sharma

19 comments
Nov 10, 2025
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Kaul

16 comments
May 27, 2018
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Top 5 Surname Contributors

Community members who have contributed the most surnames to our collection

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Seema (H) Kachru

120 surnames
Jun 5, 2002
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Ashwani Kaul

66 surnames
Jun 1, 2002
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Sanjay Dhar

63 surnames
May 31, 2002
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Anil Kaul

56 surnames
Jul 29, 2002
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Sandeep Durani

32 surnames
Jul 25, 2003

Showing 121-132 of 551 surnames

Sharabi

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Added by: Ashwani Kaul
May 28, 2002
Status: Yes
DR Deepak Razdan Oct 29, 2012

It was a nicknamed used either for someone who sold alcohol or was a drunkerd. Hence the surname Sh...

Hashia

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Added by: Arun Bhat
May 28, 2002
Status: Yes
DR Deepak Razdan Oct 29, 2012

A surnamed named after ancestors who were engaged in putting margins on papers

Bakhshi

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Added by: Sanjay Dhar
May 31, 2002
Status: Yes
DR Deepak Razdan Oct 29, 2012

A Kashmiri Pandit who worked as an assistant to a Punjabi officer having Bakshi as a surname, was al...

Manvati

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Added by: Anil Kaul
May 31, 2002
Status: Yes
DR Deepak Razdan Oct 29, 2012

Manvati was used as a standard weight in Kashmir. Government used to levy a tax of one manvati of t...

Bakaya

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Added by: Ashwani Kaul
May 13, 2002
Status: Yes
DR Deepak Razdan Oct 29, 2012

An officer of the rank of a Tehsildar was appointed in the time of Sikhs and Pathans to realise the ...

Vashnavi

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Added by: Ashwani Kaul
May 31, 2002
Status: Yes
AV A Vaishnavi Sep 24, 2012

yes the correct spelling is VAISHNAVI but it is pronounced as it is spelled here "wash navi" :)

Sathu

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Added by: Anukool
July 9, 2002
Status: Yes
S Sarthak Jul 12, 2012

ARROGANT HAUGHTY

Sadhu

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Added by: Ashwani Kaul
May 28, 2002
Status: Yes
JS Jay Sadhu Jul 11, 2012

"Sadhu" is also a surame from Bengal

Sabni

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Added by: R L Kaul
July 20, 2003
Status: Yes
DS Daleep Sabni Jun 8, 2012

some sabni's shifted to lucknow some 125 yrs back ,they had printed book on sabni clan ,who shifted ...

Hangloo

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Added by: Shanu Razdan
November 4, 2010
Status: Yes
SH Satyender Hangloo Apr 27, 2012

'HANGLOO's' are descendants of BHULLA PANDIT who was the brother of saint SWAMI MIRZA KAK(kak sabh)....

Zadoo

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Added by: Arun Bhat
May 28, 2002
Status: Yes
PK Puja Kaul Zadoo Mar 22, 2012

many kashmiri pandits" Zadoo's" are avoid to tell his/her full name. Infact some of them are ready t...

Pandita

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Added by: Ashwani Kaul
May 28, 2002
Status: Yes
A Akshay Mar 16, 2012

i want to know that in kashmiri culture is it allowed to marry the girl of same surname. like boy...