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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Kashmiri Pandit Surnames

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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

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Zalpuri

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Added by: Ashwani Kaul
May 31, 2002
Status: Yes
SZ Susheel Zalpuri Jul 20, 2010

we are Zalpuri's ,used to be in Habbakadal,my grandfather Sh Prem Nath Zalpuri was a teacher,but my ...

Mattoo

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Added by: Autar
May 31, 2002
Status: Yes
DK Deleep Kumar Mattoo Jul 17, 2010

'We are refugees not migrants. Give us that identity. If the prime minister can ask the Sri Lankan g...

Kothedar

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Added by: Ashwani Kaul
May 28, 2002
Status: Yes
DK Deepak Kaul Jun 23, 2010

Hi, I have been told by my elders that Our actual surname is 'Kothedar/Kothdar' with gotra as 'Dar-...

Sumbly

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Added by: Anil Kaul
May 31, 2002
Status: Yes
SP Sanjay P Kaul Jun 20, 2010

Sumbal is 4-5 kms from safapur.Not all who lived in sumbal are sumbly's.But a family who owned Hundr...

Bumsoonth

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Added by: Seema (H) Kachru
June 4, 2002
Status: Maybe
SP Sanjay P Kaul Jun 20, 2010

Dear Arun Bumchooth is a famous fruit , a varity of apple which grows in kashmir. we used to eat a l...

Safaya

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Added by: Ashwani Kaul
May 10, 2002
Status: Yes
L Leena Jun 15, 2010

Hi, My last maiden name is Safai.The fact that we settled down generations in Maharashtra. We we...

Achkan

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Added by: Anil Kaul
May 31, 2002
Status: Yes
A Ashok Jun 13, 2010

Achkan means a coat with buttons up to the top. Typical kashmiri laqab which stuck

Adeeb

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Added by: Narayan Adeeb
June 13, 2010
Status: Yes
NA Narayan Adeeb Jun 13, 2010

Hello, 'Adeeb' though an urdu word (is often a muslim name or surname) is also a Kashmiri surname. T...

Chirvi

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Added by: Sandeep Durani
June 4, 2002
Status: Yes
AK Ashok Kumar Chirvi Jun 13, 2010

Our forefathers were scattered in various places in Srinagar,Kashmir; mostly in Fateh Kadal,Gankhan,...

Mam

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Added by: Arun Bhat
May 28, 2002
Status: Yes
SM Sumit Mam May 20, 2010

my name is sumit mam.and the story behind it is when i tel my name to any one sumit mam they shoked ...

Ganjoo

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Added by: Ashwani Kaul
May 10, 2002
Status: Yes
GG Gaurav Ganjoo Apr 11, 2010

We are also Ganjoos, tell us more about this surname, like where this cames from, or history of Ganj...

Chaman

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Added by: Seema (H) Kachru
June 4, 2002
Status: Yes
R Rupali Apr 6, 2010

hi...i just need to know that chaman is sirname of brahmins or khatries and where they originated fr...