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

These surnames have generated the most community engagement

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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 181-192 of 551 surnames

Lala

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Added by: Seema (H) Kachru
June 4, 2002
Status: Yes
J Jatinder Mar 8, 2010

actually Lala`s where Razdans

Thalachoor

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Added by: Pawan Durani
July 31, 2002
Status: Yes
R R.c.raina Feb 25, 2010

There were four famalies of Thalachoor's who lived from Purshyar to Ragunath Mandir in Srinagar. Som...

Nadim

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Added by: Seema (H) Kachru
June 4, 2002
Status: Maybe
A Akash Feb 21, 2010

This is more of a laqab - Dina Nath Nadim comes to mind

Choncha

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Added by: Sanjay Dhar
May 31, 2002
Status: Maybe
R Rahul Dec 25, 2009

It is a definitely a nickname, my maternal grandmom is from this family.

Chrangoo

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Added by: Ashwani Kaul
May 13, 2002
Status: Yes
SC Sanjay Chrangoo Dec 19, 2009

CHRANGOO IS A GENUINE KASHMIRI SURNAME WITH A MEANING IN THE KASHMIRI LANGUAGE. CHRANGOO IN KASHMIR...

Wafa

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Added by: Sanjay Dhar
May 31, 2002
Status: Maybe
R Rakesh Nov 11, 2009

Yes Wafa's are defintely Kashmiri Battas

Adalati

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Added by: Anil Kaul
May 31, 2002
Status: Yes
SK Sumeer Kaul Adalati Sep 22, 2009

I agree the surname is from kashmir. But the word is in arabic also.And the surname Adalati or som...

Kakroo

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Added by: Anita Kachroo
May 28, 2002
Status: Yes
A Ajay Jun 27, 2009

It could also be Chicken and probably is

Bachloo

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Added by: Pawan Durani
July 31, 2002
Status: Yes
HP Harish Pandit Jun 21, 2009

yes i know pepole with this surname

Darbari

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Added by: Seema (H) Kachru
June 4, 2002
Status: Yes
A Annirudh Apr 9, 2009

Are Darbaris really kashmiri pandits?I don't know much about kashmiri brahmins,but now I've develope...

Aga

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Added by: Madhu Aga Gurtu
August 15, 2003
Status: Yes
AG Archannath Gurtu Jan 20, 2008

I am Pt. Gurtu Archannath Ramnath from Mumbai. I need to know the original place of the Gurtu. Which...

Gurtu

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Added by: Anil Kaul
May 31, 2002
Status: Yes
AK Arun Kumar Gurtu Oct 30, 2007

A search on Google showed that as per unesco, 'Gurtu'is a widely spoken language in BHUTAN.Does it m...