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

These surnames have generated the most community engagement

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Bhat

86 comments
Oct 7, 2025
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Raina

69 comments
Oct 7, 2025
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Dhar

67 comments
Oct 7, 2025
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Sharma

18 comments
Oct 7, 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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Goja

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Added by: Vicky Saproo
May 30, 2002
Status: Yes
GS Goja Sparsh Aug 26, 2015

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Qazi

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Added by: Ashwani Kaul
May 28, 2002
Status: Yes
SR Sanjay Raina (QAZI) Mar 30, 2015

Shashank is right. Qazi is a titular surname conferred on the basis of the profession (judicial) ado...

Rawal

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Added by: Seema (H) Kachru
June 4, 2002
Status: Yes
A Arun Jan 16, 2015

Yes u r right sandeep i have also same views my name is arun rawal if u want to make further efforts...

Nagri

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Added by: Sunny Pandita
December 7, 2002
Status: Yes
KN Krishna Nagri Nov 4, 2014

well finally found somewhere that stats Nagri as kashmiri surname as ive never met one or heard abou...

Dembi

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Added by: Ashwani Kaul
May 28, 2002
Status: Yes
SP Sharika Prashad Dembi Oct 28, 2014

Dembi is a nick name the Koul family got from the place of an island (demb) where the Koul got set...

Kaloo

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Added by: Preety
August 6, 2003
Status: Yes
DK Daleep Kumar Malla Jun 26, 2014

history of kaloo sir name of kashmiri pandits

Kandar

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Added by: Seema (H) Kachru
June 4, 2002
Status: Maybe
VJ V. J. Jalali Apr 29, 2014

Most of the Kandar (now kandru) families are from Anantnag. They don't seem to belong to Koul dynas...

Miya

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Added by: Sanjay Dhar
May 31, 2002
Status: Yes
RK Ramesh Kumar Miya Feb 25, 2014

Miya's were basically Kashmiri Brahmin original surname Iickoo. Every year celebrating Tick Chorum. ...

Kandroo

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Added by: Atul Koul
June 13, 2010
Status: Yes
MB Mazhar Butt Feb 14, 2014

who are Kandroo's? I have heard that they were nan bai's of Kashmir. Can anyone shed more light on ...

Magazine

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Added by: Arun Bhat
May 28, 2002
Status: Yes
DM Dr.rachit Magazine Jul 20, 2013

proud of being the decendents of the MAGAZINE DYNASTY.---

Trakru

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Added by: Ashwani Kaul
May 13, 2002
Status: Yes
VT Vikas Trakru Apr 1, 2013

Trakru means hard. Maybe one of my ancestors was too hard on people?

Jan

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Added by: Pawan Durani
July 31, 2002
Status: Yes
F Fazeel Apr 1, 2013

the word "JAN" is a kashmiri word meaning 'good' or 'righteous'. This surname was an epitaph given t...