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

Showing 145-156 of 551 surnames

Tufchi

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Added by: Anita Kachroo
May 28, 2002
Status: Yes
K K.tufchi Nov 7, 2011

our fore fathers were serving in the tank regement of then maharaza of kashmir sh. gulab singh.the ...

Dulloo

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Added by: Sanjay Dhar
May 31, 2002
Status: Yes
C Chanda Oct 19, 2011

Dulloo have descendants in Mauritius. They settled in the 1860's.

Watal

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Added by: Sanjeev Qazi
May 31, 2002
Status: Yes
A Abhishek Oct 13, 2011

very bad names waste, althu, falthu karve paku

Choudhry

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Added by: Arun Bhat
May 28, 2002
Status: Yes
L Leela Oct 8, 2011

Yes, but Kashmiir spelling is usually with an "o" instead of the "a" (in Punjab). So this can be a K...

Khosa

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Added by: Sanjeev Qazi
May 30, 2002
Status: Yes
K Kashmiri Oct 8, 2011

A Kashmiir Pandit surname...Like that of bollywood celebrity Rajan Khosa

Jalali

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Added by: Rohit Jalali
May 28, 2002
Status: Yes
K Kashmiri Oct 8, 2011

"Jalali"- someone from Jalalabad (Afghanistan). Of course, this is Afghan influence on Kashmiris

Chandra

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Added by: Sanjay Dhar
May 31, 2002
Status: Yes
K Kashmiri Oct 8, 2011

I have never heard of this as a surname for Pandits

Moza

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Added by: Ashwani Kaul
May 28, 2002
Status: Yes
L Leela Oct 8, 2011

Supposed to be short form of "Mozaz" which is a Hebrew word that means "Great/Respected" but also is...

Jailkhani

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Added by: Seema (H) Kachru
June 4, 2002
Status: Yes
AJ Ambar Jailkhani Sep 21, 2011

Jailkhani surname is a direct descendant of the Kaul Surname. My Fathers (& hence my) surname is Jai...

Koul

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Added by: Anita Kachroo
May 28, 2002
Status: Yes
AK Atul Koul Jul 10, 2011

Can anyone please share some valuable knowledge about the KOUL Surname's origin?

Partezi

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Added by: Seema (H) Kachru
June 4, 2002
Status: Yes
A Ashok Jun 15, 2011

Sanjay ji while looking into the kauls.net I found partazi as asurname queer. The surname partazi is...

Mahanoor

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Added by: Kaafir Kashmiri
June 18, 2003
Status: Yes
A Anil Jun 2, 2011

Mahnoor is my ancestoral village located around 15 kms from Chadoora in distt Badgam. I derive my su...