Hunjan
Hunjan is a surname found among Punjabi Rajput and Mohyal Brahmins originating from Hunejan, Iran and who settled in the Salt Range and Majha regions of Punjab.[1]
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Isfahan Province | |
| Languages | |
| Punjabi, Persian, Hindi, Urdu | |
| Religion | |
| Hinduism, Sikhism and Islam |
Pastoralists coming from Hunejan, Iran to the Punjab region assimilated into the Khokhar and Mohyal communities during medieval India.[2] This led to the migrants adopting new beliefs; however, they retained their surnames - coming from the migrants' ancestral village in Iran. Modern day descendants can trace their origin to Iranian and Indo-Aryan roots.
Notable people with the surname
Amrita Hunjan, model and singer Surjit Patar, Punjabi language writer and poet of Punjab, India.
References
- K. S. Singh (1996). Communities, Segments, Synonyms, Surnames and Titles. Anthropological Survey of India. p. 1173. ISBN 978-0-19-563357-3.
- K. S. Singh (1996). Communities, Segments, Synonyms, Surnames and Titles. Anthropological Survey of India. p. 1174. ISBN 978-0-19-563357-3.
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