Ghumman (surname)
Ghumman or Ghuman is a clan of Jats in India and Pakistan, mainly located in Sialkot District, Jhelum District, Gujranwala District and some other districts of Punjab, Pakistan. In India, they are mainly located in Gurdaspur district Amritsar district and Tarn taran district of Majha Punjab, India Due to Sikh Expansion during 17th , 18th century and division of Historical Punjab.These are found in significant populations in Patiala district Ambala district and Kurukshetra district in Malwa and Haryana till Yamuna River. Almost All of these Jat Sikhs and Hindu Jat villages have origins in Khalsa Army recruited from village Ghuman Kalan in Gurdaspur district[1][2][3]
| Ghumman | |
|---|---|
| Jat clan | |
| Ethnicity | Punjabis |
| Language | Punjabi |
| Religion | Hinduism, Sikhism, Islam |
Notable people with this surname
- Muhammad Ilyas Ghuman, Pakistani cleric
- Azeem Ghumman, Pakistani cricketer
- Kapur Singh Ghuman, Indian writer and theatre actor
- Varinder Singh Ghuman, Indian bodybuilder and wrestler
References
- The People of District Jhelum (scroll down to read Castes & Clans) Government of the Punjab website, Retrieved 24 December 2022
- Indu Banga (1997). "Ghumman Jat". Five Punjabi Centuries: Policy, Economy, Society, and Culture, C. 1500-1990 (page 408) via Google Books website. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
- Imran Rashid Bhindar (2018). "Ghumman Jat". From Sialkot To Vancouver (page 27) via Google Books website. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
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