Sindhi names

Various given names and surnames (Sindhi: سنڌي خانداني نالا) are used among Sindhis in Pakistan, India, and the Sindhi diaspora.

Naming convention

Most Sindhi family names are a modified form of a patronymic and typically end with the suffix -ani, which is used to denote descent from a common male ancestor. One explanation states that the -ani suffix is a Sindhi variant of 'anshi', derived from the Sanskrit word 'ansh', which means 'descended from'. The first part of a Sindhi surname is usually derived from the name or location of an ancestor. In northern Sindh, surnames ending in 'ja' (meaning 'of') are also common. A person's surname would consist of the name of his or her native village, followed by 'ja'. Sindhis generally add the suffix ‘ani’ to the name of a great-grandfather and adopt the name as a family name.[1][2]

Sindhi surnames

Sindhi surnames are commonly associated with tribes

Solangi tribes name Sozliyani Saliyani Muliyani Thariyani Babiani Kambherani Wariani Faridani Bachani Lalwani

  • Ghunio گھنيو
  • Vazirani
  • Chandwani
  • Jewani
  • Tharwani
  • Khiani
  • Khilnani

Gidwani Ramnani Murjani Rochani Bajeer

See also

References
  1. "Sindhishaan - Whats in Name".
  2. Sakhrani, Tarun (4 January 2016). "The Sindhis of Sindh And Beyond". Huffington Post. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  3. "Popular Sindhi Surnames List". 2020-11-10. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  • Bherumal Mahirchand Advani, "Amilan-jo-Ahwal" - published in Sindhi, 1919
  • Amilan-jo-Ahwal (1919) - translated into English in 2016 ("A History of the Amils") at sindhis
  • Vaswani, J. P. (2008). I Am a Sindhi: The Glorious Sindhi Heritage / The Culture and Folklore of Sind. Sterling Publishers. ISBN 9788120738072.
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