List of Pakistani family names
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The following are some of the tribal names in Pakistan.
Naming system
Pakistani surnames are divided into three categories: Islamic naming convention, cultural names and ancestral names. In Pakistan a person is either referred by his or her Islamic name or from tribe name (if it is specified), respectively.
Baloch tribal names
- Bugti
- Buledi
- Buzdar
- Chandio
- Chhalgari
- Damanis
- Darzada
- Dehwar
- Dewala
- Domki
- Gabol
- Golo
- Gadhi
- Gashkori
- Ghazini
- Gurmani
- Jagirani
- Jamali[1]
- Jarwar
- Jatoi[2]
- Jiskani
- Kalmati
- Kalpar
- Kambarzahi
- Kashani
- Kenagzai
- Khalol
- Khetran
- Khushk
- Khara
- Langhani
- Lanjwani
- Loharani
- Lund
- Magsi
- Malik
- Marri
- Mazari
- Mirza
- Mugheri
- Pitafi
- Qaisrani[3]
- Rahija
- Rahmanzai
- Rind
- Ravani
- Saifi
- Sanjrani
- Satti
- Sherzai
- Shirani
- Syed
- Thingani
- Talpur
- Umrani
- Wadeyla
- Zardari[4]
Brahui tribal names
Gujarati clan names
Kashmiri clan names
Punjabi clan names
- Arain
- Aulakh
- Ansari
- Bahmani
- Bajwa[6]
- Bangial
- Basra
- Baig
- Bhabra
- Batwal
- Bhati
- Barsar
- Buttar
- Chattha
- Chaudhry
- Chauhan
- Chughtai
- Derawal
- Dhariwal
- Dhillon
- Dogar
- Duggal
- Gakhar
- Gill
- Grewal
- Gujjar
- Gurmani
- Ibrahim
- Indra
- Iqbal
- Janjua
- Jatt
- Jutt
- Johiya
- Kathia
- Kahloon
- Khara
- Khan
- Khandowa
- Kharal
- Khokhar
- Kamboh
- Kirmani
- Sahni
- Khawaja
- Langra
- Langrial
- Lau
- Leel
- Longi
- Machi
- Mahar[2]
- Mahtam
- Makhdoom
- Malik
- Meghwar
- Meo
- Mirza
- Mian
- Mighiana
- Minhas
- Mughal
- Muslim Khatris
- Rajput
- Nanda
- Naqvi
- Paracha
- Parihar
- Passi
- Patel
- Sheikh (Punjabi)
- Qureshi
- Raja[7][8]
- Ranjha
- Roy
- Sahi clan
- Sangha
- Sanghera
- Satti
- Sehgal
- Sukhera
- Sethi
- Sheikh
- Shanzay
- Sial
- Siddiqui
- Singh
- Sidhu
- Sandhu
- Shah
- Sirki
- Tarar
- Uzair
- Virk
- Warraich[9]
Sindhi clan names
- Abro
- Arain
- Bhati
- Bhutto
- Bughio
- Burfat
- Channa
- Chachar
- Chhutta
- Chauhan
- Chandio
- Dahar
- Detha
- Dodai
- Dhareja
- Daudpotro
- Effendi
- Gurchani
- Hanbhi
- Hingora
- Hingorja
- Halaypotra
- Indhar
- Jokhio
- Jakhro
- Joyo
- Jogi
- Jareja
- Junejo
- Jamote
- Jadgal
- Kalhoro
- Khowaja
- Kalwar
- Khaskheli
- Kachela
- Khuhro
- Kehar
- Khushk (Baloch)
- Kumbhar
- Lakhani
- Lohana
- Langah
- Langha
- Lasi
- Lanjar
- Lanjwani
- Mahar[2]
- Mahesar
- Memon
- Mirani
- Malkani
- Mirbahar
- Mallah
- Miyano
- Mangnejo
- Mugheri
- Magsi
- Numria
- Naich
- Ogahi
- Palh
- Palijo
- Panhwar
- Parihar
- Qureshi
- Qaimkhani
- Rajar
- Rajper
- Rahar
- Rahimoon
- Rathore
- Roonjho/Runjho
- Rind (Baloch)
- Samma
- Shah
- Shaikh
- Soho
- Shoro
- Sathio
- Shujra
- Solangi
- Sheedi
- Siyal
- Soomro
- Thebo
- Thaheem
- Unar
- Waryah
- Wagan
- Wassan
Saraiki tribal names
Pashtun tribal names
- Achakzai[11]
- Afridi
- Alizai
- Akakhel
- Badrashi
- Bangash
- Banuchi
- Bettani
- Burki
- Chamkanni
- Daulat Khel
- Davi
- Dawar
- Dilazak
- Dashti
- Durrani
- Ehsan
- Gandapur
- Isa Khel
- Jogezai
- Jadoon[12]
- Kakakhel
- Kakar[13]
- Kakazai
- Kasi
- Khalil (tribe)
- Kharoti
- Khattak
- Khizarkhel
- Khakwani
- Khudiadadzai
- Khulozai
- Kuchis
- Kundi
- Loharani (khel)
- Lohani (Rohani)
- Lodhi
- Maghdud Khel
- Mahmud Khel
- Mahsud
- Mamund
- Marwat
- Mashwani
- Musakhel
- Miana
- Mandokhel
- Niazi
- Noorzai
- Orakzai
- Popalzai
- Panni (Balailzai)
- Rouhani
- Swati
- Sadduzai
- Salarzai
- Sarbani
- Shilmani
- Shirani
- Sulemani
- Sulemankhel
- Sur
- Tani
- Tareen
- Tarkani
- Tokhi
- Turkhel
- Umarzai
- Uthman khel
- Wazir
- Wur
- Yousafzai
- Yusaf Khel
- Zimri
Iranian ancestral names
Arabic ancestral names
These surnames are mostly common among Urdu-speaking people and Shia Muslims.
- Abbasi
- Abidi
- Alvi
- Awan
- Bukhari[10]
- Baqri
- Dhanial
- Farooqi
- Ghazali
- Hashmi
- Hassan
- Hussain
- Hussaini
- Hyder
- Hyderi
- Idrisi
- Jafari
- Kazmi
- Khagga
- Makhdoom
- Mousavi
- Masood
- Naqvi[17]
- Najafi
- Osmani
- Qazi
- Qidwai
- Rizvi[16]
- Sadat
- Saeed
- Saifi
- Sajjadi
- Salehi
- Sayyid
- Shaikh
- Siddiqui
- Taqvi
- Tirmizi
- Turabi
- Usmani
- Wasti
- Zubairi
- Zaidi
Turkic ancestral names
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