Punjabi Surnames
Explore 545 Punjabi surnames with meanings and origins.
Nahal
Canal or waterway, from 'nahar'
Nahar
Canal or lion from Sanskrit
Nakai
A Misl Sikh warrior clan
Nakodar
From Nakodar town in Jalandhar
Nandha
From Nand meaning happiness
Narangwal
From Narangwal village
Nathowal
From Nathowal village in Punjab
Natt
A Jat clan from Jalandhar
Naushera
From Naushera area
Nawabganj
From Nawabganj area
Nihala
Blissful or content one
Nihang
Fearless, Sikh warrior order
Nijjar
A Jat clan from the Jalandhar region
Noor
Divine light from Arabic
Nurmahal
From Nurmahal town in Jalandhar
Nurmahaliya
From Nurmahal town
Pabla
A Jat clan from Hoshiarpur
Padam
Lotus, from Sanskrit 'padma'
Padda
A Jat clan from Amritsar region
Padhiana
A village-based Jat surname
Pahwa
A Khatri clan from Punjab
Pakhowal
From Pakhowal village
Palahi
Village-based surname from Punjab
Pamma
A Jat clan from the Ludhiana region
Panjgrain
Five villages chief
Pannu
A Jat clan from the Firozpur region
Paras
Philosopher stone from Sanskrit
Pathankot
From Pathankot city
Patiala
From the city of Patiala
Phagwara
From Phagwara town in Punjab
Phagwari
From Phagwara town
Phillaur
From the town of Phillaur in Punjab
Phulka
Flowering one
Phulkian
Of the Phulkian Sikh dynasty
Phull
Flower, a Sidhu-Brar Jat sub-clan
Pindori
From Pindori village
Piracha
A Muslim clan from Mianwali
Pooni
A Jat clan from Punjab
Preet
Love from Punjabi
Purba
Eastern or from the east
Purewal
From the village of Purewal
Qadirpur
From Qadirpur village
Ragi
Sikh hymn singer