Urdu Surnames
Explore 531 Urdu surnames with meanings and origins.
Nirmalvi
From Nirmal
Nisar
Sacrifice or devotion
Nishapuri
From Nishapur
Nizami
From the Nizamuddin Chishti branch
Nomani
Descendant of Noman
Noon
From Noon clan
Noori
Of divine light
Notezai
From the Notezai Baloch tribe
Nuhani
From the Nuhani Baloch clan
Orakzai
From the Orakzai Pashtun tribe
Osman
Baby bustard or devoted servant
Osmani
Descendant of Caliph Uthman
Owais
Small wolf or gifted
Paigahi
Of the Paigah nobles
Palijo
From the Palijo Sindhi clan
Paracha
From the Paracha trading clan
Parbhanvi
From Parbhani
Parenda
From Paranda fort town
Pathan
Ethnic Pashtun
Pervez
Victorious or fortunate
Peshawari
From the city of Peshawar
Peshkar
Court clerk
Phulwari
From the flower garden area
Pilibhiti
From Pilibhit
Pirzada
Son of a holy man
Popalzai
From the Popalzai Pashtun tribe
Qadir
Powerful and capable
Qadri
From the Qadiriyya Sufi order
Qalamdaan
Pen holder or case
Qamar
Moon
Qandahari
From Kandahar
Qari
Quran reciter
Qasab
Meat cutter
Qassab
Professional butcher
Qazi
Islamic judge
Qiladaar
Keeper of the fort
Qiladar
Fort keeper
Quettawala
From the city of Quetta
Qureshi
Belonging to the Quraysh tribe
Qutbi
Of the pole star
Rafiq
Companion or friend
Raichuri
From Raichur
Raisani
From the Raisani Baloch tribe
Raja
King or ruler
Rampur
From the city of Rampur
Rampuri
From Rampur
Raqqam
Writer or engraver
Rasheed
Rightly guided