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'''Hunjan''' is a surname found among [[Punjabi people|Punjabi]] [[ | '''Hunjan''' is a surname found among [[Punjabi people|Punjabi]] [[Rajput]] and [[Mohyal Brahmins]] originating from [[Hunejan]], Iran and who settled in the [[Salt Range]] and [[Majha]] regions of Punjab.<ref>{{cite book |author=K. S. Singh |title=Communities, Segments, Synonyms, Surnames and Titles |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bfAMAQAAMAAJ |year=1996 |publisher=Anthropological Survey of India |isbn=978-0-19-563357-3 |page=1173 }}</ref> | ||
Migrants, traders, merchants and nomadic tribes, coming from [[Hunejan]], Iran to the Punjab region assimilated into the [[Khokhar]] and [[Mohyal]] communities during [[medieval India]].<ref>{{cite book |author=K. S. Singh |title=Communities, Segments, Synonyms, Surnames and Titles |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bfAMAQAAMAAJ |year=1996 |publisher=Anthropological Survey of India |isbn=978-0-19-563357-3 |page=1174 }}</ref> This led to the migrants adopting new beliefs; however, they retained their surnames - coming from the migrants' ancestral village in Iran. Modern day descendants can trace their origin to Iranian and Indo-Aryan roots. | Migrants, traders, merchants and nomadic tribes, coming from [[Hunejan]], Iran to the Punjab region assimilated into the [[Khokhar]] and [[Mohyal]] communities during [[medieval India]].<ref>{{cite book |author=K. S. Singh |title=Communities, Segments, Synonyms, Surnames and Titles |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bfAMAQAAMAAJ |year=1996 |publisher=Anthropological Survey of India |isbn=978-0-19-563357-3 |page=1174 }}</ref> This led to the migrants adopting new beliefs; however, they retained their surnames - coming from the migrants' ancestral village in Iran. Modern day descendants can trace their origin to Iranian and Indo-Aryan roots. | ||
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| Regions with significant populations | |
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| Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Isfahan Province | |
| Languages | |
| Punjabi, Persian, Hindi, Urdu | |
| Religion | |
| Hinduism, Sikhism and Islam |
Hunjan is a surname found among Punjabi Rajput and Mohyal Brahmins originating from Hunejan, Iran and who settled in the Salt Range and Majha regions of Punjab.[1]
Migrants, traders, merchants and nomadic tribes, coming from Hunejan, Iran to the Punjab region assimilated into the Khokhar and Mohyal communities during medieval India.[2] This led to the migrants adopting new beliefs; however, they retained their surnames - coming from the migrants' ancestral village in Iran. Modern day descendants can trace their origin to Iranian and Indo-Aryan roots.
Notable people with the surname[edit]
Amrita Hunjan, model and singer
References[edit]
- ↑ K. S. Singh (1996). Communities, Segments, Synonyms, Surnames and Titles. Anthropological Survey of India. p. 1173. ISBN 978-0-19-563357-3.
- ↑ K. S. Singh (1996). Communities, Segments, Synonyms, Surnames and Titles. Anthropological Survey of India. p. 1174. ISBN 978-0-19-563357-3.
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