Hunjan
 | This article relies on a single source. (February 2021) |
ਹੁੰਜਣ | |
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| Regions with significant populations | |
| Punjab | |
| Languages | |
| Punjabi | |
| Religion | |
| Sikhism |
Hunjan (Punjabi: ਹੁੰਜਣ, also known as Hunejan, Bhalla and or Ghai) is a surname found among Punjabi Khatri people originating from the Huns who invaded the region in antiquity. They are also the namesake for the village Hunejan in Iran.[1]
Huns invading the Punjab region from Central Asia assimilated into the local community during the late antiquity era. Many descendants retained their ethnic designation through the surname "Hunjan" from: Huna (ਹੂਨਾ, "Hun") + -jana (-ਜਣ, "person").[2] Modern day descendants can trace their origin to Iranian, Turkic and or Indo-Aryan roots.
Notable people with the surname
[edit]- Amrita Hunjan, British 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.
This page lists people with the surname Hunjan.
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