Ghumman or Ghuman is a Jat clan of Punjabis, found in Pakistan and India, mainly in Sialkot, Jhelum, Gujranwala, Daska and some other districts of Punjab, Pakistan.
Ghumman | |
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Jāti | Jat |
Religions | Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism |
Languages | Punjabi |
Country | Pakistan, India |
Region | Punjab |
Ethnicity | Punjabi |
Family names | yes |
In India, they are found in Gurdaspur, Amritsar and Tarn taran districts of Majha Punjab, India.[1][2][3]
Notable people with this surname
edit- Muhammad Ilyas Ghuman (born 1969), Pakistani cleric
- Azeem Ghumman (born 1991), Pakistani cricketer
- Kapur Singh Ghuman (1927–1986), Indian writer and theatre actor
- Varinder Singh Ghuman (born 1983/84), Indian bodybuilder and wrestler
- General Mohan Singh ( Founder of Indian national army)
References
edit- ^ "The People of District Jhelum (scroll down to read Castes & Clans - (Ghumman)". Government of the Punjab website. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ Grewal, J.S.; Banga, I. (1997). Five Punjabi Centuries: Policy, Economy, Society, and Culture, C. 1500-1990 : Essays for J.S. Grewal. p. 408. ISBN 978-81-7304-175-4 – via University of Michigan Library (digitized 3 September 2008).
In the Bari Doab there were Jat clans like Sekhon, Chahal, Randhawa, Bajwa, Virk, Varaich, Ghumman...
- ^ Imran Rashid Bhindar (2018). Ghumman Jat. Lulu.com. p. 27. ISBN 9781642547917.