List of Pakistani family names
- See also: Pakistani name
Pakistani surnames are basically divided in three categories: Arab naming convention, tribal names and ancestral names.
Tribal Names
The following are some of the tribal names in Pakistan.
Baloch tribal names
- Abro
- Ahmedani
- Ashkani
- Badini
- Bahawalanzai
- Baloch
- Bangulzai
- Barazani
- Barija
- Barr
- Bhurgri
- Bhutani
- Bijarani
- Bijarani Buledi
- Bizenjo
- Brahmani
- Bugti
- Buledi
- Bulfati
- Buzdar
- Chandio
- Changwani
- Chutani
- Damanis
- Dannarzai
- Dareshak
- Darzada
- Dasti
- Domki
- Esani
- Gabol
- Gadai
- Gadhi
- Gajani
- Gashkori
- Gazini
- Ghanghro
- Ghazini
- Gichki
- Gola
- Gopang
- Gorgage
- Gorshani
- Hajani
- Hasni
- Hooth
- Ja'am
- Jadgal
- Jagirani
- Jamali
- Jamot
- Jangi
- Janwari
- Jarwar
- Jatoi
- Jattak
- Jhalawan
- Jiskani
- Kalmati
- Kalpar
- Kambarzahi
- Kenagzai
- Khalol
- Kheazai
- Khetran
- Khosa
- Korai
- Kulachi
- Kurd
- Langhani
- Lango
- Lanjwani
- Lari
- Lashari
- Lasi
- Leghari
- Lehri
- Loharani
- Lund
- Magsi
- Marri
- Mastoi
- Mazari
- Meds
- Mengal
- Mirali
- Mirani
- Mirwani
- Mohammad Hassani
- Muhammad Shahi
- Muhammed Hasni
- Muker
- Nausherwani
- Nizamani
- Nothazai
- Nutkani
- Pitafi
- Punjabi Baloch
- Qaisrani
- Qalat
- Qambrani
- Rahija
- Rahmanzai
- Rais
- Raisani
- Rind
- Rodini (tribe)
- Sadozai
- Sakhani
- Sanghoor
- Sanjarzai
- Sanjrani
- Sarpara
- Sasoli
- Sasooli
- Sethwi
- Shahwani
- Shambhani
- Sherzai Baloch
- Shirani
- Sindhi Baloch
- Talpur
- Tauqi
- Umrani
- Umrani (khosa)
- Wadela
- Wadeyla
- Zagar Mengal
- Zarrani
- Zehri
Brahui tribal names
- Bangulzai
- Jhalawan
- Kurd
- Lango
- Lehri
- Mirwani
- Muhammad Shahi
- Muhammed Hasni
- Raisani
- Rodini
- Sarpara
- Sasooli
- Shahwani
- Zehri
Kashmiri tribal names
Pashtun tribal names
- Afridi
- Akhoond (also spelled Akhwand or Akhund)
- Atcha
- Burki
- Bangash
- Chamkanni
- Daulat Khel
- isa Khel
- Davi
- Durrani
- Edo-Khel
- Gandapur
- Ghilzai
- Hafiz Khel
- Jadoon also spelled Gadoon
- Jahangiri
- Kakakhel
- Khakwani
- Kakar
- Kakazai
- Kayani
- khalil (tribe)
- Khan
- Kharoti
- Khattak
- Khudiadadzai
- Khulozai
- Kuchelai
- Kuchis
- Kundi
- Lodhi
- Maghdud Khel
- Mahmud Khel
- Mahsud Khel
- Mamund
- Marwat
- Mashwanis
- Miankhel
- Mohamedzai
- Mohmand
- Nasiri
- Niazi
- Noorzai
- Popalzai
- Sadozai
- Salarzai
- Sarbans
- Shilmani
- Shirani
- Suri
- Swati
- Tanoli also spelled as Tannoli, Tanawali, Taniwal, Tani, Tanole
- Tareen
- Tarkani
- Tahirkheli also spelled as Tahir Khel, Tarkheli
- Turkhel
- Umar Khel
- Umarzai
- Uthman khel
- Wur
- Yousafzai
- Yusaf Khel
- Zaimukhes
Punjabi tribal names
- Alagh
- Angra
- Arain
- Awan
- Bajwa
- Bhabra
- Bhalli
- Bhamba
- Bhango
- Bhatti
- Bhullar
- Bhutta
- Chadhar
- Chatha
- Chaudhry
- Chauhan
- Cheema
- Chhachhar
- Derawal
- Dogar
- Gakhar
- Galon
- Ghuman
- Gill
- Gohir
- Gondal
- Gujjar
- Janjua
- Jat
- Jatala
- Jatyal
- Johiya
- Kahloon
- Kardar
- Khokhar
- Sahni
- Langah (tribe)
- Mahtam
- Malik
- Mayo
- Meghwar
- Meo
- Mian
- Minhas
- Mir
- Mudh
- Munda
- Mundh
- Muslim Khatris
- Rajput
- Nagi
- Nanda
- Noon
- Paracha
- Passi
- Sheikh (Punjabi)
- Qaimkhani
- Rajar
- Ramay
- Rana
- Ranjha
- Rathore
- Siyal
- Sipra
- Spal
- Sulehria
- Sumbal
- Syed also spelled 'Sayyid'
- Tarar
- Tarkhan
- Teerandaz
- Thind
- Tiwana
- Virk
- Waseer
- Wattu
Sindhi tribal names
- Abbasi
- Abro
- Arain
- Arisar
- Awan
- Bachani
- Bajaeen
- Bhanbhro
- Bhangar
- Bhatti
- Bhel
- Bhil
- Bhojani
- Bhurgri
- Bhutto
- Bijarani
- Brahui
- Bughio
- Buledi
- Bulfati
- Burfat
- Buriro
- Chachar
- Chandio
- Channa
- Channar
- Chutta
- Damanis
- Dano
- Daudpota
- Dero
- Dibla
- Gabol
- Ghanghro
- Goraho
- Hakro
- Halepota
- Hesbani
- Hingoro
- Hisbani
- Jatoi
- Jiskani
- Johiya
- Jokhio
- Joyo
- Junejo
- Kachelo
- Kakepota
- Kalhora
- Kalhora
- Kalpar
- Kambarzahi
- Kamboh
- Khaskheli
- Khokhar
- Khosa
- Kolhi
- Kunbhar
- Lakhani
- Langah
- Lanjar
- Lanjwani
- Larik
- Leghari
- Lohana
- Magsi
- Mahesar
- Makhdoom
- Mallaah
- Mangi
- Mangrio
- Manjhi
- Meghwar
- Mir
- Mirali
- Mirani
- Mirbahar
- Mirza
- Mughal
- Rajput
- Nizamani
- Palh
- Palijo
- Panhwar
- Peechoho
- Pirzada
- Qaimkhani
- Qazi
- Rajpar
- Rind
- Sahito
- Samejo
- Samma
- Sarki
- Shaikh
- Shambhani
- Shar
- Sial
- Sindhi Baloch
- Sindhi Memon
- Sirki
- Siyal
- Solangi
- Soomro
- Tagar
- Talpur
- Unar
- Wassan
- Zardari
Brahui tribal names
Ancestral Names (Muhajirs)
The following are some of ancestral names in Pakistan.
Arab ancestral names
- Abbas
- Abbasi
- Abidi
- Alavi
- Alvi
- Ansari
- Arain
- Arby (عاربی)
- Awan
- Baqari
- Farooqi
- Hassani
- Hussaini
- Hyderi
- Idrisi
- Jafari
- Khalili
- Khawaja
- Kirmani
- Makhdoom
- Malik
- Masood
- Mian
- Naqvi
- Osmani
- Qasimi
- Quraishi
- Rizvi
- Sabzvari
- Sadat
- Sajjadi
- Salehi
- Shaikh
- Siddiqui
- Suhrawardi
- Syed
- Taqi
- Tirmizi
- Wasti
- Zaidi
- Zubairi
Iranian ancestral names
- Agha
- Alamdar
- Ansari
- Arjomandi
- Binwani
- Chishti
- Fareedi
- Firdausi
- Gardezi
- Ghazali
- Gurjadi
- Hamadani
- Isfahani
- Jafari
- Jalali
- Jalalipoor
- Jalalikhah
- Jamshidi
- Jamshedipur
- Kardar
- Kiani
- Kashani
- Kazemi
- Kermani
- Khanum
- Khemlani
- Khorasani
- Mir
- Montazeri
- Mushwani
- Nishapuri
- Noorani
- Qizilbash
- Reza
- Razavi
- Rizvi
- Saadi
- Sabzvari
- Shirazi
- Siddiqui
- Sistani
- Yazdani
- Zahedi
- Zand
- Zain
Turkish ancestral names
Others
See also
- Pakistani name
- Tribes and clans of the Pothohar Plateau
- List of Jat clans of West Punjab
- Punjabi Rajput
- Sindhi Rajput
- Kashmiri Rajput
- List of Tarkhan clans
- Sindhi names