Appendix:Arora surnames

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The following is a list of last names of the Arora caste of the Punjab and Sindh listed in alphabetical order. Most Punjabi and Sindhi Hindu/Sikh families with last names ending in ja and ani are probably Aroras.

[edit] A

Acheja
Achreja
Adlakkha
Ahuja
Ajmani
Alreja
Aneja
Arneja
Arora
Arya
Asija

[edit] B

Bajaj
Baluja
Banga
Bareja
Batheja(Bathija)
Bathla
Batra
Batreja
Baweja(Baveja)
Bhareja
Bhateja
Bhusri(Busree/Bousri)
Bhugra
Bhutana
Bhutani(Bhutiani)
Budhraja(Budhiraja)
Bhathheja
Banodha

[edit] C

Chawla
Chachra
Chhabra
Chugh

[edit] D

Dang

Dargan
Dawar
Dhamija
Dhaneja
Dhameja
Dhingra

Dua
Dudeja
Dureja(Dhureja)
Duseja(Doseja)
DODA

[edit] F

Futela (Phutela)

[edit] G

Gawera
Gagneja
Galhotra(Gilhotra)
Gambhir
Gera
Girdhar {gidhar}
Gogia
Gumber(Goomber)
Goruvare/Grover
Gulati
Gulri
Gureja
Grover
Gulyani

[edit] H

Hans
Hasija

[edit] I

Ishpujani

[edit] J

Jagasia
Jadeja
Jambh (Jhamb)
Juneja (Janeja, Jeneja, Joneja)
Jasuja

[edit] K

Kataria
kwatra
Kalra
Kathpal
Kathuria
Khandpur(Baddomalli, Distt Narowal, West Punjab)
Kharbanda
Khera
Khungar
Khurana
Kohli
Kukreja
Kumar {kubhar}

[edit] L

Lekhi
Loona
Luthra
Leeka

[edit] M

Madaan
Makhija
Makkar ( SOME COME UNDER KHATRI AND KAMBOJ OR KAMBOH CASTE SYSYTEM )
Malik
Manchanda
Manocha(Minocha)
Matta
Mehndiratta
Mendiratta
Midha
Miglani
Mittra
Mohindra
Monga
Mudhar
Mukhi
Munjal
Mutneja
Matreja

[edit] N

Nagdev
Nagpal(Nangpal)(Anglicized version-Paul)
Nakra
Narang
Narula(Narulla/Nirula)
Nischal, originally Nichal

[edit] P

Papneja(Pupneja)
Pabreja
Paheja
Pahuja
Pahwa
Papreja
Pareja
Paruthi(Pruthi)
Pasricha
Pasrija
Phutela (Futela)

[edit] R

Raheja
Rajeja
Rajpal
Rakheja(Rakeja)
Ralhan
Rateja

[edit] S

Sachdev(Sachdeva)

Saluja
Satija
Sindhwani
Sukhija
Suneja

[edit] T

Tagra
Talreja
Taluja
Taneja
Tarneja
Thareja
Tuteja

[edit] U

Utreja.

[edit] V

Vasan/Wasson/Vasant
Vasdev(Vasudev)

[edit] W

[edit] See also

Some of the family names are shared by Aroras.

There are 13 main (pure punjabi) castes in Arora's, in which daughters of Arora's wear "Laal Choora" (red bangles) at marriage time. These bangles are given by her meternal uncle (mama ji). These are:

Gilhotra, Chugh, Grover, Madaan, Monga, Nagpal, Narula, Sachdeva, Setia, Wadhwa, Walia Kukreja,Kalra, dhingra.

other punjabi aroras called as "chitte choore wale" (ones with white bangles):

pahuja, phaphneja, saluja, aneja, raheja, taneja, sanaja, phutela, dev, gour, thukral, khurana, sapra, pahwa, mohindra, mehndiratta, miglani, loona and so more.........