Hunjan
هونجان | |
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| Regions with significant populations | |
| Iran | |
| Languages | |
| Persian | |
| Religion | |
| Islam |
Hunjan هونجان, also known as Hunejan, Hunjān) is a Rajput surname found among Persian people originating from the Huns who invaded the region in antiquity. They are also the namesake for the village Hunejan in Iran. [1]
Hunas 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 Indo-Aryan roots.
Notable people with the surname
- Amrita Hunjan, British model and singer
References
- ^ 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.