Muslim Kukhran

Just wondering… are there any muslim kukhrain in GS.

A significant number Khukrein also converted to Islam from the 12th century onwards and therefore while Kukhran family names are found largely among the Hindus and Sikhs they are also found among Punjabi Muslim communities in Pakistan and worldwide. In Pakistan there continues to be a large number of Muslim Khukreins living specially in the Pakistani Punjab as is borne out by their Khukrain surnames such as Chadda, Chawla, Puri , Sethi, Sahni and Suri. The Pakistani Journalist Najam Sethi is one such example.
Muslim Khukrain and Khatris are called Punjabi Shaikh, Khawaja Shaikh and Khojas as is the name given to most Khatri Hindus who converted to Islam.
The Khatri gotras of these converts to Islam are: Adal, Behrara, Churra, Maggun (or Maghoon), Sahgal, Wadhaun (or Vadhavan), Vohra (Wihara), Talwar, Puri, Topra. Whereas Arora gotras are Tarneja, Goruwala, Khurana, Dhingra and Chawala.[2]](Khukhrain - Wikipedia).

Re: Muslim Kukhran

[QUOTE]

kukhrain

[/QUOTE]

who r they?