Nanda is a surname

Surname

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 of Punjabi

Punjabi people

The Punjabi people , ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ), also Panjabi people, are an Indo-Aryan group from South Asia. They are the second largest of the many ethnic groups in South Asia. They originate in the Punjab region, which has been been the location of some of the oldest civilizations in the world including, the...

s . Nanda is a Tarkhan (Punjab)

Tarkhan (Punjab)

The Tarkhan , तरख़ान tarkhān) are considered a Punjabi tribe in Pakistani Punjab while a caste in Indian Punjab. They are carpenters by occupation....

, Ahluwalia and Kamboj

Kamboj

The Kambojs , also Kamboh, are an ethnic community of the Punjab region. They may relate to the Kambojas, an Iranian tribe known to the people of Iron Age India and mentioned in ancient Sanskrit texts and epigraphy. Kamboj is frequently used as a surname in lieu of the sub-caste or the gotra name...

 surname. All the clans of Tarkhan (Punjab)

Tarkhan (Punjab)

The Tarkhan , तरख़ान tarkhān) are considered a Punjabi tribe in Pakistani Punjab while a caste in Indian Punjab. They are carpenters by occupation....

, Lohar

Lohar

Lohar is an ethnic sub-caste found among Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims in Northern India and Northern Pakistan. Originally this community was a warrior tribe living in provinces of Kermanshah in Iran right up to Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan. In India the Lohars are also known as Vishwakarma, Sharma,...

, Gujjar

Gujjar

The Gurjar are an ethnic group in India, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Alternative spellings include Gurjara, Gujar, Gurjjara and Gūrjara. The spelling Gurjara or Gurjar is preferable to the rest....

, Kamboj

Kamboj

The Kambojs , also Kamboh, are an ethnic community of the Punjab region. They may relate to the Kambojas, an Iranian tribe known to the people of Iron Age India and mentioned in ancient Sanskrit texts and epigraphy. Kamboj is frequently used as a surname in lieu of the sub-caste or the gotra name...

, Ahluwalia tribes have a close genetic and ancestral relationship with each other, and together they form the Khatri

Khatri

Khatri is a caste from the northern Indian subcontinent. Khatris in India are mostly from Punjab, region but later they migrated to regions like Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Jammu, Uttarkhand, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Balochistan, Sindh and Khyber...

/Rajput

Rajput

A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...

 caste.

Gujjar Clan, Kamboj Clan, Lohar Clan, Tarkhan Clan, Ahluwalia/Walia clan: Nanda
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Religion	Islam Islam Islam . The most common are and .   : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~... , Sikhism Sikhism Sikhism is a monotheistic religion founded during the 15th century in the Punjab region, by Guru Nanak Dev and continued to progress with ten successive Sikh Gurus . It is the fifth-largest organized religion in the world and one of the fastest-growing... , Hinduism Hinduism Hinduism is the predominant and indigenous religious tradition of the Indian Subcontinent. Hinduism is known to its followers as , amongst many other expressions...
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Surnames	Nanda, Nandhra, Nandey, Nandhrah, Nandra, Nandhar, Nandharah, Nandhera, Nandha

Among Kamboj people

• Nanda (and Nandha) is a Kamboj clan name found among the Sikhs, Muslim and Hindus Kamboj of India, Pakistan and Afghanistan .

As an Ahluwalia surname

Sikh Ahluwalias of Chandigarh

Chandigarh

Chandigarh is a union territory of India that serves as the capital of two states, Haryana and Punjab. The name Chandigarh translates as "The Fort of Chandi". The name is from an ancient temple called Chandi Mandir, devoted to the Hindu goddess Chandi, in the city...

,nanda surname also in gujrat in three bhanusali(surya vansi)
Amritsar

Amritsar

Amritsar is a city in the northern part of India and is the administrative headquarters of Amritsar district in the state of Punjab, India. The 2001 Indian census reported the population of the city to be over 1,500,000, with that of the entire district numbering 3,695,077...

, and Patiala have a clan called Nanda.

Among people of the Tarkhan (Punjab) tribe

Some of the Tarkhan

Tarkhan (Punjab)

The Tarkhan , तरख़ान tarkhān) are considered a Punjabi tribe in Pakistani Punjab while a caste in Indian Punjab. They are carpenters by occupation....

 people such as Ramgarhia

Ramgarhia

The Ramgarhia community is an Indo Aryan ethnic tribe of the Punjab region in South Asia. They are named after Sardar Jassa Singh Ramgarhia who was the leader of the Ramgarhia Misl...

s of Mohali

Mohali

Mohali is a city adjacent to Chandigarh, 18th District in Punjab, India. It is officially named after the eldest son of Guru Gobind Singh, Sahibzada Ajit Singh . It, along with Chandigarh and Panchkula, form a part of the Chandigarh Tricity...

, Jallandhar, Amritsar

Amritsar

Amritsar is a city in the northern part of India and is the administrative headquarters of Amritsar district in the state of Punjab, India. The 2001 Indian census reported the population of the city to be over 1,500,000, with that of the entire district numbering 3,695,077...

, and Chandigarh

Chandigarh

Chandigarh is a union territory of India that serves as the capital of two states, Haryana and Punjab. The name Chandigarh translates as "The Fort of Chandi". The name is from an ancient temple called Chandi Mandir, devoted to the Hindu goddess Chandi, in the city...

 have Nanda as their surname.

Connection with other Ramgarhia

In earlier days the Virdi

Virdi

For the Article on Virdi Khatris and Ramgarhias, see Virdi and Virdi The Virdi are a jatt clan found in Northern India. They are found in the districts of Jalandhar, Amritsar, Sangrur and Haryana in India.-Virdis today:...

, Hunjan

Hunjan

A clan of the Khatris/Rajputs in some part of Punjab and Haryana....

, Kalsi

Kalsi

The Kalsi are a clan, found in northern India. The Kalsi clan of Jat is very popular in Punjab, the China and East Africa. It is found amongst Jatt, Kamboj, and Jatt communities....

, Bhogal

Bhogal

Bhogal is a famous and ancient Surname / tribe of khatri/rajput clan originating from Punjab in northern India.Bhogal is a well-known prestigious surname amongst Sikh Ramgarhia tribe...

, Bhuie, Dev

Dev

Dev may refer to:People:* Dev Anand, a Indian Hindi movie actor* Dev, an Indian* Dev , Indian Bengali actor* Dev Patel, British actor, star of Slumdog Millionaire and Skins...

, Jandu

Jandu

Jandu is a Sikh surname of Jat, Ramgarhia, and Khatri origin that originated in the Punjab, Rajasthan and Haryana regions of Northern India and Pakistan....

, Bhambra

Bhambra

Bhambra/Bhamra/Bhamrah/Bhambrah/Bamra/Bamrah is a Tarkhan /Ramgarhia clan found in Punjab , mostly in Ludhiana, Mohali, Chandigarh, Amritsar, Patiala, Chandigarh and Delhi. Ramgarhias/Tarkhan s, like Lohars and Kambojs, are a sub-caste of Khatris/Rajputs.-History:Bhambras are claimed to be...

, Bhurjee

Bhurjee

Bhurjee is a Khatri/Rajput surname found in Punjab .They are found in Patiala, Nabha, Jind.Renowned physician from Mulund, Mumbai Dr. Rajinder Singh Bhurji, MBBS, DMRD .-Connection with other Ramgarhia :...

, Matharu

Matharu

Matharu or Matharoo is a prominent Sikh clan belonging to the Khatri/Rajput and Jat tribe.-Origins:The Matharu clan originated from Punjab.Sikh Tarkhans are more commonly known as Ramgarhias because of their reverence for the famous Misl leader, Jassa Singh Ramgarhia, who was a Tarkhan.They were...

, Rayat

Rayat

Riyat is a surname and a Ramgarhia gotra in Punjab, India. They are followers of the Sikh religion inhabiting in the Doaba region of Punjab. Rayat, Rayit, Riyat and Riayet are actually same despite of different spellings....

, and Sehmi

Semi

Semi- is a Latin prefix to a verb, noun, or adjective meaning "half". Some compounds formed with it are often abbreviated to simply "semi" in appropriate contexts:...

 had a historical connection with Nanda, as mentioned in the Lions of Punjab.

See also

• List of Jat clans
• Lohar
  Lohar
  Lohar is an ethnic sub-caste found among Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims in Northern India and Northern Pakistan. Originally this community was a warrior tribe living in provinces of Kermanshah in Iran right up to Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan. In India the Lohars are also known as Vishwakarma, Sharma,...
  
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• Mughals
  Mughal (tribe)
  The term Mughal is simply a Turkic word and many groups in India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh use the term Mughal to describe themselves...