Social:Santal surnames

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The Santal or Santhal, are a Munda ethnic group native to South Asia mostly in India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan. The Santal people speak Santali language is the most widely spoken tribal languages.[1][2][3][4][5]

List of Surnames

These are also an exogamous clan (paris) of the Santal. There are twelve major clans of Santal people as mentioned below in alphabetical order:[6]

  • Baskey
  • Bediya
  • Besra
  • Chonre
  • Hansda
  • Hembram
  • Kisku
  • Mardi or Marandi
  • Murmu
  • Pawria
  • Soren
  • Tudu

Manjhi and Sonthal are other surnames of Santali people.

References

  1. ↑ "Santhal Tribe". Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Govt. of India. https://tribal.nic.in/photos.aspx?cat_id=34. 
  2. ↑ "TRIBES OF JHARKHAND". Govt. of Jharkhand. https://www.trijharkhand.in/en/tribes-of-jharkhand. 
  3. ↑ "Santal People: An Introduction". Santals.com Preserving Tribal Heritage. https://santals.com/santal-people/. 
  4. ↑ "Santhal People". britannica.com. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Santhal. 
  5. ↑ "SANTALS: Who are the Santals?". triberisingindia.org. https://triberisingindia.org/santals/. 
  6. ↑ "Santal People: An Introduction". Santals.com Preserving Tribal Heritage. https://santals.com/santal-people/. 



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