Panjwani

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi पंजवानी (pañjvānī).

Proper noun

Panjwani (plural Panjwanis)

1. A surname from Hindi.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Panjwani is the 28263^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 846 individuals. Panjwani is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (93.26%) individuals. They are Sindhi Hindus. Also known as Paryanis.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Panjwani”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.