Vohra Explained

Vohra is a surname found amongst Sikhs and Hindus of the Punjabi Khatri community. It is also a Muslim surname meaning "merchant" in Urdu.^[1]

Notables

• Arshad Vohra (born 1958), Pakistani politician
• Bhagwati Charan Vohra (1903–1930), Indian revolutionary
• Deepak Vohra, Indian diplomat
• Manan Vohra (born 1993), Indian cricketer
• Narinder Nath Vohra (born 1936), governor of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir
• Rishi Vohra, Indian author
• Sunny Leone (born 1981 as Karenjit Kaur Vohra), Canadian-born Indian-American actress, businesswoman and model

See also

• • Vora (disambiguation) Sunni Vohra

Notes and References

1. Book: Parkin, Harry . The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain . Oxford University Press . Oxford, United Kingdom . 2021-06-03 . 5499. 0-19-886825-1. Indian (Punjabi): Hindu and Sikh, the name of a clan in the Khatri community. It is of uncertain origin, but is popularly thought to derive from Sanskrit vyūha ‘battle array. Muslim (Pakistan): perhaps an occupational name from Urdu bohora ‘merchant’..