Frequency: (322)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Indian (chiefly Panjab): Hindu (Arora, Jat) and Sikh name meaning ‘descendant of Ahu’, based on the name of a clan in these communities (see Arora). Ahu is presumably the name of an ancestor; the suffix -jā is patronymic.
GIVEN NAMES: Indian 90%. Sunil (6), Chander (5), Ravi (5), Anil (4), Madhu (4), Rajesh (4), Krishan (3), Raj (3), Sanjay (3), Sanjeev (3), Sanjiv (3), Satya (3).
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
