Malhotra
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Malhotra
Frequency: (570)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Indian (Panjab): Hindu (Khatri) name based on the name of a clan in the Khatri community. It is a modified form of Mehrotra, which is itself an extended form of Mehra (Panjabi mérā ‘chief’, ‘master’). The founder of the Malhotra clan is said to have been called Mehr Chand.
GIVEN NAMES: Indian 94%. Vinod (13), Raj (11), Sanjay (11), Anil (8), Rakesh (8), Sandeep (8), Ajay (7), Ashok (7), Ravi (7), Subhash (7), Vijay (7), Om (6).
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