Major Muslim Jat clans

Below are brief descriptions of the main Muslim Jat clans in the Punjab. I would also ask the reader to look at my posts Population of Muslim Jat clans of British Punjab according to the 1891 Census of India, Population of Muslim Jat Clans of British Punjab According to the 1911 Census of India and Population of Muslim Jat Clans of British Punjab According to the 1901 Census of India which gives the total population of the Muslim clans. According to 1901 Census, the ten largest tribes were the Wariach (58,936), Cheema (39,358), Bajwa (27,609), Chadhar (27,422), Sandhu (25,786),Tarar (25,606), Gill (19,894), Virk (19,703), Ghumman (16,893), Hanjra (15,892) and Bains (14,398). While according to the 1911 Census of Punjab, the ten largest were Wariach (66,392), Gondal (62,320), Cheema (37,076), Bhatti (35,289), Khokhar (33,032), Sandhu (32,632), Kharral (24,702), Bajwa (23,501), Gill (22,861) and Tarar (22,351). The appearence of the Gondals, who were all recorded as Rajput in 1901 shows the flexibilty of identity that existed between Muslim Jats and Rajputs. However, although boundaries were flexible, most of the larger Muslim clans such as the Wariach, Cheema, Sandhu, Gill and Bajwa have always registered themselves as Jats.

Districts of Punjab: Source logofmaps

Prior to 1947, Punjab consisted of the following territories:

Punjab (British India): British Territory and Princely States

Division	Districts in British Territory / Princely States
Delhi Division	Ambala Delhi Gurgaon Hissar Karnal Rohtak Shimla
Jullundur Division	Ferozepore Hoshiarpur Jullundur Kangra Ludhiana
Lahore Division	Amritsar Gujranwala Gujrat Gurdaspur Lahore Lyallpur Montgomery Sheikhupura Sialkot
Rawalpindi Division	Attock Jhelum Rawalpindi Shahpur
Multan Division	Dera Ghazi Khan Jhang Mianwali Multan Muzaffargarh
Total area, British Territory	97,209 square miles
Native States	Patiala Jind Nabha Bahawalpur Sirmur Loharu Dujana Pataudi Kalsia Simla Hill States Kapurthala Mandi Malerkotla Suket Faridkot Siba Chamba Kahlur (Bilaspur)
Total area, Native States	36,532 square miles
Total area, Punjab	133,741 square miles

Source Wikipedia

I would also ask the reader to look at my post about the Jat Population of Punjab According to the 1901 Census of India, which gives more information as to where the Jat were found in the Punjab. Although the Muslim Jat population was concentrated in Punjab, there were communities of Jat found in neighbouring provinces. The 1931 Census was the last one that collected information on caste in British India. According to that Census, the Muslim Jat population in undivided India was as follows; Punjab 2,941,395, Jammu and Kashmir 120,083, Baluchistan 77,157 North West Frontier Province 71,111, United Provinces 19,689, Delhi 1,517, and Rajputana 1,257. I would ask the reader to look at my post on the Population of Jat clans of Baluchistan according to the 1901 Census, which gives information on the Jat clans in that province.

Groups of Muslim Jats in the Punjab

The Jats formed the largest single community among the Muslims of Punjab. In 1901 for example, they numbered 1,962,252 out of a total population of 12,183,345. Colonial Punjab covered a very large area, and readers are asked to look at my post on the Population of Muslim Jat Clans of British Punjab According to the 1901 Census of India, which gives a description of the size of the area. The huge area that extended just east of Peshawar, and west of Delhi included a huge culture diversity. The Jat’s that have inhabited this region exhibit similar diversity. Rose, the colonial British ethnologist wrote the following about the Jats of Punjab:

The Jat is in every respect the most important of the Punjab peoples. In point of numbers he surpasses the Rajput, who comes next to him, in the proportion of nearly three to one. Politically he ruled the Punjab till the Khalsa yielded to our arms. Ethnologically he is the peculiar and most prominent product of the plains of the five rivers.

Writen over a hundred years, this still applies to the Jats, who more then most castes represent an important element of the rural culture of Punjab.

Muley Jats

Near Delhi, and what is now eastern Haryana, we had communities of Muley Jats, who spoke dialects of Haryanwi, and traditionally practiced clan exogamy. The correct pronounciation here is Jaat and not Jatt. Large clans among the Muley Jats included the Ahlawat, Bachhal, Beniwal, Gulia, Jhorar, Lochab, Malik or Ghatwala and Nain. Some clans such as the Chahal, Dhillon, Maan and Sandhu are found among both the Punjabi Jats and Haryanvi Muley Jats. There is also an overlap with Seraiki speaking Jats and those of Haryana, with the Bhojiya, Jakhar, Khor for example found among both groups. Most Muley Jats migrated to Pakistan at partition in 1947, and now found in Sindh and Punjab.

Punjabi Jats

The large central region, stretching from Ghaghar river  in the east to the Jhelum in the west was home to the Punjabi Jats. This region is also home to the Sikh Jats, with which the Muslim Punjabi Jats shared culture and traditions. Larger clans such as the Sandhu, Sidhu, Dhillon and Gill were also common among the Sikh Jats. Like the Muley Jats, the Punjabi Jats of eastern Punjab migrated to Pakistan.

Jats of Pothohar and the Bar

Beyond the Jhelum were the Jats of the Potohar plateau. These Jat were concentrated in the Gujar Khan and Jhelum regions, and belonged to a number of small clans, the largest being the Gondal, Dhamial and Kalyal. In south west of Punjab, in what was the Multan Division and Bahawalpur State lived a large number of clans, which spoke the Seraiki language, with many practising pastoralism. Most lived in the Bar, the uplands between the rivers of western Punjab. Important Seraiki speaking Jats include the Athangal, Lohanch, Samtia, Sandhila, Puar and Parhar. Among the Bar nomads, the Haral, Kharal, Lodike, Waseer, and Wagha were important tribes. Further north, the Bar nomads merged into the Punjabi Jats, and we have tribes such as the Bajwa, Basra, Cheema, Chatha, Gondal, Goraya, Nagra, Tarar and Virk, who were cultutaly close to both the Punjabi Jats and the Jats of the Bar. These tribes were largely Muslim, but had several sections that were Sikh.

Glossary of Clans

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Tribe	Origin Myth / Tradition	Distribution
Aheer	The Aheer have two theories of their origin. Some claim descent from Qutub Shah, who is also the ancestor of the Awan tribe, while other connect themselves with the Yaduvanshi Ahirs tribe of North India	Khushab, Chiniot, Sargodha, Mianwali, Jhang, Bhakkar and Faisalabad districts. Largely a tribe of the Thal Desert
Ahlawat	Claim Chandravanshi Rajput ancestry. They are a Muley Jat clan, who were found mainly in Hisar and Karnal. Like other Mulleys, they immigrated to Pakistan at partition	The are now found scattered in Layyah, Muzaffargarh, Multan and Lodhran districts
Aibak	Claim descent from Aibak, a Joiya Rajput. Originally a group of Bar nomads	The are found in Lodhran District, a Seraiki speaking Jat tribe
Angra	A Seraiki speaking Jat tribe	In Muzaffargarh and Layyah districts
Antal or Antaal sometimes spelt Auntal	Of Tomar Rajput ancestry	Orignally from Patiala State and Ambala district. A few were also found in Hoshiarpur. The are now found scattered in Layyah, Muzaffargarh, Multan and Lodhran districts
Arar	Claim Mughal ancestry	Two groups. One group found in the Thal in Mianwali and Khushab districts. Secong group in Okara District, a few are also found in Jhelum
Arnyal, sometimes pronounced Ranyal	Some traditions of Janjua Rajput origin	Rawalpindi and Jhelum Districts. Also in Mirpur District of Azad Kashmir
Asar	One of the Jat clans of the Thal desert	Found in the Thal in Mianwali, Bhakkar, Layyah and Khushab districts
Assoun	Claim Bhatti Rajput ancestry	Mainly in Gujranwala District
Ark or Arak	Claim Arab ancestry. They are both Punjabi clan and a Muley Jat clan, in the Patiala State the Ark were Punjabi and Haryanvi speaking. Also found among the Sikhs	Historically found in Jind and Patiala (In Sangrur) States. A few were also found in Jalandhar. They are now scattered thrroughout Multan, Lodhran and Khanewal districts
Athangal	Claim Dogra ancestry. A Seraiki speaking Jat clan	Mainly in Multan District
Athal	Claim Rajput ancestry.	Jhelum DistrictFound mainly in Pind Dadan Khan tehsil of Jhelum
Athru	Some traditions of Awan ancestry	Jhelum District
Atwal	Number of origin myths. Muslim Atwal were found mainly in eastern Punjab regions such as Jalandhar and Ludhiana.	Found mainly in Faisalabad, Khanewal, Toba Tek Singh, all refugees from East Punjab
Aujla, sometime spelt Ojla	Claim Janjua Rajput ancestry	Found mainly in Sialkot, Narrowal and Gujranwala, and in the canal colonies of Faisalabad, Khanewal, Toba Tek Singh, all refugees from East Punjab. Historically found in Hoshiarpur and Jalandhar
Aulakh	One of the largest Jat clans found in the Punjab. Muslim Aulakh were found mainly in Sialkot, Gujranwala, Lahore, Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Jalandhar and Ludhiana district. The Aulakh also are an important Saraiki-speaking Jat clan in Layyah District. like other Muslim Jats of East Punjab, they moved to Pakistan after partition in 1947.	Mainly in Faisalabad division. Also in Layyah District
Aura	Claim Rajput ancestry. One of the Jat clans of the Potohar region	Found mainly in Rawalpindi and Jhelum districts, also settled in colony chaks in Sargodha

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Tribe	Origin Myth/ Tradition	Distribution
Babbar	Claim Rajput ancestry. Seraiki speaking Jat tribe	They are found mainly in Dera Ghazi Khan, Rahim Yar Khan and Rajanpur diastricts.
Bachhal	The Bacchal claim descent from Taoni Rajputs. There are Bacchal Rajouts in Uttar Pradesh, who may be the same clan as the Bacchal Jats. Although found in Ambala, the Bacchal are Punjabi speaking, so distinct from other Jat clans who speak Haryanwi, and are known as Muley.	They are now found mainly in Gujranwala and Sargodha diastricts.
Badhan	The Badhan of Poonch are a Dogra clan. According to their tradition, they are a branch of the Saroa Rajputs descended from  an individual named Kala, a resident of Jammu. In Sialkot and Gujrat, the Badhan are Jat. Prior to partition, Badhan both Muslim and Sikh were found in Gurdaspur.	Mainly in Gujrat, Sialkot and Narowal districts. A few are also found in Poonch and Mirpur in Azad Kashmir
Baghar or Baghoor	A small Jat clan, possibly of Khokhar extraction, found in the Thal Desert region	In Kushab District, in villages near Rangpur Baghoor. A few also found in Shahpur Tehsil of Sargodha District
Baharwal	Claims Chauhan Rajput ancestry	Found in Gujrat District
Baidwan	H.A. Rose writes about its etymology that fancifully it is derived from baid, a physician — who rescued a bride of the clan from robbers and was rewarded by their adopting his name. They are a Muley Jat clan, who were found mainly in Ambala and Karnal. Like other Muleys, they immigrated to Pakistan at partition	They are now found scattered in Okara, , Sahiwal, Vehari and Multan district.
Bains	The Bains claim descent from the Janjua Rajputs, and are one of the larger Jat clans. Prior to partition, the Muslim branch of this clan extended from Rawalpindi in the west to Ambala in the east. In East Punjab, they were found in numbers in Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur and accross the Sutlej in Ludhiana and Ambara (Ropar and Kharar). Many Bains Jat are also settled in the canal colony districts of Faisalabad and Sahiwal. In Multan, a the Bains are known as Waince. After partition, Muslim members of this tribe founf in East Punjab moved to Pakistan.	In Rawalpindi, Jhelum, Gujrat and Sialkot. The Waince are found in Multan, Muzaffargarh, Mianwali and Khushab. The Bains of Mirpur District prefer to designate themselves as Rajputs
Bajwa	According to tribal traditions, they are Suryavanshi Rajputs and that their ancestor Raja Shalip was driven out of Multan in the time of Sikandar Lodi. His two sons Kals and Lis escaped in the disguise of falconers. Lis went to Jammu and there married a Katil Rajput bride, while Kals married a Jat girl in Pasrur. Falconers are known as bazwala, and the tribe gets its name from its occupation	Bajwas are found in all tehsils of Sialkot except Daska. In the Sialkot tehsil they inhabit the Bhagowal zail only. In the Zafarwal tehsil they are grouped around Chawinda, in the Raya tehsil around Narowal, while in Pasrur they are found mainly in the northwest with headquarters at Kalaswala. Outside Sialkot, they are found in Gujranwala and Faisalabad Divisions One of the five largest Jat tribe in Punjab
Bal	Various traditions as to their origin. One makes a branch of the Sekhu tribe. Their ancestor is also said to have been named Baya Bal, a Rajput who came from Malwa. The name Bal, which means ” strength,” given to the tribe on account on the strenght shown by Baya.	One of the largest Jat tribe, found throughout the central districts of Lahore, Kasur, Sialkot, Narowal, Gujranwala and Okara. Prior to partition, Muslim Bal were also found in Amritsar, Jalandhar, Kapurthala and Ludhiana. Many have also settled in the canal colony districts of Faisalabad, Sahiwal and Sargodha.
Balagan	Claim to be originally Dogras, ancestor immigrated from Jammu	found in Sialkot, Narowal, Gujranwala and Gujrat.
Bandechha	The Bandechha or Badecha claim Suryavanshi ancestry. The tribe is descended from a Kura Pal whose sons settled in Sialkot under Shah Jahan : also found in Amritsar.	They were found in Sialkot, and historically in Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur and Jalandhar district. They are now found mainly in Faisalabad and Sahiwal.
Bangial	Claim descent from Bangash Khan, a Panwar (Parmar) Rajput	They are found mainly in Jhelum, Rawalpindi, Gujrat and Gujranwala district. Many Rawalpindi Bangial claim to be Rajputs.
Baryar	Little is known about this tribe	Found mainly in Mandi Bahauddin and Sargodha districts
Basra	The Basra claim to be of Saroya Rajput ancestry.	Found mainly in villages around Pasrur in Sialkot District, and in neighbouring Gujranwala District. Some also settled in the canal colony districts of Faisalabad, Sahiwal and Sargodha in the 19th century.
Bassi	The Bassi claim Rajput ancestry.	Found mainly in villages in the old Kapurthala State, Jalandhar and Amritsar. Some had also settled in the canal colony districts of Faisalabad, Sahiwal and Sargodha in the 19th century. They are now found in the canal colonies
Batth	According to traditions, they are descended from a Sanpal or Sainpal, who came from the Malwa 800 years ago. They first settled at Odhyara in Lahore.	The Batth are found in villages of the Kasur and Okara districts.
Beniwal, sometimes spelt Bahniwal	Of Chauhan Rajput ancestry. They are a Muley Jat clan, who were found mainly in Hisar and Rohtak. Like other Muleys, they immigrated to Pakistan at partition	The are now found scattered in Layyah, Multan and Lodhran districts
Bhabha	Claim Samma Rajput ancestry. They are a Seraiki speaking clan	found mainly in Multan, Vehari, Lodhran and Bahawalpur
Bhachar	They are a Khokhar clan.	The Bhachar are found mainly in Wan Bhachran in Mianwali District
Bhaddar	They are a Khokhar clan.	They are found mainly in Sargodha, Mandi Bahaudin and Gujrat districts
Bhadiar	The Bhadiar claim SuryavanshiRajput ancestry.	Found mainly in Sialkot and Gujrat districts.
Bhagwal	The Bhagwal claim Mughal ancestry	Found mainly in Gujrat and Jhelum districts.
Bhalli	Claim Rajput ancestry	Found mainly in Sialkot District.
Bhadwal, sometimes pronounced Bhidwal	Bhidwal are descended from Bhadwal Rajputs of Jammu	The Bhidwal are a Saraiki-speaking Jat clan found in Bhakkar District.
Bhangu	The Bhangu or Bhangoo or Bhango are prominent Jat clan and original inhabitants of the Punjab. The Jhang Bhangu were pastoralist, while those of central Punjab were farmers.	Muslim Bhangu are found districts of Lahore, Sheikhupura, Jhang, Kasur, and Sahiwal
Bharth	Claim Khokhar Rajput ancestry.	They are found districts of Sargodha, Khushab, Mandi Bahauddin and Gujrat
Bhatiwad	Claim Suryavanshi Rajput ancestry.	Muslim Bhatiwad were found districts of Sialkot, Gujranwala and Gurdaspur, with a few in Lahore and Amritsar. The East Punjabi Bhatiwad are now found in the canal colonies. A slight majority of Bhatiwad are Sikh
Bhayan	Claim Chauhan ancestry. Like other Muleys, they immigrated to Pakistan at partition	Historically found in Hisar district. They are now found scattered in Okara, , Sahiwal, Vehari and Multan district.
Bhikh	Claim Khokhar Rajput ancestry.	The Bhikh are found mainly in Jhelum, Gujrat and Mandi Bahauddin districts
Bhin	Claim Rajput ancestry.	The Bhin are found mainly in Jhelum and Sargodha districts
Bhinder	Claim to be Chandravanshi Rajputs, through its ancestor Bhinder, who settled in the Punjab under Rai Tanar.	The Bhinder are found mainly in Gujranwala and Sialkot districts. Bhinders from Ludhiana and Jalandhar are settled in Faisalabad.
Bhojiya	Claim Rajput ancestry. There are two groups of Bhojiya, a Seraiki speaking tribes found the Neeli Bar, and Mulley Jat clan found in Hisar	Both groups of Bhojiya are now found in the canal districts of Sahiwal, Khanewal, Okara and Faisalabad.
Bhukar	Possibly of Bhatti origin	A Jat clan found in Jhelum and Multan districts. They are one of the major Jat clans of the Pothohar region.
Bhullar	The Bhullar, together with the Heer and Maan, are considered the orignal Jat clans.	They were found as far east as Patiala, and far west as Sargodha. Muslim Bhullar are found mainly in Gujranwala and Faisalabad divisions
Bhutta	Various origin stories. Most likely to be Panwar Rajputs	Multan and throughout South Punjab
Bilan	Found in Jalandhar, in a few villages in Jalandhar tehsil	Now found in Faisalabad and Toba Tek Singh
Bohar	They are Panwar Rajputs	They are the main Jat clan of the Cholistan desert, and are found in Bahawalpur, Rahim Yar Khan, Multan and Dera Ghazi Khan districts.
Bole or Bhole	Claim Saroya Rajput ancestry	They were found in Patiala State. Like other East Punjab Jats, they moved to Pakistan at partition
Boparai	Claim descent from Raja Jagdeo, the Parmar Rajput who came to Punjab from Malwa in central India. Raja Jagdeo had a  son named ‘Bopa Rai’, from whom the tribe claims descent.	The Muslim branch are located in Faisalabad district and Toba Tek Singh district. There are some Boparai Jatt families who have moved to Lahore in the last few years and in the Sheikhupura district.
Bosan	Claim descent the Samma Rajputs of Sindh. They are a Seraiki speaking clan	Found mainly in Multan
Burana	A tribe of Bar nomads, found in the Kirana Bar and the Thal	Found mainly in Khushab and Sargodha
Buttar	Said to be descended from a Surajbansi Rajput who Came from the Lakki jungle and settled first in Gujranwala.	Prior to partition, a good many were found in Amritsar, Jalandhar and Ludhiana. Now found in Faisalabad and Sahiwal divisions. Also found in Gujranwala

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Tribe	Origin Myth/ Tradition	Distribution
Chachar	Tribe claims descent from Chachar, a Mughal, who married a Jat, hence his descendents became Jat	Found in Sindh and South Punjab, especially in Rahimyar Khan and Rajanpur. A few Chachar are also found in Okara district
Chadhar	The Chadhar claim descent from the Agnivanshi Rajputs, more specifically from the Tomar clan.	found mainly in Jhelum, Jhang, Faisalabad, Sargodha, Sahiwal, and Toba Tek Singh. A few Chadhar Jats were also found in Amristsar and Firuzpur districts, who all moved to Pakistan in 1947.
Chahal, sometimes pronounced as Chahil	One of the largest Muslim Jat clans. They have a number of origin myths. According to one, there ancestor was Raja Agarsen Surajbansi, who had four sons,Chahil, Chhina, Chima, and Sahi, and that the four Jat tribes who bear these names are sprung from them. Their original home was Malwa, whence they migrated to the Punjab. According to another story their ancestor was a Tunwar Rajput called Raja Rikh, who came from the Deccan and settled at Kahlur. His son Birsi married a Jat woman, settled at Matti in the Malwa about the time of Akbar, and founded the tribe.	found throughout central Punjab. The Chahal are also found in Jhelum and Gujrat Districts. A significant number of Chahal are refugees from East Punjab. The Chahal of Sirsa, Fattehabad and Jind in Haryana spoke the Paudhi dialect of Punjabi. There customs were closer to the Mulley Jats
Chatha	Claim Chauhan decent, closely connected to the Cheema Jats.	found in Sialkot, Gujranwala, and Sargodha district. Separate from these are the Chatha of Rawalpindi, who claim to be Rajput
Channar	Of Bhatti Rajput ancestry. A Seraiki speaking Jat clan	Found in Bahawalpur, Lodhran and Cholistan regions
Chattar	Of Rajput ancestry. Some Chattars section are Jat and intermarry with Jats, while some are Dogra, and intermarry with other Dogras. Only the Jat sections have Muslims	Found in Gujrat and neighbouring Jammu
Chaughatta	Claim Mughal ancestry, maybe a distortion of the word Chaghtai, a Mongol tribe from Central Asia. They are a Seraiki speaking tribe	Found mainly in Multan and Lodhran. There are a small number of Chaughatta Jats in Sialkot and Gujrat.
Chauhan	Most Muslim Chauhan consider themselves to be Rajput. However in central Punjab, in particular in what was the old Lahore Division (which included Amritsar and Gudaspur) Chauhans identified themselves as Jats, and intermarried with other tribes of Jat status.	Mainly central Punjab. Historically in Amritsar. Now mainly in Sahiwal, Faisalabad, Chiniot and Sargodha. Also in Kasur and Lahore in villages near the Indian border
Cheema	Like Chauhan Jats, the Cheema are also of Chauhan descent. The third largest Muslim Jat tribe after the Sandhu and Randhawa	Found mainly in Gujranwala and Sialkot. In the old Gujranwala Bar, the Cheema were the single dominant tribe. Small groups of Muslim Cheema were also found in Jallandhar and Amritsar District. Now found in Faisalabad and Sahiwal. In Sargodha, there are several villages of East Punjab, Sialkot and Gujranwala Cheema, the first group came as refugees while others were settlers. Seperate from these Cheema are those of Gujar Khan in Rawalpindi, who consider themselves to be Rajputs. In numbers they are the third largest Muslim Jat tribe.
Chhajra	The Chhajra claim descent from the Bhatti Rajputs	They are a Saraiki-speaking Jat clan, found mainly in Muzaffargah, Layyah, Multan, Rahim Yar Khan and Rajanpur districts
Chhina	Not to be confused by the Cheema. The Chhina claim to be descended from Chhina, a brother of Joiya. Both these tribes claim descent from Krishna and the ancient Yadava dynasty	Historically, the Chhina were also found in Amritsar, Gurdaspur and Jalandhar districts of East Punjab. In west Punjab they were found in Lahore, Sargodha, Gujranwala, Gujrat, Jhelum, Rawalpindi and Mianwali. The Chhina are one of the larger tribes of the Gujar Khan Tehsil of Rawalpindi. In Bhakkar, they occupy the northern third of the district. In Multan, they were one of the larger of the Saraiki-speaking tribes.
Chotia	The Chotia or Bhaneke are Pachhada clan of Chauhan Rajput ancestry. They are a branch of the Dandiwal. Most Chotia claim a Rajput status	They were found in Sirsa. Now found scattered in Layyah, Multan and Lodhran districts

 

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Tribe	Origin Myth / Tradition	Distribution
Dab	Very little is known about the Dab. They are one of number of pastoral groups in the Shorkot area	Shorkot Tehsil of Jhang District
Dachhi	A Bhatti clan whose homeland was the Sandal Bar. A tribe of Bar nomads. Some claim to be Rajputs	Now found in Faisalabad District
Dadd	A pastoralist tribe from the Kirana Bar	Now found in Sargodha District
Daha	The tribe claims descent from Daha, who was said to be a Muslim holyman, who married the daughter of Parihar Rajput. They does claim kinship with the Bohar and Parhar Jats, who are also of Parihar Rajput ancestry.They are found mainly in Vehari, Khanewal,D G Khan,D I Khan,Faisalabad, Multan and Rajanpur districts.	Multan, Khanewal and Muzaffargarh districts
Dahba	The Dahba claim descent from the Janjua Rajputs.	Gujrat District
Dahar or Dahiri	The Daher claim Rajput ancestry. According to some traditions, they are descended from Rajah Dahir of Sindh. They are a Saraiki-speaking Jat clan	Jhang, Chiniot, Sargodha, Muzaffargarh, Bahawalpur and Multan districts
Dahya	The Dahya claim to be a branch of the Chauhan Rajputs. They are a Mulley Jat clan	Ambala and Hissar districts. Now scattered throughout south Punjab
Dammar	Claim Samma Rajput ancestry. They are a Seraiki speaking Jat clan	Muzaffargarh and Layyah districts
Dandial	Claim Rajput ancestry	Sargodha district
Dandiwal	The Dandiwal are a clan that claims Chauhan Rajput ancestry. The Muslim branch was found in Hissar District, and they were one of the larger Mulla Jat clans. The Chotia or Bhaneke of Sirsa were a branch of the Dandiwal	Now found mainly in Okara, Vehari and Sahiwal districts
Dawana	Claim a Sial Rajput origin	In Multan District
Deo or Dev	The Deo claim Suryavanshi Rajput ancestry. They are found throughout central Punjab, and prior to partition, were also found in Amritsar and Jalandhar districts. They are closely connected to the Sohal and Deol clan.	Mainly in Faisalabad, Sialkot and Gujranwala
Deol or Dewal	Claim Panwar Rajput ancestry	Historically found in Amritsar and Jalandhar. Mainly in Faisalabad and Sahiwal
Deswal or Deshwal	The word Des wala means man of the country, country here is the territory that forms Rohtak and Hisar. Said to be of Chauhan Rajput ancestry. They are found throughout Haryana, and are closely connected to the Dalal clan. The Muslim branch of the Deswal are Mulley Jats	Muslim Deswal were found in Rohtak, Sonepat and Karnal. Now found scattered in Layyah, Multan and Lodhran districts
Dhaipai	Claim Rajput ancestry	Found mainly in Jhelum
Dhakku	Claim Toor Rajput ancestry. They are a tribe of Bar nomads	Found mainly in Sargodha, Jhang and Sahiwal districts
Dhaliwal or Dhariwal	The Dhaliwal or Dhariwal are a major Punjabi Jat clan. Claim Panwar Rajput ancestry	Through out Lahore, Gujranwala and Faisalabad Divisions
Dhal	A tribe of Bar nomads	Found in Thal desert, mainly Khushab, Bhakkar and Layyah districts
Dhalli	Of Bhatti Rajput ancestry	Found in Gujrat, Mandi Bahauddin, Sialkot, Narrowal and Gujranwala. Pre-partition, Muslim Dhalli were also found in Gurdaspur and Amritsar
Dhaul	Clain Panwar Rajput ancestry. A Punjabi speaking Jat clan	Found in Gujrat, Mandi Bahauddin, Sialkot, Narrowal and Gujranwala. Pre-partition, Muslim Dhaul were also found in Jalandhar, Gurdaspur and Amritsar
Dhamial	The Dhamial claim descent from the Janjua Rajputs	Jhelum District and the Gujar Khan Tehsil of Rawalpindi District
Dhandla	The Dhandla claim Bhatti Rajput ancestry. They are a Seraiki speaking Jat tribe	Layyah, Muzaffargarh and Dera Ghazi Khan
Dhandu	The Dhandu claim descent from the Panwar Rajputs. They are a Saraiki-speaking Jat tribe	Bahawalpur
Dhanoa	Claim Rajput ancestry	Muslim Dhanowa are found in Lahore, Gujranwala and Sialkot. Pre-partition found in Amritsar and Kapurthala as well.
Dhanotar	Claim Rajput ancestry	Found in Muzaffargarh District. They are a Seraiki speaking tribe
Dhareja	Claim Sodha Rajput ancestry. They are immigrants from Sindh, like the Drigh, both tribes uses the title Jam	Found mainly in Multan, Bahawalpur and Rahim Yar Khan
Dhillon	One of the largest Mus;im Jat tribe in Punjab	Found throughout Central Punjab. Pre-partition, Muslim Dhillon Jats were found as east as Jind Haryana.
Dhindsa	The Dhindsa claim descent from the Saroha Rajputs	They are found mainly in Gujrat, Sialkot and Faisalabad districts. Prior to partition, they were also found mainly in Gurdaspur, Jalandhar, Ludhiana and Patiala districts.
Dhotar	The Dhotar claim descent from the Suryavanshi Rajputs. Close connected with Shaikhun Jats.	They are found mainly in Gujranwala, Gujrat, Sialkot and Faisalabad districts. Prior to partition, they were also found in Gurdaspur.
Dhudhi	They are of Parmar Rajput origin. In Sahiwal and Okara, the Dhudhi are of Rajput status. But in Jhelum and Sargodha, they are Jat	Jhelum and Sargodha
Dosanjh	Claim Saroya Rajput ancestry. Muslim Dosanjh were found mainly in Kapurthala and Jalandhar	Now mainly in Faisalabad
Drigh	A Seraiki speaking tribe, said to have immigrated from Sindh. There are still many Drighs in Sindh.Like the Dhareja, they use the title Jam	found mainly in Multan and Muzzafargarh
Dudhra	Little is known about their origin	Found mainly in Gujrat and Sialkot
Duggal	Their name is said to be a corruption of the word do gal, meaning two speeches, on account of their ancestry, which is of mixed Jat and Gujar. No connection with Khatri clan which is also called Duggal	Sargodha and Mandi Bahaudin
Dund Rai	Claim Suryavanshi Rajput ancestry	Gujrat, Sialkot and Narrowal

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Tribe	Origin Myth/ Tradition	Distribution
Farooka	A tribe of Bar nomads, found mainly in the Kirana Bar	In Sargodha district

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Tribe	Origin Myth/ Tradition	Distribution
Gadgor	A sub-clan of the Ranjhas	found mainly in Multan,Jhang, Sargodha and Gujrat districts.
Gawanis	Claim Rajput ancestry	found mainly in Faisalabad district
Gadri	Claim Rajput ancestry	found mainly in Sialkot and Narrowal district.Historically, also found in Gurdsapur and Amritsar. Like other Punjabi Muslims, the Gadri are now found throughout the canal colonies
Gangal	Some claim Bhatti Rajput ancestry, others Awan	found mainly in Rawalpindi, Chakwal and Jhelum districts
Gehlun sometimes pronounced as Gelna	Claim Rajput ancestry	found mainly in Jhelum and Gujrat districts
Ghallu	A Saraiki-speaking Jat clan. They trace their descent from a Rajput prince, said to have come from Marwar.	found mainly in Bhakkar, Layyah, Multan, Rahim Yar Khan and Muzaffargarh districts.
Ghanghas	Trace their ancestry Rajput ancestor, who shaped a sledgehammer (ghan) into an axe. They are a Muley Jat clans	Historically found in Jind, now found mainly in Bhakkar, Layyah, Multan, Rahim Yar Khan and Muzaffargarh districts.
Ghogha	Claim Rajput ancestry	found mainly in Jhelum, in Pind Dadan Khan and Mandi Bahauddin districts
Ghugh	A branch of the Gondals, as such claim Chauhan Rajput ancestry	found mainly in Jhelum, Mandi Bahauddin and Gujrat districts.
Ghuman	It claims descent from Malkir, second in descent from the Lunar Race, Raja Dalip of Delhi. Fifth in descent from him, Jodha had three sons, Harpal, Ranpal and Sanpal.	Throughout central Punjab, one of the larger Jat clans. Pre-partion, they extended to cover territory as far east as Kaithal in Haryana.
Gill	They claim tohave come to the Punjab from South via Rajasthan. They are descnded from Waryah Rajput chieftain Vinepal, who came to Rajasthan and built the fort of Bhatinda along the banks of Sutlej at Bathinda. Setting up his capital here, he captured the territories up to Peshawar.	Found throughout central Punjab. In numbers one of the largest clan in Punjab.
Godara	They are a Muley Jat clan. Prior to partition found in Hissar, where it owns large areas in Sirsa and Fatehabad tahsils. They trace their descent from Nimbuji, who founded a village near Bikaner, and say that as they could not agree upon one of their own clan as chieftain they asked the Raja of Jodhpur to give them one of his younger sons as their ruler, so he gave them Bika in whose honour Bikaner was founded. Most Godara are Hindu	Found mainly in Okara, Kasur, Sahiwal and Shujabad
Golia or Gulia	Claim to be descended from a Brahman, a Mulley Jat clan	Historically found in Sonepat, now scattered in Layyah, and Multan districts
Gondal	Clan of Chauhan ancestry. Almost entirely Muslim	Gujrat, Jhelum, Sargodha, Jhang, Rawalpindi, Chakwal, and Hafizabad. Also settled in the Chenab colony. In size the second largest Muslim Jat clan in Punjab.
Goraya	Said to be descended from the Sarolia family of Suryavanshi Rajputs, and to have come to Gujranwala as a nomad and pastoral tribe from Sirsa. Another story is that they are descended from a Sombansi Rajput called Guraya whose grandson Mal came from the Lakki thal some 15 generations ago.	Found mainly in Sialkot, Gujranwala, Lahore and territories in Indian Punjab pre-partition. Also settled inthe Chenab Colony
Gorchhi	One of the Jats of Bannu and Isakhel. Bilingual group, speaking both Pashto and Seraiki. Some claim to be Pathans	Found in Isakhel Tehsil of Mianwali
Grewal	The Grewal Jat claim Chandel Rajput ancestry.	Muslim branch of the Grewal were concentrated in Ludhiana District. A Few were also found in Ambala. They are now scattered in Faisalabad, Sahiwal and Sargodha districts.
Gujjral	Claim descent from a Bhatti Rajput, who acquired the name Gujral on account of him being fostered by a Gujjar family	In Rawalpindi, Jhelum, Gujrat and Mirpur. The Rawalpindi Gujjral consider themselves to be Rajput.
Gunjial	Claim descent from a Khokhar Rajput	Found in Khushab district
Guraha	A tribe of the Thal desert	Found in Layyah, Bhakkar and Khushab districts

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Tribe	Origin Myth/ Tradition	Distribution
Hal	Possible Awan ancestry	found in Jhelum District.
Hatiar	Of Rajput ancestry	found in Sargodha, Mandi Bahauddin and Gujrat districts
Hattar	Of Bhatti Rajput ancestry	found in Jhelum, Sargodha, Mandi Bahauddin and Gujrat districts
Hamooka	A Jat clan claiming Bhatti Rajput ancestry.	They are found mainly in Sargodha, Khushab and Chakwal districts. A Shahpuri speaking Jat clan
Hanbi	A Jat clan settled among the Gurchani Baloch. Also found in Sindh, very likely of Samma origin	They are found mainly Jampur Tehsil of Rajanpur District
Hanjra	Possible Saroya ancestry	Found among the Pachada of Hissar / Fatehabad. Also in the Maanjha and Doaba. Most Muslim Hanjra are now in Faisalabad, Sahiwal and Sargodha. Gujranwala is home to an established Hanjra population. One of the larger Jat clans of the Punjab
Hans	.The Hans clan claims descent from a Qureshi Arab who settled in Pakka Sidhar in Sahiwal District. His descendants intermarried with the Jat tribes of the neighbourhood, and as such became Jat	One of the tribes of the Neeli Bar. Historically Bar nomads. Found in Sahiwal, Khanewal, Layyah and Bhakkar districts.
Hariar	Claim Rajput ancestry	One of the Jat tribes of the Pind Dadan Khan plain, in Jhelum District
Heer or Hayer	The Hayer generally pronounced as Heer (and spelled Hayre), are one of three original or Asl clans of the Jat, the other two being Bhullar and Maan.	They are among the Punjabi-speaking Jat clans of central Punjab, and also among the Saraiki-speaking tribes. Pre-partition found in Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar and Ludhiana
Hindan	Claim Rajput ancestry	They are found in Rawalpindi and Jhelum districts. Like other clans of the Pothohar region, they have a dual identity, some claiming to be Jat, and some to be Rajput. Most are found in villages in Gujar Khan
Hundal	The Hundal claim descent from the Suryavanshi Rajputs.	They were found mainly in Amritsar and Gurdaspur districts. Hundal villages in Gurdaspur were in Shakargarh Tehsil, which is now in the Narowal District. The Amritsar Hundals are now founded mainly in Faisalabad District.
Hurgan	Claim Rajput ancestry	They are found in Pind Dadan Khan Tehsil of Jhelum and Sargodha District

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Tribe	Origin Myth/ Tradition	Distribution
Ichhral	Claim Rajput ancestry	Found in Sargodha District
Iswal	Claim Rajput ancestry	Found in the Pind Dadan Khan Tehsil

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Tribe	Origin Myth/ Tradition	Distribution
Jag	Possibly of Bhatti ancestry	Found mainly in Hafizabad District, closely connected with the Hanjra
Jai	Possibly of Bhatti ancestry	A Saraiki-speaking Jat clan, found mainly in Multan and Khanewal districts.
Jajja	From Jajja, a Rajput nobleman	There are twelve villages of the clan in Sialkot. Most of them are on the western side of Qila Suba Singh, now called Qila Kalarwala-Pasrur Road, and to the eastern side of BRB Canal. They are Jats.  Villages are Khan Jajja, Mohrikey Jajja, Ooncha Jajja, Ghanokey Jajja, Hussa Jajja, Lodhikey Jajja, Jeowali Jajja and some villages in Bahawalpur tehsil Yazman Chak 62DB, 68DB, 63DB, 89DB, etc.
Jakhar	Some Jakhar claim descent from the Bhatti Rajputs, others from the Chauhan Rajputs.	They are a Saraiki-speaking Jat clan, found in Layyah, Muzaffargarh, Bhakkar, Multan and Khanewal districts. A second group of Jakhars are found among the Muley Jats of Haryana
Jandral	The Jandral claim Rajput ancestry.	Found in Jhelum and Chakwal
Jandran	Claim descent from a Mughal nobleman	The tribe is found mainly in Jhang, Khanewal, Vehari, Lahore, Lodhran and Faisalabad districts of Punjab. The main villages of the tribe are Jandran in Sargodha District, and Jandran Khurd and Jandran Kallan in Okara District.
Jangla	Claim descent from the Rajputs	In Multan and Muzaffargarh districts. A Seraiki speaking Jat clan.
Jaspal	A clan of the Gondals	In Sargodha District
Jatana	Of RaJput ancestry	Historically found in Moga, Faridkot and Sirsa. Now scattered throughout South Punjab
Jathol	Common ancestry with the Jajja	In Sialkot District
Jaura or Jora	Claim Bhatti Rajput ancestry. A tribe of nomads from the Thal	Found in Khushab, Mianwali, Bhakkar and Layyah. A second group of Jora were found in Fazilka and Sirsa, among the Punjabi speaking Pachhadas. Like other Muslims, they migrated to Pakistan at partition
Jawanda	Claim Rajput ancestry	Historicaly in Patiala State, but now found in Bhakkar and Layyah.
Jethal	Claim Bhatti Rajput ancestry	In Jhelum District
Jhammat	The Jhammat claim descent from the Parmar Rajputs	They are found in Jhelum,  Khushab, Sargodha, Mandi Bahauddin and Gujrat districts
Jhawari	The Jhawari claim descent from the Khokhar Rajputs	They are found in Sargodha, Mandi Bahauddin and Khushab districts. Nomads of the Kirana Bar
Jhorar or Jhorad	Of Chauhan Rajput ancestry. They are a Muley Jat clan, who were found mainly in Sirsa, and Hisar. Like other Muleys, they immigrated to Pakistan at partition	The are now found scattered in Layyah, Multan and Lodhran districts
Jhujh	The Jhujh claim descent from the Chauhan Rajputs.	hey are found in Mandi Bahauddin, Okara, Sahiwal and Sargodha districts. Mong (Mandi Bahaudin), Pipli Bakka Jhujh (Sargodha), Jhujh Khurd and Jhujh Kalan (Okara) are the main villages of this clan.  Also found in Montgomery (Sahiwal)and Shahpur districts. There they were Bar nomads
Johal	Johal, one of the orignal Jatts of Punjab	. found mainly in Amritsar, Ludhiana and Jalandhar. Some had also settled in Faisalabad in the 19th century. They are now found in Faisalabad, Sahiwal and Toba Tak Singh districts.
Juta or Jootah	From Jotah, a Rajput chief	found mainly in Shorkot Tehsil, and neighbouring Toba Tek Singh District. Historicaly nomads of the Sandal Bar

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Tribe	Origin Myth/ Tradition	Distribution
Kachela	Samma Rajput origin. Said to be migrants from Sindh. Found as north as Bhakkar. A majority still found in Sindh	found mainly in Multan, Muzaffargarh, Dera Ghazi Khan and Layyah districts
Kadher, sometimes pronounced as Kadhar	Claim Rajput origin	found mainly in District Mandi Bahauddin and in Nanakana Sahib. In Mandi Bahauddin there is a union council by the name of Kadher (UC:22 Kadhar). In district Nankana Sahib there is only one village where the Kadher live (Burj Bibi). The word Kadher is also sometimes written as Kadhar. A few Kadhar are also found in Chiniot District
Kajla or Kajlan	Claim Chauhan Rajput ancestry	three groups, one in Gujranwala, who are entirely Muslim, and in Moga and Sirsa, with a Sikh majority, and in Jind with a Hindu majority. A fourth group found in Dera Ghazi Khan
Kakuana	A tribe of Bar nomads, found in the Sandal Bar	now found in Faisalabad District
Kalasra	Claim Rajput ancestry	Found in Muzaffargarh District. They are a Seraiki speaking tribe
Kaleke	A tribe of Bar nomads, found in the Kirana Bar	now found in Sargodha District
Kaler	Claim Chauhan Rajput origin. Said to have ancestor with the Chatha, Cheema and Nagra Jats. A group of Kaler were Bar nomads, found in the Neeli Bar. The Bar Kaler were entirely Muslim	found in Gujranwala and Sialkot, were found in Gurdaspur, Amritsar and Kapurthala. Like most Punjabi Jats, the Kaler are found in the colony settlements of Faisalabad, Sahiwal, Okara and Toba Tek Singh
Kalhar	A tribe of nomads found in the Thal desert	found in Bhakkar, Mianwali and Layyah
Kahlon	They claim descent from Raja Vikramajit, a Suryavanshi Rajput, through Raja Jagdeo of Daranagar, concerning whom they tell the well-worn legend that in his generosity he promised his sister whatsoever she might ask. She claimed his head and he fulfilled his promise, but was miraculously restored to life. His descendant in the 4th generation Kahlwan gave his name to the tribe.	found mainly in Sialkot, Gurdaspur and Amritsar Districts. They are now scattered throughout central Punjab.
Kallu/ Kallah	A branch of Kahlon, similar ancestry	are found mainly in Sargodha and Khushab district. A few were also found in Amritsar and Jalandhar prior to partition.
Kalhora or sometimes called Sarai	Jat tribe, also known as Doddi Lati, which gave a dynasty to Sind and is still represented in Dera Ghazi Khan. Its ancestors were darweshes who followed the tenets of the Sayyid Muhammad, the Jaunpuri, a noted teacher, and one of them, Harmus, espoused a daughter of the Abra Jats of Sind, receiving a grant of land as her dower. A branch became rulers of Sindh	In Dera Ghazi Khan, Rahimyar Khan (the old Bahawalpur State). Seraiki speaking Jat clan
Kalyal	Claim Chandravanshi Rajput descent. They are Chibhali Jats.	They are found mainly in Jhelum, Chakwal and Rawalpindi districts, and are the second largest Jat clan in the region, after the Gondal. Like other Jat clans of the Pothohar region, many claim to be Rajput.
Kalyar	Of Bhatti descent	They are the principal tribe of the Kirana Bar. Found in Sargodha, Jhang, Multan, Muzaffargarh and Faisalabad districts.
Kamoke	A branch of the Chadhar	They were found in the Neeli Bar. Found in Sahiwal, Jhang, Muzaffargarh and Faisalabad districts.
Kang	The Kang are one of the larger Jat clans. They claim descent from Jogah, who was also an ancestor of the Sohal and Natt Jats.	They are found in Lahore, Shaikhupura, Sialkot, Gujrat, Sargodha, Narowal, Faisalabad and Sahiwal districts. Prior to partition, many Muslim Kang were also found in Amritsar, Firozpur, Jalandhar and Ludhiana districts.
Kanjial or Kanjyal	Claim Janjua Rajput ancestry	They are found in Gujrat, Sialkot, Jhelum and Mirpur Azad Kashmir.
Kanyal	Claim Minhas Rajput ancestry. Some claim Chauhan Rajput ancestry	They are found mainly in Jhelum, Gujrat and Rawalpindi districts. A Jat tribe of the Pothohar and Chibhal.
Katwar	Claim Minhas Rajput ancestry	They are found mainly in Jhelum, Gujrat and Mandi Bahauddin.
Khaira, sometimes written as Khera	The Khaira claim descent from the Suryavanshi Rajputs.	They are found throughout central Punjab, and prior to partition, were also found in Amritsar, Jalandhar and Ludhiana districts. A second group of Khera’s, all Muslim were found in Kabirwala, they are first settlers of the region. They are now found in Faisalabad, Sargodha, Khanewal, Lahore, Sialkot, Kasur and Gujranwala districts.
Khak	Ancestor came from Jammu	Found in Kabirwala in Khanewal district
Khaki	Of Bhatti Rajput ancestry. Close connection with the Noon	Found in Shujabad tehsil in Multan district
Khar	Claim Kharal Rajput ancestry	They are found in Muzaffargarh, Layyah and Bhakkar districts.
Khasha	A tribe of Bar nomads, found in the Kirana Bar	They are found in Sargodha and Mandi Bahauddin districts
Khatarmal	Claim Gakhar ancestry	They are found in Jhelum and Chakwal districts.
Khatreel	Claim to be Abbasi Arabs	Mainly in Gujar Khan. A few are also found in Jhelum
Khatri	Claim the descent from king Kailash of Kashmir who is mentioned in Rajatrangini. After the fall of the Kashmir kingdom they came and settled down in Lahore,  then moved to Rohtak. No connection with the Khatri caste. They are a Mulley Jat clan	who were found in Sonepat and Rohtak. They are now found in Okara and Sahiwal districts.
Khingar	Claim to be of Bhatti origin	They are found in Attock, Rawalpindi and Jhelum districts. Like other clans of the Pothohar region, they have a dual identity, some claiming to be Jat, and some to be Rajput.
Khor, sometimes spelt Khod	Claim Brahman ancestry. There are two groups, one found in the Neeli Bar, in what is now Khanewal and Sahiwal, and a second group in Sirsa, Fazilka, and Mansa. Both groups are migrants. The Muley Jat Khors moved to Pakistan at partition	The are now found scattered in Layyah, Multan and Lodhran districts. Language wise the Khor from Sirsa speak Haryanvi, were the Multan/ Sahiwal ones speak Seraiki.
Khoti	Claim Awan origin	They are found in Jhelum and Chakwal districts.
Kianth	The Kianth are a small Jat clan who claim Rajput ancestry from Rajasthan	They are found in Faisalabad District, and Rahim Yar Khan District
Kohja	From Ali Mohammad, a Turk nobleman, nicknamed Kohja	They were found in Jalandhar District until partition. They are now found in Sahiwal, Faisalabad and Jhang District.
Korotaneh	Of Bhatti descent	In Sialkot district.
Kudhan	Of Chadhar descent	In Multan, Jhang and Faisalabad districts.
Kurar	Of Bhatti descent	In Pind Dadan Khan tehsil of Jhelum district, Mandi Bahaudin in Phalia tehsil and Sargodha district

 

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Tribe	Origin Myth/ Tradition	Distribution
Lak	Of Parmar (Panwar) Rajput ancestry	They are found in Sargodha, Khushab, Mandi Bahuaddin and Jhang districts.
Lakha	Of Samma Rajput ancestry, said to have come from Sindh with the Koreja, Soomra and Mahra Jats. Like other Sindhi Jats, they use the title Jam	They are found in Dera Ghazi Khan, Rajanpur and Rahim Yar Khan districts.
Lakhiwal	Of Bhatti Rajput ancestry. They are a Muley Jat clan	Found historically in Hisar. Now settled in southern districts of Punjab
Lalli	Claim descent from the Lohara Dynasty of Kashmir. Although also connected with the Goraya clan	Found historically in East Punjab and Lahore. Most now found in the Colony areas of Toba Tek Singh and Faisalabad. A small of Lalli Jats were also found in the Neeli Bar
Lang	Claim Central Asian origin. The Lang are distinct from the Langah,although are found in the same region	Found in Shujabad Tehsil of Multan
Langah	Several origin theories, some connect with the Panwar Rajputs, other claim a Pashtun origin	Found in Gujrat, Sargodha, Jhelum, Layyah, Jhang, Bahawalpur and Multan districts
Langrial	The Langrial have a number of traditions. Some claim Rajput ancestry, others claim to be Qureshi Arabs	They are one of the most widespread of the Jat clans, found in Gujrat, Jhelum, Rawalpindi, Multan, Faisalabad, Vehari, Khanewal and Lodhran districts.
Lather	Claim descent from a Rajput of Jaisalmer	Historically found in Ludhiana and Jalandhar. Now in the colony disricts of Sahiwal, Okara and Faisalabad
Lehl or Lahel	Claim Rajput ancestry. Historically found in Amritsar and Jalandhar. A group of Lehl were also found in the Neeli Bar, the first group were Muslim and Sikh, the second group were entirely Muslim	Now in the colony disricts of Sahiwal, Okara and Faisalabad
Lidhar or sometimes pronounced Ladhar	Claim to be original Jat	They are found in Sialkot,Faisalabad and Narowal districts. Historically also in East Punjab
Lilla	The Lilla have a number of traditions. Some claim Rajput ancestry, others claim to be Qureshi Arabs	found in Jhelum, Gujrat and Sargodha
Lodhra	Of Minhas descent	They live in Lodhran District, Multan District, Gujranwala District and Bahawalpur District. A few are also found in Sialkot
Lodike	The Lodike are a clan of the Kharal Rajputs	They are found in Gujranwala District, where they occupy 82 villages.
Lohan	Of Panwar Rajput ancestry. They are a Muley Jat clan, who were found mainly in Hisar and Jind. A few were also found among the Punjabi Jats in Ludhiana. Both group immigrated to Pakistan at partition	They are found scattered in Layyah, Multan, Okara and Vehari districts
Lohanch	Of Soomra descentOf Panwar Rajput ancestry.	The Lohanch are a small Jat clan, found only in Muzaffargarh District
Lohchab	Of Panwar Rajput ancestry. They are a Muley Jat clan, who were found mainly in Hisar and Rohtak. Like other Muleys, they immigrated to Pakistan at partition	They are found scattered in Layyah, Multan, Okara and Vehari districts
Lona	A tribe of Bar nomads	Now found in Sahiwal District
Lurka	A tribe of Bar nomads	The Lurka are a small Jat clan found in the Sandal Bar region. They are now confined to Faisalabad District.

 

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Tribe	Origin Myth/ Tradition	Distribution
Maan	The Maan are one of the original Jat clans, together with the Bhullar and Heer/Hayer being known as the Asl or original Jats.	They are found throughout central Punjab. Prior to partition, they were also found in Amritsar, Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur, Ludhiana, Firuzpur and Patiala districts. They are now found in Faisalabad, Sialkot, Narowal, Gujranwala, Lahore, Kasur, Okara, Sahiwal and Sargodha districts. The Maan were also found among the Mulla Jat of Karnal District.
Mahe	Claim Dogra Rajput ancestry. Two groups, a Seraiki speaking group in Multan, a Punjabi group in Amritsar and Lahore. The first group were entirely Muslim, the second group includes Sikhs and Muslims.	They are now found in Okara, Khanewal, Sahiwal and Faisalabad districts.
Mahil	Claim Chandravanshi Rajput ancestry.	Muslim Mahil were found in Gurdaspur, Jalandhar, Firuzpur, Hoshiarpur and Patiala. They are now found in Okara, Khanewal, Sahiwal and Faisalabad districts.
Mahota	Claim descent from the Sodha Rajputs of Umarkot in Sindh.	They are a Saraiki-speaking Jat clan found mainly in Sargodha, Multan, Jhang, Muzaffargarh and Layyah districts.
Mahra	Claim descent from a Mughal nobleman.	They are a Saraiki-speaking Jat clan found mainly in Dera Ghazi Khan, Multan, Muzaffargarh and Layyah districts.
Maitla	Claim Rajput ancestry.	claim Rajput ancestry. They are found in Jhang, Sargodha, Multan, Bahawalpur, Muzafarghar, Gujranwala, Sialkot, Okara and Sahiwal districts.
Majoka	Some claim Khokhar ancestry, others Chadhar ancestry	This clan is found at the banks of river Jehlum in the Sargodha District.
Makwal	Claim Qureshi Arab ancestry.	They are found mainly in Dera Ghazi Khan and Muzaffargarh districts.
Mallana	They claim descent from a Mughal nobleman.	Found from Gujrat in the north to Jhang in the south, between Jhelum and Chenab rivers. Prior to partition, Mallana were also found in Jalandhar and Amritsar. The Muslim among them moved to Pakistan
Malhi	Claim descent from the Suryavanshi Rajputs.	They are found mainly in Gujranwala, Gujrat, Sargodha, Lahore and Sialkot Districts.
Malik, also known as Ghatwala	The Malik are a Mulla Jat clan, and are also known as the Ghatwala, meaning river valley people.	They were found in Sonepat and Rohtak in Haryana. Now they are found mainly in Okara, Sahiwal and Vehari districts.
Mamyal	claim Bhatti Rajput ancestry.	They are found only in Rawalpindi District, principally in the village of Mamyal in Kahuta Tehsil.
Manes, or Manais	claim Rajput ancestry. They are largly Muslim, but prior to partition there were Sikh Manes	They are found in Sahiwal, Vehari and Okara districts
Mangat	claim Rajput ancestry	They are found in Mandi Bahauddin and Gujrat districts. Muslim Mangat were also found in Ambala and Ludhiana districts. They too have settled in Mandi Bahauddin.
Mangla	claim Rajput ancestry	They are found in Jhelum and Sargodha districts. A few were found in Amritsar, who moved to Pakistan at partition.
Manjotha	Immigrants from Sindh	They are found in Dera Ghazi Khan District
Marath	Claim Rajput ancestry	They are found in Jhelum, Mandi Bahaudin, Sargodha and Gujranwala districts.
Marhal/ Mandal	The Marhal are a Mulla Jat clan. They were found in Samana and Karnal in Haryana, and from this clan came the family of the Nawabs of Karnal. Sometimes the name is pronounced as Mandal	Many have now settled in Hyderabad in Sindh, while others are found in Multan.
Marral	Claim Chauhan Rajput ancestry	A Seriaki speaking tribe, found from Jhang to the Rahim Yar Khan
Marrar	Claim Suryavanshi Rajput ancestry. The Marrars in Gujrat say they came into the Punjab from Samana. Very likely have a common origin with the Marhal or Mandal, who were found in Samana.	In Jhelum and Gujrat
Mathyal/ Matyal (Matial)	Claim Dogra Rajput ancestry. Matyal of Rawalpindi consider themselves as Rajputs	They are found mainly in Rawalpindi and Jhelum districts of Punjab and Mirpur District
Mattu	Claim Rajput ancestry	They are found Sialkot, Gujrat, Mandi Bahauddin, Sargodha and Jhelum.
Mekan	Claim Parmar Rajput ancestry. They	They are found in Sargodha, Jhang, Jhelum and Chakwal districts.
Minhas	Claim Survanshi ancestry. Most Minhas consider themselves as Rajputs. However, the Nagyal and Virk Jats claim descent from the Minhas	In Jhelum and Gujrat
Mitru	Claim Bhatti Rajput ancestry	In Shujabad Tehsil of Multan District
Mohal	A tribe of the Neeli Bar	In Khanwal and Sahiwal districts
Mokal	A branch of the Sandhu	In Lahore district

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Tribe	Origin Myth/ Tradition	Distribution
Nagayana	Claim Arab ancestry	They are found in Sargodha district
Nagra	The Nagra are connected with the Cheema clan, and claim Chauhan Rajput ancestry	They are found in Lahore, Gujranwala and Sialkot districts.
Nagyal	claim Minhas Rajput ancestry.	They are found in Jhelum, Chakwal, Gujrat and Rawalpindi districts.
Naich	claim Rajput ancestry.	The Naich claim Rajput ancestry. They found in Bahawalpur, Sadiqabad, Kabirwala, Rahim Yar Khan, Multan, Muzaffargarh, Sargodha, Bhakkar and Khushab districts of Punjab. The Naich are a Saraiki-speaking Jat clan.
Nain	The Nain are a Mulla Jat clan.	They were found in Patiala, Bhatinda and Hissar. Like other Mulla Jats, they moved to Pakistan after partition. They are now found mainly in Multan, Sahiwal and Okara districts.
Narwal	The Narwal are a Mulla Jat clan.	They were found in Jind State. Like other Mulla Jats, they moved to Pakistan after partition. They are now found mainly in Multan, Sahiwal and Okara districts.
Naswana or Nissowana	Some claim Bhatti Rajput ancestry, others Khokhar.	They are found mainly in Chiniot, Jhang, Sargodha and Faisalabad districts.
Nathyal	Claim Janjua Rajput ancestry	They are found in the potohar region of Pakistan in the districts of Jhelum, Chakwal, Rawalpindi and Gujrat. There are also found in the districts of Bhimber, Mirpur and Jammu.
Natt	claim Chandravanshi Rajputs ancestry. They are closely connected with Kang and Sohal Jat	They are found in Gujranwala and Sialkot districts.
Naul	claim Rajput ancestry.	They are found in Kasur, Sahiwal, Okara, Sheikhupura, Nankana Sahib and Jhang districts.
Nijjar	claim Bhatti Rajput ancestry.	They are found in Gujrat, Sialkot, Hafizabad, and Gujranwala.
Nonari	Claim descent from Rajah Karan of the Mahabharat	They are found in Layyah, Bhakkar, Muzaffargarh, Multan, Sahiwal, Faisalabad and Rahim Yar Khan districts.
Noon	claim to be a clan of Bhatti Rajputs	Some consider themselves Jat, while others claim to be Rajput. The Noon of Bhakkar and Layyah generally claim to be Jat, while those of Sargodha and Multan claim to be Rajput.

 

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Tribe	Origin Myth/ Tradition	Distribution
Padda	Of Rajput ancestry. There is a Punjabi group found along the Jammu and Punjab border, and a Seraiki speaking group in Multan	They are found in Multan, Sialkot and Narowal districts. Prior to partition, also found in rest of Gurdaspur District
Pahore	Of Bhatti Rajput ancestry	They are found in Multan,Khanewal and Bahawalpur
Panghal	claim Chauhan Rajput ancestry. They are a Muley Jat clan	They are found mainly in Multan, Lodhran and Khanewal districts. Prior to partition, they were also found in Hisar and Rohtak.
Panjootha	A tribe of Bar nomads.	Found in Sargodha
Pannun	claim Suryavanshi Rajput ancestry.	They are found mainly in Lahore, Kasur, Gujranwala and Sialkot districts. Prior to partition, they were also found in Amritsar, Gurdaspur and Firozpur.
Pansota		They have settled in Faisalabad, Jhang and Toba Tek Singh districts. Most of them migrated from Indian District of Hoshiarpur.
Parhar	Of Parihar Rajput descent	Seraiki speaking. Jat clan, found throughout southern Punjab, with a few villages in Sargodha District.
Pawania	A sub-group of Punia Jats, historically found in Patiala and Jind states. They are both a Punjabi and Muley Jat clan	They are now found mainly in Okara, Vehari and Kasur districts
Phaphra	Claim Barlas Mughal ancestry	Found mainly in Pind Dadan Khan tehsil, a few villages in Mandi Bahauddin
Phogat	A Muley Jat clan. Most claim Chauhan Rajput ancestry	Muslim Phogat were found in Sonepat and Rohtak. They are now found mainly in Okara, Vehari and Kasur districts.
Punia	Said to be originally Jats. A Muley Jat clan	Muslim Punia were found in Hisar, Bhiwani, Kaithal, Sonepat and Rohtak. They are now found mainly in Okara, Vehari and Kasur districts.
Punyal	A Chibhali Jat clan	found mainly in Dadayal area of Mirpur Azad Kashmir. They are also found in Gujar Khan area.

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Tribe	Origin Myth/ Tradition	Distribution
Qaum	A tribe claims descent from Central Asian soldiers, now Jats after intermarriage with Jat clans	In Multan district

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Tribe	Origin Myth/ Tradition	Distribution
Raad	A Seraiki speaking Jat clan	In Multan District
Ragyal	Claim Rajput origin	A tribe of Bar nomads, found in Multan
Rahdari	Claim Parmar Rajput origin	A tribe of Bar nomads, found in Khushab
Rai	Claim Rajput origin, claim a common origin with the Kang	Found in Jalandhar, Ludhiana and Hoshiarpur. Now found mainly in Faisalabad and Toba Tek Singh
Randhawa	Claim Jadaun Rajput ancestry. One of the larger Punjabi Jatt tribes	Found in Sialkot, Narowal, Gujranwala, Sheikhupura, Lahore and Kasur districts. Prior to partition, Muslim Randhawa were also present in Amritsar, Firuzpur, Gurdaspur [{(Dharam Kot Randhawa)}], Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar and Patiala districts. There are several villages of Randhawa in Mirpurkhas, Badin, Nawab Shah and Sangarh districts in Sindh.
Ranjha	Some claim Qureshi descent, others Bhatti	Found in Jhelum, Gujrat, Mandi Bahauddin, Sargodha and in the Chenab Colony areas such as Faisalabad
Ranyal	Of Janjua Rajput ancestry	Predominantly found in the Jhelum region, extending north to Mirpur.
Raparia	Of Chauhan Rajput ancestry. A clan of the Muley Jats found in Bhiwani and Jind, in the old Patiala and Jind state	Now found scattered in Layyah, Multan and Lodhran districts
Rattiwal	Of Rajput ancestry. A clan of the Muley Jats found in Bhiwani and Jind, in the old Patiala and Jind state	Now found scattered in Layyah, Multan and Lodhran districts
Rattol	Of Rajput ancestry	Historically found in Ludhiana. Now found scattered in Layyah, Multan and Lodhran districts
Rayyar or Riar	Of Rajput ancestry	Historically found in Gurdaspur, gives its name to the Riarki trarct. Now found scattered in Faisalabad, Sahiwal, Layyah, Multan and Lodhran districts
Rawn, or Raan	A Seraiki speaking tribe, claim Panwar (Parmar) Rajput ancestry	Found mainly in Multan
Rehan	Of Khokhar Rajput ancestry	Found in Jhang and Sargodha districts
Ronga	A Seraiki speaking tribe, claim Rajput ancestry	Found mainly in Multan
Rupyal	Claim Rajput ancestry	Found in Mirpur and Jhelum – Pind Dadan Khan

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Tribe	Origin Myth/ Tradition	Distribution
Sagla	Claims Panwar Rajput ancestry.	They are found in Sahiwal District.
Sahi	Claim Suryavanshi Rajput ancestry	In Pakistani Punjab the Sahi are mainly found in Sialkot district, especially in the Daska tehsil of Sialkot. Some of the Sahi Jatts are located in Lahore, Gujranwala, Gujrat, Sahiwal and Jhelum.
Sahotra	Claim Rajput ancestry	The Sahotra are found both among the Punjabi-speaking Jats of central Punjab and the Saraiki-speaking clans. They are found in Gujrat, Sialkot, Faisalabad, Multan and Dera Ghazi Khan districts.
Sahrawat	Claim Tomar Rajput ancestry	Historically found in Rohtak. A Muley Jat clan. They are found in Faisalabad, Multan and Dera Ghazi Khan districts.
Samra or Samrai	May be connected with the Soomra Rajput. According to tribal traditions, their ancestor, Joanda, came from Sialkot	Muslim Samra Jats were found in the old Jalandhar and Lahore Divisions. Like other Muslim Jats, they migrated to Pakistan after partition.
Samtia	Claim Rajput ancestry	They are a Saraiki-speaking Jat tribe found in Bhakkar, Layyah and Muzaffargarh districts.
Sanda or Sandah	Claim Rajput ancestry, some claim to be connected with Dhillon Jats	They are a Saraiki-speaking Jat tribe found in Multan and Muzaffargarh districts.
Sandhila	Descended from Rai Sandhila, a Rajput of Delhi	They are a Saraiki-speaking Jat tribe found in Layyah, Bhakkar, Multan, Lodhran, Dera Ghazi Khan and Khanewal districts.
Sandhel	Claim Rajput ancesttry	The Sandal are small Saraiki-speaking Jat clan in Mailsi in Vehari District. Also found along the Indus River from Mianwali to Rajanpur. Also a presence in neighbouring Dera Ismail Khan
Sandhu		They are found throughout central Punjab in many villages. They have played a significant role in the social and political spectrum of Pakistan. Many renowned Sandhu families lives in Lahore District (also known as Majha). They also have a considerable presence in Sheikhupura District, Sialkot District, Gujranwala District, Gujrat District and Faisalabad District (although the Pakistani Sandhu Jatts are the descendants of Sandhus who migrated from Punjab and Haryana).
Sansi	A branch of the Bhatti Rajputs, the tribe of Maharaja Ranjit Singh	Most of the Sansi Jats live in and around Lahore and Gujranwala.Pre-partition also in Amritsar
Sangha	Possibly a branch of Jakhar Jats	Most of the Sangha Jats live in and around  Sialkot, Muridke, Multan and Kharian.Pre-partition also in Gurdaspur and Hoshiarpur
Sanghera	Possibly a branch of Samra Jats	Muslim Sanghera were found in Kapurthala. They are found throughout central Punjab, mainly in Gujranwala, Sargodha, Shaikhupura and Faisalabad districts
Sarai	Claim Bhatti ancestry. Distinct from the Kalhora Sarai	They are found throughout central Punjab, mainly in Lahore, Sialkot, Gujranwala, Gujrat, Sargodha, Shaikhupura and Faisalabad districts.
Saroya	Of Saroya Rajput ancestry	The Saroya are found in Gujranwala, Lahore and Faisalabad
Sawaich or Siwach or sometimes Swainch	Of Chauhan Rajput ancestry. Found in Hisar. They are a Muley Jat clan	They are now found scattered in Okara, , Sahiwal, Vehari and Multan district.
Sehar or Siar, immigrants from Sindh	Of Soomra Rajput ancestry	In Layyah District
Sehwag, or Sewag	Two groups, a Seraiki speaking group found in Layyah, and Muley Jat group historically found in Hisar. The Seraiki group claims Khokhar ancestry, while the Haryana group claims Suryavanshi ancestry	They are now found scattered in Layyah, Okara, , Sahiwal, Vehari and Multan district.
Serwal	Claim Rajput ancestry	In Jhelum District
Shajra	Claim Arab ancestry, immigrants from Sindh, use the title Jam. According to some traditions Panwar Rajput ancestry	In Rajanpur, Rahim Yar Khan, Multan and Muzaffargarh districts
Sheoran	Claim Chauhan ancestry, were found in Jind. Claim Chauhan ancestry	They are now found scattered in Okara, , Sahiwal, Vehari and Multan district.
Sial	Of Panwar Rajput ancestry	Most Sial’s identify themselves as Rajputs. However Sial’s found in Jhelum, Gujrat and Sialkot consider themselves to be Jats
Sidhu	The Sidhu claim a common origin with the Bhatti Rajput.	The Sidhu are the largest Muslim Jat clan in the Punjab. According to the 1911 Census of India, one-third of the Sidhu were Muslim and rest were Sikh. They were found throughout central Punjab, stretching from Sargodha and Gujrat in the west to Karnal in the east. Lahore was and remains a stronghold of the tribe. In addition to Lahore, they are found in Kasur, Okara, Vehari, Sahiwal, Faisalabad, Jhang, Sargodha, Gujrat, Sialkot, Gujranwala, Mandi Bahauddin and Narowal district. They are also found in Sanghar District of Sindh
Sinhmar or Sinsinwar	Literally lion killers, a Muley Jat clan found in Dadri in Jind	They are now found scattered in Okara, , Sahiwal, Vehari and Multan district.
Sipra	The Sipra are a clan of Gill Jats.	They are found in Jhang, Chiniot, Sargodha and Faisalabad districts. A second cluster is found in Jhelum and Gujrat
Sohal	The Sohal claim Bhatti Rajput ancestry	They were found in Sialkot, Gujranwala, Lahore, Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Firuzpur and Jallandhar districts. Like other Muslim Jats from east Punjab, they migrated to Pakistan after partition. In addition to Gujranwala, Sialkot and Lahore, they are also found in Faisalabad and Sahiwal districts.
Sohi	Claim Rajput ancestry	They were found in the old Patiala State Like other Muslim Jats from east Punjab, they migrated to Pakistan after partition. They are found in Faisalabad and Sahiwal districts.
Soomra	are a large Jat tribe of possible Arab ancestry	They are found throughout southern Punjab, with concentrations in Layyah and Rajanpur district. They are sometimes confused with the Samra of central Punjab; the two are in fact entirely distinct tribes. In Sindh, the Soomra or Soomro are the largest Sindhi tribe, found throughout the province.

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Tribe	Origin Myth/ Tradition	Distribution
Talokar/Thalokar	Claim to be of Panwar ancestry who accepted Islam on the hand of Baba Farid Shukar Gunj, who came from India and first settled near Bhera, village known as Kalara and Kurrar Talokar. Later they came west and settled permanently on the east side of the Indus River, known as Bakharra (Kacha) and Ding/Khola (Thal), now in Mianwali.	Mainly in the Thal, in Khushab and Mianwali Districts
Tamma	Claim descent Dolmi Khan, a Persian warlord	Found mainly in Dina Tehsil of Jhelum District
Tangur	Claim Rajput ancestry	Found mainly in Mandi Bahaudin, Gujrat, Sargodha and Jhelum districts
Tanwari	Claim Toor / Tomar Rajput ancestry. A Seraiki speaking Jat clan	Found mainly in Dera Ghazi Khan, Bahawalpur and Multan districts
Tarar	Claim Rajput ancestry	Found mainly in Hafizabad, Gujranwala, Mandi Bahaudin, Sargodha, Gujrat and Jhelum districts
Tatlah	Claim Hajua Rajput ancestry	Found mainly in Sialkot and Gujranwala. Pre-partion also in Gurdaspur
Tatri	Claims Bhatti ancestry	They are found in Mandi Bahauddin and Sargodha districts.
Thaheem	The Thaheem tribe is descended from an Arab tribe, the Banu Tameem. They migrated to present day Pakistan along with Muhammad Bin Qasim. A majority speak the Seraiki language.	Found mainly in South Punjab and Sindh. In Punjab, they s are found in Khanpur, Rahim Yar Khan, Multan, Sargodha, Jhang, Muzaffargarh, (Baghi Wala) Kamalia.
Thathaal	Thathal/Thothal is a Jatt/Rajput clan. The Thathals claim Suryavanshi Rajput ancestry from a Raja Karan. According to tradition they are descended from a Raja Karan, whose other son founded the Narwa/Narma tribe.	They are found in Jhelum, Gujrat, Rawalpindi, Sialkot, Narowal, Azad Kashmir and Mirpur districts.
Thethia	Claims Bhatti ancestry	They are found in Mandi Bahauddin and Sargodha districts.
Tiwana	The Tiwana tribe, like many in Punjab, have both Rajput and Jat identity. The Khushab branch of the Tiwana claim to be Parmar Rajputs. Prior to partition, there were a fair number of Muslim Tiwanas in Patiala District. Most of these Tiwanas claim to be Jat. The Patiala Tiwanas migrated to Pakistan after partition.	Most of these Tiwanas claim to be Jat. The Patiala Tiwanas migrated to Pakistan after partition. They are now found mainly in Sargodha district.
Toor	The Toor Jat claim Tomar Rajput ancestry. In fact, Toor is a shortened form of Tomar.	Most of the Toor Jats were found in Amritsar and Jalandhar. A second group of Toor Jats were found in Gurgaon, a tribe of Muley Jats. They are now found mainly in Lahore, Gujranwala and Faisalabad.
Trag	Claims Rajput ancestry	They are found in Isakhel tehsil of Mianwali
Traggar	Claims Bhatti ancestry. A Seraiki speaking Jat clan	They are found in Multan, Bahawalpur, Muzaffargarh, Layyah, Khushab and Bhakkar districts.
Tulla or Tola	A Gondal sub-clan	They are found in Gujrat, Jhelum and Mandi Bahauddin districts.

U

Tribe	Origin Myth/ Tradition	Distribution
Udhana	A clan of Samma Rajputs. A Sindh tribe, uses the title Jam	Found in Dera Ghazi Khan, Rajanpur and Muzaffargarh districts
Uppal	May be related to the Khatri clan of Uppals	Found in the Maanjha region, especially Gujranwala. Also in the Faisalabad in the Chenab colony region
Uttera	Claim Bhatti Rajput ancestry	They are found in Multan, Lodhran and Rahim Yar Khan districts. Mainly Seraiki and Shahpuri speaking
Uttra	Claim Bhatti Rajput ancestry	They are found in Mainwali, khanewal, Bahaker, Khushab, Lodhran,and D.G.khan districts. A tribe of the Thal desert

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Tribe	Origin Myth/ Tradition	Distribution
Valana, sometimes Walana	Claim Dogra Rajput ancestry. Said to have immigrated from Jammu	In Shaikhupura, Gujranwala, Gujrat and Sialkot districts
Ves	Claim Turk ancestry	They are found in Sargodha district. A tribe of Bar Nomads found in the Kirana Bar
Virk	Claim Minhas Rajput ancestry.	In Punjab (Pakistan), a majority of Virks live in the Sheikhupura district and some are scattered in Sialkot District. There is a small village in Sialkot known as Virk, inhabited by Virk Jats. Virks still control the city of Sheikhupura (the ancient Virkgarh), both politically and economically. One of the larger Muslim Jat clan. In India, the Sikh Virks are mainly concentrated in the Karnal district of Haryana. Prominent Virk families are concentrated in villages around Tehsil Assandh, District Karnal, and a few are temporarily living in Patiala District.

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Tribe	Origin Myth/ Tradition	Distribution
Wadhal	Claim Awan ancestry	Mainly in Faisalabad / Okara and Sahiwal. Historically, a clan of nomads from the Sandal Bar
Wagha	Claim Panwar/ Parmar Rajput ancestry	Mainly in Faisalabad / Okara and Sahiwal. Historically, a clan of nomads from the Sandal Bar
Wahiniwal	The Wahiniwal claim Bhatti Rajput ancestry.	They are found in Sahiwal and Faisalabad districts. Historically, a clan of nomads from the Sandal Bar
Wahla	The Wahla claim descent from the Suryavanshi Rajputs.	Mainly in Sialkot and Narowal, the north Maanjha. Pre-partition also found in the rest of Gurdaspur, Amritsar and Jallandhar. Both Malwai and Doabi Jat tribe
Waiha	The Waiha claim Bhatti Rajput ancestry.	In Bahawalpur / Rahim Yar Khan. They are a Seraiki speaking clan
Waraich / in some parts pronounced as Bahraich	The Waraich are said to be of Chauhan Rajput ancestry.	In popultion numbers, the largest Jat tribe in Punjab. Except for Pothohar, the Wariach were found throughout Punjab starting with Gujrat/Shahpur up to to Karnal.
Waseer	The Waseers claim descent from the Parmar Rajputs. They accepted Islam before Hazrat Deewan Shah Chaawali Mashaaikh.	They are found mainly in Gujranwala, Faisalabad, Okara, Vehari, Ghotki (Sindh) and Toba Tek Singh districts. Historically, a clan of nomads from the Sandal Bar
Wijhi or Vijhi	Possibly a Naich clan. They are a Seraiki speaking clan	Mainly in Multan, Layyah, and Khushab districts