Singh

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Singh is a common Indian surname used across various regions and communities, often associated with warriors, nobility, and particularly with Sikh and Rajput heritage.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian surname
Punjabi surname
family name
surname
associatedWith Kshatriya varna
martial traditions
nobility
warrior status
derivedFrom Sanskrit word "siṃha"
hasAlternativeTransliteration Narasimha
surface form: Simha

Singha
hasCulturalAssociation Hindu communities
North Indian communities
Rajputs
surface form: Rajput community

Sikh people
surface form: Sikh community
hasGenderAssociation primarily male
hasLanguageOfOrigin Sanskrit
hasMeaning lion
hasOrigin India
South Asia
surface form: Indian subcontinent
hasReligiousAssociation Hinduism
Sikhism
historicallyUsedBy Rajputs
surface form: Rajput rulers

warrior elites
isMandatoryFor baptized Sikh men (Khalsa) as a religious name component
pairedWith given names of Rajput men
given names of Sikh men
rankedAmong most common surnames in India
usedAs last name
middle name
usedBy Hinduism
surface form: Hindus

Jats
Other North Indian communities
Rajputs
Sikh people
surface form: Sikhs

Yadava
surface form: Yadavs
usedIn military titles
personal names
royal titles
widelyUsedIn Bihar NERFINISHED
Central India
Delhi
Indian diaspora
Madhya Pradesh
Northern India NERFINISHED
Punjab
Rajasthan
Uttar Pradesh

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bhagat Singh familyName Singh
Bhagat familyName Singh
subject surface form: Bhagat Singh
Duleep Singh familyName Singh