Santal surnames

The Santal or Santhal, are a Munda ethnic group native to South Asia mostly in India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan. The Santal people speak Santali language is the most widely spoken tribal languages.

List of Surname

It is also an exogamous clan (kili) of the Santal. There are twelve clans of Santal people as mentioned below in alphabetical order:

• Bediya also spelled as Bedia
• Baskey also spelled as Baske
• Besra also spelled as Beshra
• Chonre also spelled as core
• Hansda also spelled as Hasda or Hansdak
• Hembram also spelled as Hembrom
• Kisku
• Marandi also spelled as Mandi or Mardi
• Murmu
• Pawria
• Soren also spelled as Saren
• Tudu

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