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Jat The Jat people ((), ()) are a traditionally agricultural community in Northern India and Pakistan. Originally pastoralists in the lower Indus river-valley of Sindh, Jats migrated north into the Punjab region in late medieval times, and su ...

clan. In India and Pakistan, it is used as a surname by the

Jatt Sikh Jat Sikh (also known by the more conventional endonym Jatt Sikh) is a sub-group of the Jat people and the Sikh religious group from the Indian subcontinent. They are one of the dominant communities in the Punjab owing to their large land holdin ...

s and

Jat Muslim Jat Muslim or Musalman Jat also spelled Jutt ( ur, ) (also spelled Jatt or Jutt; ) are a sub-group of the Jat people, who are followers of Islam and are primarily native to the Punjab region, Gujarat Region or Northern regions of the Indian S ...

s. Notable people with the surname, who may or may not be affiliated to the clan, include: *

Adnan Virk Adnan Virk ( ur, ) (born July 29, 1978) is a Canadian sportscaster for MLB Network and DAZN who previously worked for ESPN, TSN, and WWE. He also produces and hosts the weekly podcast ''Cinephile with Adnan Virk'' show covering cinema news and ...

, Canadian television sportscaster *

Ammy Virk Amninderpal Singh Virk, better known as Ammy Virk, is an Indian singer, actor and producer associated with Punjabi Music and subsequently in Punjabi and Hindi films. He started the production house Villagers Film Studio and a distribution compa ...

, Indian Punjabi-language singer * Jani Virk (born 1962), Slovenian writer, poet, translator and editor * Kapur Singh Virk, Sikh warrior * Kuwar Virk, Indian singer * Kulwant Singh Virk (1921–1987), Indian poet, writer and civil servant * Manjinder Virk (born 1975), British actress, film director and writer * Tomo Virk (born 1960), Slovenian historian and essayist

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