Bajwa is a surname found among
Jat Sikhs
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,
Muslims
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and
Hindus
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of the
Punjab region
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in
India
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and
Pakistan
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.
Notable people bearing the Bajwa name, who may or may not be affiliated with the clan, include:
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Asif Bajwa (born 1969), Pakistani field hockey player
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Asim Saleem Bajwa, Pakistani former military officer
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Charanjit Kaur Bajwa (born 1959), Indian politician
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Dilpreet Bajwa (born 2003), Indian cricketer
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Javed Ashraf Bajwa, Pakistani military officer
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Jugpreet Singh Bajwa (born 1994), Indian-Canadian singer
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Neeru Bajwa (born 1982), Indian-Canadian actress
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Poonam Bajwa, Indian actress
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Pratap Singh Bajwa (born 1957), Indian politician
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Qamar Javed Bajwa (born 1960), a Pakistani Military General, retired as Army Chief
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Rupa Bajwa (born 1976), Indian writer
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Sonam Bajwa (born 1989), Indian model and actress
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Surinder Singh Bajwa
Surinder Singh Bajwa ( – 21 October 2007) was the Deputy Mayor of Delhi. He was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and was elected councilor for the Anand Vihar ward in April 2007. (–2007), Indian politician
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Tariq Bajwa, Pakistani civil servant
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Tariq Mahmood Bajwa, Pakistani politician
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Tripat Rajinder Singh Bajwa, Indian politician
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T. S. Bajwa, Indian politician
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Varinder Singh Bajwa, Indian politician
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Ehsan Ul Haq Bajwa, Pakistani politician
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Muhammad Asif Bajwa, Pakistani politician
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Ali Zia Bajwa, Pakistani jurist
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Iram Hassan Bajwa, Pakistani politician
References
Punjabi tribes
Punjabi-language surnames
Surnames of Indian origin
Surnames of Hindu origin
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