Ethnicity
''Naikpikhel'' belongs to Yousafzai branch of Pashtuns and further expanded to the family tree from ''Malak Yousaf (Yousafzai) '' to ''Aku (Aku Zai). From the first wife of ''Aku (Aku Zai) namely 'Gouhara', we have four sons which form the tree to four sub tribes as 1. ''Baizai'', 2. ''Khwaja Zai'', 3. ''Aba Zai'', 4. ''Khadak Zai''. Khwaja Zai is expended to ''Mali Zai'', ''Sujni'', ''Shami Zai'', ''Naikpi Khel'', ''Shamo Zai'', ''Aden Zai''.Etymology
The name is aNaikpi Khel Sub Khel (Tribe/Clan)
The Nikpikhel are divided into Four Sub clans, Aba Khel, Aisha Khel, Sheikh Sena and Musa. The Aisha khel comprises villages named Kanju, Dherai, Damghar, Kuza Bandai, Momdherai, Sigram, Lalu Bandai, Kamar Bandai, Jut Kot, Maloka, Bara Bandai, Ghorijo, Dhelay, Jalawan and Ningolai. Aba Khel is divided into ''Bar'' ("upper") Aba Khel and ''Koz'' ("lower") Aba Khel. Koz Aba Khel includes Dedahara, Gadi, Dagay, Kotlai, Akhud Kilay, Kabal, Sirsinai, Hazara, Aligrama and Malooch. Bar Aba Khel includes Kalakalay, Totano Bandai, Manja, Golden, Devlai, Nasrat, Shahdeari, Samai, Maira, Tall, ardyalkamkhwalai, chur, penawrhai and Kamyari. Bar Aba Khel is divided into three clans or tribes: Mata Khel, Zaina Khel, and Sahib Khel. ''Mata Khel'' sub clan are Karam Ali Khel (Karmali Khel), Maryam Khel, Saran Khel, Jora Khel, Khusal Khel, Bemi Khel, Ranjo Khel and wasli Khattak (Khattak Khel) reside in Shahderai, Totano Bandai (Totanobandai), Golden, Manja and Dardyal. ''Zaina Khel'' sub clan are Merwais Khel, Usman Khel; Merwais Khel is further expanded to Sheda Khel, Umer Khel, Painda Khel, Musa Khel. Usman Khel is further divided into Jogi Khel, Nemat Khel, Baba Khel and Hasan Ali Khel. ''Sahib Khel'' is further divided into sub khel's like Mamo Khel (Mamo Khel sub Khel are Bado khel (Bado Khel sub khel is sherren khel), Mansaf Khel, Wali Khel, baro khel), Bostan Khel, Baro Khel (Baro Khel sub khel is Ayoub Khel), Sayed khan khel, Dolat Khan Khel and Shabor Khel which are based in Devlai, Golden, Nasrat, Shalhand, Tagma, Malakana and Sirsinai. The grave of Baro baba famous as (Zyara Baba) is situated in Sirsinai. Musa has only two sub khel according to Shajara namely Sar Abdal and Bakhti. Aisha Khel is divided in three sub clans Zubar Khel, Khudai Khel and Dado Khel. ''Zubar Khel'' has further family tree of Rama Khel, Nemat Khel, Khata Khel (khani khel, Shamshi Khel)and Pai Khel are based in Kanju,Hazara,aligrama,totano bandai ''Khudai Khel'' to Babokar Khel, Umer Khan, Zaal Khel, Mian Khan Khel and Juwand khel. ''Dado Khel'' to Ali Khan Khel, Aibo Khel, Manki Khel, Jogi Khel, Ghali khel, Nasar Khel and Mandanr khel.Haider khel (maloch wal)originally this clans belong to shamozo area then they have migrated from maloch village to Bara Bandai.the same manner Ali Khan Khel,is further expended to Audal Khel, Adam Khel, Bucha Khel, Bara Khan Khel, Saido Khe and Sultan Khel. While Nasir Khel is further expanded to Shado Khel, Shado Khel, Mandarn Khel, Ajo Khel and Tawas Khel. Sheikh Sena has no such further sub khel information.See also
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* {{cite book , author=Khan Roshan Khan , title=Yousafzai qaum ki sarguzasht , trans-title=The history of Youasfzai , url=https://archive.org/details/YousafzaiQaumKiSarguzasht , access-date=15 March 2019 Pashtun tribes All articles lacking reliable references