Thakkar is an Indian family name. Alternative spellings of the name include Thakker, Thaker, Thakar, Thakrar and Thacker. The surname is a title of the
Lohana
Lohana are a Hindu ''jāti, caste'', a trading or mercantile community mostly residing in India and some also in Pakistan.
The Lohanas are divided into many separate cultural groups as a result of centuries apart in different regions. Thus th ...
caste,
who originate in
Sindh
Sindh ( ; ; , ; abbr. SD, historically romanized as Sind (caliphal province), Sind or Scinde) is a Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, southeastern region of the country, Sindh is t ...
,
but have settled in the
Indian states
India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, for a total of 36 subnational entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into 800 districts and smaller administrative divisions by the respe ...
of
Gujarat
Gujarat () is a States of India, state along the Western India, western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the List of states and union territories ...
,
Punjab
Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...
and
Rajasthan
Rajasthan (; Literal translation, lit. 'Land of Kings') is a States and union territories of India, state in northwestern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the List of states and union territories of ...
for centuries.
Notable people
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Ashish Thakkar
Ashish J. Thakkar is an East African entrepreneur. He is the founder of Mara Group and Mara Foundation and also a co-founder of Atlas Mara Limited. Thakkar was born in the United Kingdom, but he moved to East Africa as a teenager before foundi ...
(born 1981), British businessman
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Bhavin Thakkar (born 1982), Indian cricketer
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C. K. Thakker (born 1943), Indian judge
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Fagun Thakrar (born 1991), British actress
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Jayaben Thakkar (born 1952), Indian politician
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Natwar Thakkar (1932-2018), Indian social worker
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Pankit Thakker (born 1981), Indian actor
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Praful Thakkar (born 1940), Indian collector and writer
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Rajesh Thakker (born 1954), British doctor
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Rakhee Thakrar (born 1984]), British actress
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Samay Raj Thakkar
Samay Thakkar is an Indian actor who specialises in dubbing foreign media in the Hindi language.
Biography
Filmography
Animated films
Animated series
Television
Dubbing career
According to Hindi dubbing director of Main Frame Software ...
(born 1966), Indian actor
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Shital Thakkar
Shital Thakkar is an Indian television and theatre artist. She has worked in some Hindi serials & few Gujarati plays. She has also done a bit of modelling. She has learned belly dancing.
Career
She made her acting debut in an afternoon soap op ...
(born 1962), Indian television actress
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Tanvi Thakkar
Tanvi Thakkar is an Indian television actress. She played in television shows include ''Yeh Ishq Haaye'' as Priyanka, ''Miley Jab Hum Tum'' as Ishika, ''Sarvggun Sampanna'' as Deepti, ''Pyaar Kii Ye Ek Kahaani'' as Maya.
Personal life
Tanvi Tha ...
(born 1985), Indian actress
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Vaishali Thakkar
Vaishali Thakkar[Vinita Joshi Thakkar
Vinita Mahesh (also credited as Vinita Joshi Thakkar) is an Indian television actress. She is best known for portraying the role of Yamini Singh on Indian soap opera '' Bhatak Lena Baware'' that aired on Life OK, as Rajkumari Maan Kawar in ''Bh ...](_blank)
(born 1989), Indian actress
References
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Surnames of Indian origin
Gujarati-language surnames
Punjabi-language surnames
Surnames of Hindu origin
Vaishya community