Zaveri is an Indian surname, mainly found among the

Gujarati people The Gujarati people, or Gujaratis, are an Indo-Aryan peoples, Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group who reside in or can trace their ancestry or heritage to a region of the Indian subcontinent primarily centered in the present-day western Indian sta ...

. The word "Zaveri" (also spelled Jhaveri) means jeweler, and is derived from the

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''Javahari''. Though not all people with surname Zaveri are jewellers by profession today, the surname indicates that their ancestors must have been jewelers. Notable people with the name include: *

Shantidas Zaveri Shantidas Jhaveri (ISO 15919: ''Śāntidāsa Jhaverī;'' 1584–1659) was an Indian Jain jeweller, bullion trader (''sarraf'') and moneylender (''sahukar'') during the Mughal era. He was the wealthiest merchant in the Ahmedabad city during the ...

(c. 1580s–1659), influential Indian jeweler and merchant during the Mughal era *

Tribhovandas Bhimji Zaveri Tribhovandas Bhimji Zaveri Ltd. (TBZ) is a noted Indian jeweller and jewellery retail chain based in India. Established in 1864 by Tribhovandas Bhimji Zaveri in Zaveri Bazaar, the jewellery district of Mumbai, it was subsequently headed by his ...

, who founded the eponymous jewelers *

Anjala Zaveri Anjala Zaveri (born 20 April 1972) is a British Indians, British Indian actress known for her work in Telugu cinema, Telugu and Hindi cinema, Hindi cinema. She appeared in several successful films, including the Telugu blockbusters ''Preminchuku ...

(born 1972), Indian actress * Pankaj Manubhai Zaveri, Indian cricketer *

Ashna Zaveri Ashna Zaveri is an Indian actress who works in Tamil cinema, Tamil films. Career Ashna made her film debut with ''Vallavanukku Pullum Aayudham'' (2014), which was a success. Regarding her performance, a critic stated that "Ashna Zaveri does ...

, Indian actress *

Rakesh Jhaveri Rakesh Jhaveri, also known as Pujya Gurudevshri Rakeshji, (born 26 September 1966) is a spiritual leader, mystic, scholar of Jainism, author and orator from India. Spiritually inclined from a young age, he is a follower of Shrimad Rajchandra, a ...

, Indian spiritual Guru

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{{surname Surnames of Indian origin Gujarati people

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