give me all surname related to jainism

In Jainism there is no “fixed” or “official” list of Jain surnames. Surnames are social and regional, not religious. Also, many surnames are shared with Hindus and others, so having this surname does NOT always mean the person is Jain.

Still, here are many surnames commonly found among Jain families (both Śvetāmbara and Digambar), grouped roughly by community/region:

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1. Very common across many Jain communities

• Jain
• Shah
• Mehta
• Doshi
• Sanghvi / Sanghavi
• Parikh / Parekh
• Soni / Sonī
• Gandhi (some are Jain, many are not)
• Seth / Sheth
• Gada / Gadia

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2. Marwari / Rajasthani Jain (especially Oswal, Porwal, Khandelwal, etc.)

Some common surnames you see among Marwari Jains (Śvetāmbara and Digambar):

• Oswal / Oswal Jain
• Bafna / Bapna / Bafana
• Lodha
• Dugar / Dugad / Duggar
• Kothari
• Choradia / Choraria
• Baid / Vaid / Vaidya
• Kasliwal
• Jhaveri / Javeri
• Nahata / Nahata Jain
• Sankhla / Sankla
• Surana
• Bohra (some Jain, many Muslim/other)
• Singhi
• Patodia
• Siroya / Sirohiya
• Tambi
• Jangid (some Jain, many non‑Jain)

And community names used as surnames:

• Oswal
• Porwal / Porvad / Porwal Jain
• Khandelwal
• Bagherwal
• Maheshwari (some Jain, many Hindu)
• Shrimali / Shrimali Jain

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3. North & West India (business/vaishya type surnames, some lines are Jain)

These surnames include both Jains and non‑Jains:

• Agarwal / Agrawal
• Goyal / Goel
• Bansal
• Mittal
• Singhal / Singhal Jain
• Jindal
• Tayal
• Nahar
• Jaiswal (some Jaiswal are Digambar Jains)

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4. Gujarati Jains

Common Gujarati‑style Jain surnames:

• Shah
• Mehta
• Parikh / Parekh
• Desai (some Jain, many Hindu)
• Shahbhai / variations
• Modi (some Jain, many not)
• Gadiya / Gada
• Vora / Vohra (also used by others)
• Surti
• Seth / Sheth

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5. South Indian Jains (mainly Digambar)

South Indian Jains may keep:

• Caste/community names (e.g., Jain Gowda, Jain Bunt)
• Regional surnames like:

- Setty / Shetty (some Jain, many not) - Jain as a suffix or alone (e.g., “XYZ Jain”)

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Important points (from Jain dharma view)

• Surnames are purely social, not spiritual.

Your spiritual progress in Jainism depends on right faith, right knowledge, and right conduct – not your surname or caste.

• The same surname can include:

- Jains - Hindus - Sometimes even people of other religions.

• Many Jains today simply use “Jain” as surname and drop the old caste name.

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If you tell me:

• your region (e.g., Rajasthan, Gujarat, UP, Karnataka, etc.) and
• whether your family is Śvetāmbara or Digambar,

I can share a more focused list of surnames that are especially common in your area and community.

You can also see a related discussion of popular Jain surnames here