Suri (surname)

Suri
Regions with significant populations
India
Languages
Punjabi, Hindi
Religion
Hinduism, Sikhism
Related ethnic groups
Kukhrain, Khatri

Suri is a surname of Indian Hindu origin, derived from the Sanskrit सूरी (sūrī), which means wise or learned, and is primarily used by the Khukhrain clan of the Khatri caste, among other communities.[1]

Notable people who bear the name, but are not necessarily associated with the specific Khatri clan, include:

Business

  • Anoop Suri (born 1971), Indian Hotelier, writer, consultant and Management Guru
  • Rajeev Suri (born 1967), Indian born Singaporean business executive. Current CEO of Inmarsat and former CEO of Nokia

Engineers and scientists

Entertainment

  • Himanshu Suri (born 1985), American rapper, of Das Racist[3]
  • Duniya Suri, born Suresh Ramaswamy, Indian movie director
  • Mohit Suri (born 1981), Indian film director
  • Sandhya Suri, a British-Indian film director and documentarian
  • Sanjay Suri (born 1971), Indian actor and model of Kashmiri origin
  • Sanjna Suri (born 1993), Malaysian model, actress and beauty pageant titleholder

Sports

Politics

  • Lalit Suri (died 2006), Indian politician and owner of the LaLiT chain of hotels

Others

See also

References

  1. ^ Sheikh, Majid (Nov 17, 2013). "The mysterious genius who was a double-agent". DAWN.COM.
  2. ^ Devadevan, Manu V. "Mahendra Suri" – via www.academia.edu.
  3. ^ Getman, David (Apr 26, 2012). "Above the Radar Part II: Zachg, Danny Brown and Heems on hip-hop today". www.dailycal.org.
  4. ^ "Chirag Suri Profile - Cricket Player, United Arab Emirates | News, Photos, Stats, Ranking, Records - NDTV Sports". NDTVSports.com.
  5. ^ "Capt Suri — the Sikh warrior from Ambala". The Tribune.