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Indian family name This article is about the name. For other uses, see Kapoor (disambiguation).
Kapoor, Kapur
Pronunciation'K_Poor'
Language(s)Punjabi
Hindko
Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu)
Origin
Region of originPunjab
Other names
Variant form(s)Kapur

Kapoor or Kapur is a Punjabi surname of Khatri caste found in the Punjabi Hindu communities.

Notable people

Notable people bearing the name Kapoor include:

Academia

Activists

Army

  • General Deepak Kapoor, chief of Army staff, Indian Army
  • H. L. Kapur, former Air Vice Marshal of Indian Air Force and a member of the Indian National Congress
  • Raj Kumar Kapoor, former colonel in Indian Army
  • Sanjeev Kapoor (air marshal), Air Marshal in the Indian Air Force. Currently, he is serving as the director general – Inspection and Flight Safety

Artists

Authors

Bureaucrats and politicians

Businessmen

Chefs

Directors and producers

Film actors

See also: Kapoor family

Journalists

Science and technology

Singers and dancers

  • Geeta Kapoor, Indian choreographer and television personality.
  • Himani Kapoor, Indian singer and finalist of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2005.
  • Kanika Kapoor, singer
  • Mahendra Kapoor, Indian playback singer who sang "Mere Desh ki Dharti".
  • Meena Kapoor. Indian playback singer
  • Raman Kapoor, Indian singer and songwriter. He was a contestant on the TV shows Sa Re Ga Ma Pa and Rising Star.
  • Sneha Kapoor, Indian salsa dancer, choreographer, and instructor. She is popularly known as "The Indian Salsa Princess".
  • Steven Kapur, also known as "Apache Indian", pop singer

Sportspersons

Fictional characters

See also

References

  1. Kumari, Ashok Pratap Singh& Patiraj (2007). Psychological Implications in Industrial Performance. Global Vision Publishing House. ISBN 978-81-8220-200-9. The Nais have several got/gotra and clans. Among the gotra, the common ones are Kasab/Kashyap, Bhardwaj and Kaundal.Several Rajput clans are distinguished which are also used as surnames by younger, educated persons, viz., Jaswal, Jammual, Patial, Chandel,Katoch and others like Kapoor and Gangotiya.
  2. Kumari, Ashok Pratap Singh& Patiraj (2007). Psychological Implications in Industrial Performance. Global Vision Publishing House. ISBN 978-81-8220-200-9. The Nais have several got/gotra and clans. Among the gotra, the common ones are Kasab/Kashyap, Bhardwaj and Kaundal.Several Rajput clans are distinguished which are also used as surnames by younger, educated persons, viz., Jaswal, Jammual, Patial, Chandel,Katoch and others like Kapoor and Gangotiya.
  3. Sudhir Kakar (30 October 2014). A Book of Memory: Confessions and Reflections (2014 ed.). Penguin UK. ISBN 9789351188858.
  4. Patrick Hanks (8 May 2003). Dictionary of American Family Names (2003 ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 275. ISBN 978-0-19977-169-1. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
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