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Vohra Name Meaning

Indian (Panjab): Hindu (Khatri) and Sikh name based on the name of a clan in the Khatri community. It is of uncertain origin, but is popularly thought to derive from Sanskrit vyuha ‘battle array’. Muslim (Pakistan): perhaps an occupational name from Urdu bohora ‘merchant’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Bora, Vora, Hora, Nora, Mora, Dora, Bohr, Nohr, Borra, Vara

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Vohra Family Origin

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Vohra Family Occupations

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Vohra Historical Records

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Census Record

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Passenger List

There are 642 immigration records available for the last name Vohra. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 1,000 military records available for the last name Vohra. For the veterans among your Vohra ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Vohra Life Expectancy

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Between 1981 and 2003, in the United States, Vohra life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1981, and highest in 2001. The average life expectancy for Vohra in 1981 was 35, and 75 in 2003.

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