Thapar (surname)
Thapar is a surname of Punjabi origin.
Geographical distribution
As of 2014, 79.8% of all known bearers of the surname Thapar were residents of India. The frequency of the surname was higher than national average in the following states and union territories: [1]
- 1. Chandigarh (1: 2,996)
- 2. Punjab (1: 8,773)
- 3. Delhi (1: 10,657)
- 4. Haryana (1: 45,517)
- 5. Maharashtra (1: 81,371)
- 6. Jammu and Kashmir (1: 115,128)
- 7. Uttarakhand (1: 121,889)
- 8. Himachal Pradesh (1: 122,438)
Notable people
Notable people bearing the surname Thapar include:
- Amrita Thapar, model, Miss India 2005
- Gautam Thapar (1960-), Indian businessman
. Shaheed Vijyant Thapar, Indian Army
- Karam Chand Thapar (1900–1963), founder of Thapar Group of companies
- Karan Thapar (1955–), television interviewer, son of General P. N. Thapar
- L. M. Thapar (1930–2007), head of L. M. Thapar group of companies, son of Karam Chand Thapar
- General Pran Nath Thapar (1906–1975), fifth Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army
- Romesh Thapar (1922–1991), journalist and political commentator
- Romila Thapar (1931–), historian, sister of Romesh Thapar
- Sukhdev Thapar (1907–1931), Indian freedom fighter
- Valmik Thapar, conservationist and natural historian, son of Romesh Thapar
References
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