Gururani is a surname / last name written by a small number of people from the Brahmin community of Kumaon region of the state of Uttarakhand, a northern state of India.
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Origins
Gururanis used to write "Kaushik" as their surname before the name Gururani came into existence, and there is a small tale on the origins of this surname. According to this tale, the name "Gururani" originated when the rulers of Kumaon hired highly educated Brahmins (GURU) to provide education to the illiterate queens (RANI) of Kumaun.
Native Regions
Gururani is a family name for Brahmin mostly found in the Indian states of Uttarakhand, Punjab, Delhi, and Uttar Pradesh.
Language
The native language of Gururani is Kumauni, Hindi.
References
Gururani Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA