Guha (surname)
Indian surname
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Guha is a surname. It is commonly found among Bengali Hindus, especially Bengali Kayasthas in the Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura and the neighbouring country Bangladesh, and occasionally used by other Indian communities.
Word/nameBengali Hindu
Region of originBengal
| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Word/name | Bengali Hindu |
| Region of origin | Bengal |
Guhas mostly belong to Kayastha caste in Bengal. Bangaja (Eastern Bengal) Guhas (and Guhathakurtas[1]) are considered as Kulin Kayasthas along with Boses, Ghoshes and Mitras.[2][3] Few other communities like Barujibi and Aguri also use this surname.[4]
People with the name
Notable people with the surname, who may or may not be affiliated to the clan, include:
- Anita Guha (1932–2007), Indian Bengali actress
- Anton-Andreas Guha (1937–2010), German journalist and author
- Ajit Kumar Guha (1914–69), Bangladeshi educationalist
- Biraja Sankar Guha (1894–1951), Indian physical anthropologist
- Buddhadeb Guha (born 1936), Indian Bengali writer
- Chinmoy Guha (born 1958), Indian author and academic
- Chitralekha Guho, Bangladeshi actress and won Bangladesh National Film Award for best supporting role
- Isa Guha (born 1985), English cricketer and commentator
- Jatindra Charan Guho (1892–1972), or Gobar Guha, Indian wrestler
- Phulrenu Guha (born 1911), Indian activist, educationist and politician
- Pratapaditya Guha (1561–1611), King of Jessore
- Ramachandra Guha (born 1958), Indian historian
- Ramanathan V. Guha (born 1965), Indian computer scientist
- Ranajit Guha (1923–2023), Indian historian
- Subrata Guha (1946–2003), Indian cricketer
- Sujoy K. Guha (born 1940), Indian biomedical engineer
- Uttam Guho, winner of Bangladesh National Film Award for best art director
