Jhaveri

Jhaveri is an Indian surname, common among Sindhis and Gujarati banias. The word "Jhaveri" (also spelled Zaveri or Javeri) means jeweler, and is derived from the Arabic Javahari.^[1] Though not all people with surname Jhaveri are jewellers by profession, the surname indicates that their ancestors may have been jewelers.

People with surname Jhaveri:

• Shantidas Jhaveri (c. 1580s–1659), influential Indian jeweler and merchant during the Mughal era
• Umar Hajee Ahmed Jhaveri, Indian-South African businessman
• Krishnalal Jhaveri (1868–1957), India writer and judge
• Darshana Jhaveri (b. 1940), Indian Manipuri dancer
• Dileep Jhaveri (b. 1943), Gujarati poet from India
• Rakesh Jhaveri (b. 1966), Jain spiritual leader from India
• Anjala Zaveri, Indian-British actress
• Ankita Jhaveri, Indian actress
• Mansukhlal Jhaveri (1907–1981), Gujarati poet and critic
• Dilip Ratanchand Jhaveri (1939-2019), Indian-American architect and urban planner
• Dharav Jhaveri (1984), Indian-Gujarati IT Businessman