Thakkar

Thakkar is an Indian family name found amongst the Lohana caste. Alternative spellings of the name include Thakker, Thaker, Thakkar, Thakrar and Thacker. The surname is widely used in the Indian states of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab and Jammu.

Society and culture

Thakkars are mainly situated in the state of Gujarat in India. There are also thousands of Thakkars that reside in South Africa and East African countries, which migrated to the continent in the 19th and 20th centuries. Many Thakkar were also expelled from Uganda under Idi Amin's regime and moved back to India or the United Kingdom.

Notable people

• Ashish Thakkar (born 1981), British businessman
• Bhavin Thakkar (born 1982), Indian cricketer
• C. K. Thakker (born 1943), Indian judge
• Fagun Thakrar (born 1991), British actress
• Jayaben Thakkar (born 1952), Indian politician
• Natwar Thakkar (1932-2018), Indian social worker
• Pankit Thakker (born 1981), Indian actor
• Praful Thakkar (born 1940), Indian collector and writer
• Rajesh Thakker (born 1954), British doctor
• Rakhee Thakrar (born 1984]), British actress
• Samay Raj Thakkar (born 1966), Indian actor
• Shital Thakkar (born 1962), Indian television actress
• Tanvi Thakkar (born 1985), Indian actress
• Vaishali Thakkar (born 1964), Indian actress
• Vinita Joshi Thakkar (born 1989), Indian actress
• Amritlal Vithaldas Thakkar, known as Thakkar Bapa (born 1869), Indian social worker
• Amitkumar Prakashbhai Thakkar (born 1988), Indian Techie
• Bapulal Mansukhlal Thakkar, known as BMT (1920-2007), founder of Tipco in 1944/45. India's first polymer producer. Recipient of UDCT Diamond. First Fellow of Indian Plastics Institute in 2002
• Nirmal Bapulal Thakkar, known as NBT (born 1940), current Chairman of Tipco. Founder President of Plastindia Foundation (1987). Three time President of AIPMA (1980-1983).