Nanda (also Nandha and Nandhra) is a Tarkhan (Punjab), Rajput and Khatri surname. Various clans of Tarkhan (Punjab), Lohar, Gujjar, Ahluwalia, Khatri, Rajput, Sonar, Lubana, Tonk Kshatriya/Chhimba tribes have a close genetic and ancestral relationship with each other, and together they are the descendants of ancient Kamboja/Kamboh/Kamboj tribe . Same is the case of Nanda clan.
| Gujjar Clan, Kamboj Clan, Lohar Clan, Tarkhan Clan,: Nanda | |
| Distribution | Punjab (Pakistan), Punjab (India), Haryana, North-West Frontier Province, Balochistan, etc. |
| Descended from | Indo-Scythians(Some people and scholars claimed Chechen, Georgian, Abkhaz) |
| Religion | Islam, Sikhism, Hinduism |
| Languages | Punjabi, Haryanvi, Rajasthani, Urdu, Balochi |
| Surnames | Nanda, Nandhra, Nandey, Nandhrah, Nandra, Nandhar, Nandharah, Nandhera, Nandha, Nandan, Nandal, Wattu, Wattoo |
Read more about Nanda: Among Kamboj People, Among People of The Tarkhan (Punjab) Tribe, Connection With Other Ramgarhia, Notable Nandas