Cheema

Cheema is a Punjabi clan in Pakistan and India. It is a sub-tribe of the Jat people.[1][2]

Notable People

References

  1. ↑ "All-Jatt contest in Wazirabad". Dawn (Pakistan). 12 August 2005. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  2. ↑ Rait, S. K. (2005). Sikh Women in England: Their Religious and Cultural Beliefs and Social Practices. Trentham Books. p. 25. ISBN 978-1-858-56353-4. Sikhs are also instructed not to use their caste as part of their names, but in England many attach their caste, gotra or clan name (such as Channa, Cheema, Sethi) to their given names because the use of a surname is a requirement in the UK.


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