Definitions for chopra
chopra

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1. Chopranoun

   common in India, especially in Rajasthan and Punjab.

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1. Chopra

   Chopra is a Khatri Hindu and Sikh surname. They belonged to the Barah-Ghar/ Bahri sub-caste of the Khatris which includes the clans of Dhawan, Kakkar, Kapoor, Khanna, Mehra, Malhotra, Sehgal, Seth, Tandon, Talwar, and Vohra.The clan claims to originate from one man called "Chaupat Rai" who was killed in a battle with Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni. His descendants who were born before his death took the name of their forefather and hence came to be known as Chopra.Diwan Mulraj and Diwan Sawan Mal were from Chopra Khatri families and served as the army generals under Maharaja Ranjit Singh of Sikh Empire. Sawan Mal Chopra was renowned for capturing Multan from the rule of Afghans while Mulraj was known to have rebelled against the British which led to the 2nd Anglo-Sikh war. The ancestors of the Chopras were expert gamblers ,so much so that they were called the incarnation of Maharaja Nala. They were concentrated in Majha region of Punjab in modern-day countries of India and Pakistan which includes Gujranwala, Amritsar, Lahore etc. Dr. Satyapal, a prominent freedom fighter from Gujranwala who was arrested by the British along with Saifuddin Kitchlew was a Chopra Khatri. Kavi Tahikan was a soldier by profession who also served as one of the 52 poets/writers of Guru Gobind Singh belonged to a Chopra family of Jalalpur town of Gujrat district.

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1. Chopra

   Chopra is a Punjabi Khatri and Marwari Jain family name.

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1. CHOPRA

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Chopra is ranked #10979 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Chopra surname appeared 2,897 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Chopra.
   
   89.2% or 2,586 total occurrences were Asian.
   5.3% or 155 total occurrences were White.
   3.6% or 105 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.1% or 33 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.3% or 9 total occurrences were Black.
   0.3% or 9 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Anagrams for chopra »

1. carhop

2. car hop

3. car-hop

How to pronounce chopra?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say chopra in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of chopra in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of chopra in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of chopra in a Sentence

1. Priyanka Chopra:

   Now, Chopra's family has grown to include not only the Nick Jonas brothers but their wives. ' I've never had a sister, so it's really nice to have Danielle [ Jonas ] and Sophie [ Turner ], and just inheriting the family by proxy.

2. Priyanka Chopra:

   The way Priyanka Chopra came at me right now ? girl, don't yell. We're all here for love. Don't yell. Don't embarrass yourself. But we all walk that middle ground, but thank you for your enthusiasm and your question and your voice.

3. Walt Disney-owned:

   The episode has stirred a lot of emotion, much of which is unfairly aimed at Priyanka Chopra, who didn't create the show, nor does she write or direct it.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Chopra
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chopra
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=chopra
4. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html