Paracha Family History & Genealogy

History

"Paracha" is a tribe. It is a small but well known tribe mostly in Pakistan. The Paracha tribe was made up of the descendants of a man called Ali Yemeni in Arabia who had converted to Islam during the early days of the faith in the 7th century CE. The tribe followed Yemeni into Persia where the Parachas became traders. From Persia various branches of the tribe spread out across north India, Central Asia and Afghanistan. Other sources suggest that the Paracha clan was linked to the Kushans, who were a syncretic people in Persia and Central Asia. They were followers of a faith which was a hybrid of Zoroastrianism and classical Greek mythology. During the time of the empire’s greatest ruler, Kanishka, the empire became entirely Buddhist. One of the tribes which historian Ahmed Hasan Dani suggests accompanied the Kushan into what today is Pakistan, was called Pirache which later became Paracha and/or Piracha

Name Origin

Paracha is a tribe or a clan name in Pakistan.

Spellings & Pronunciations

Paracha also had former forms of Peracha and Piracha.

Nationality & Ethnicity

Most likely Arabia but some sources suggest Persia.

Famous People named Paracha

Faiz Bakhsh Paracha.
Atta Mohammad Paracha.(sons Aamir Atta Paracha and Asim Atta Paracha)
khalid paracha
nadeem paracha
Arshad Paracha
Haashim Paracha
Ahmed Hassan Piracha

Early Parachas

These are the earliest records we have of the Paracha family.