Shamsi (name)
Chamsi is a family name in Middle East, South Asia and North AfricaEtymology
The word Shamsi means of sun or solar.
Shams means Sun and Shamsi means Sunny.According to their tradition, they belonged to the Shamsi Family communities in Pakistan, India and Syria were converted to Islam by Sufi Saints Hazrat Shams Tabrizi and Hazrat Shahjamal Shamsul Arifeen. They often use the surname Shamsi, in his honor. Pilibhit, Bareilly, Rampur and Moradabad are the Cities of Uttar Pradesh in India where the shamsi community live in large number.
