Sahni, Sawhney, Sahani, or Sahney is a Punjabi Khatri surname found among the Hindus or Sikhs of Punjab, India.^[1]

Notables

Notable people with the surname include:

• Anuj Sawhney, Indian actor
• Ajai Sahni, author and expert on counter-terrorism
• Ajay Prakash Sawhney, Indian Civil Servant (Secretary, MEITy, 2016–2022)
• Baljit Sahni (born 1987), Indian football player
• Balraj Sahni (1913–1973), Hindi film actor
• Bhisham Sahni (1915–2003), Hindi writer, playwright, and actor
• Birbal Sahni (1891–1949), Indian paleobotanist
• Harpreet Sawhney, American engineer
• Jaideep Sahni (born 1974), Indian screenwriter, songwriter, and film producer
• Karan Sawhney, Indian footballer
• Mahendra Sahni, Indian politician
• Mohanbir Sawhney, professor at Kellogg School of Management
• Nilam Sawhney, Indian Civil Servant (former Chief Secretary, Andhra Pradesh)
• Nitin Sawhney, British Indian musician and composer
• Parikshit Sahni (born 1940), Indian actor
• Pritam Singh Sahni, Punjabi poet
• Rajan Sawhney (born 1970/71), Canadian politician
• Ravi Sawhney, American industrial designer
• S K Sahni, Indian Army lieutenant-general
• Sartaj Sahni, US-based computer scientist
• Vikramjit Singh Sahney, Indian entrepreneur and social worker