Main Clans
There are different tribes residing at Swabi who migrated from the Tanol valley in Afghanistan. The Yousafzai clan are in the majority in Swabi and the Jadoon&Nawar Khell are the second largest tribe. Other tribes include Tanoli, Tareen, Niazi, Utman, Kashmeri Gujjars, Chechi, Khattak, Awan, Dilzak, Kakakhel Miangaan and Akhunkhel Miangaan Syed. Ths sub-clans of yousafzai named Utman and Razar are in majority in the Swabi and Razar tehsils of district Swabi respectively. The Syed Akhunkhel Mians, Peers and Sahibzadas, Syed, enjoy special respect amongst the Pathans on account of their ancestry. These individuals were religious people who traveled many years back and the Pukhtons welcomed and honored them.
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