Vohra Patel or Vora Patel (Gujarati વોહ્રા પટેલ) is a community of Sunni Muslim belonging to the Patel family, originally from Gujarat, India, particularly from the Bharuch District. Many members of Vora Patel community have migrated to Pakistan after independence and have settled in Karachi, Sindh.

The towns and villages in Bharuch and Surat where Vohras reside are not as heavily populated as they once were, as many have migrated abroad, to various countries including the Middle East, Europe, Australia America and Africa.

The United Kingdom is home to the largest population of Vohras outside of Bharuch. Vohras from Bharuch ('Bharuchies') initially settled in the mill towns of Lancashire where many still reside in large numbers. Although primarily situated in the mill towns of Blackburn, Bolton and Preston, there are also large communities in Dewsbury, Leicester and parts of East London. Many Vohras moved to East London during the early eighties as mills began to shut down during the Thatcher period.

Patel (also known as a Patidar) is surname of Indian origin mainly used by people belonging to Hindu Agricultural Communities viz. Kurmi or Kunbi, Hendre, Koli or Koeris, Teli, etc. Muslim Community people of Maharashtra and Gujarat in India and Pakistan also use Patel surname.

The name Patel is found primarily in the Indian state of Gujarat, along with Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Karnataka, as well as metropolitan cities like Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, and Delhi. Within the United Kingdom, it is the twenty-fourth most common surname nationally, and the third most common in the Greater London region. In the US, the surname "Patel" ranks 174 among the top 500 list of most common last names. The majority of those with the Patel last name are Hindus. However, Parsis and Muslims also carry the surname "Patel" (see also Muslim Patel).

Patel represents a section of Gujarati population that were historically farmers and landowners; the term patel itself meaning "village headman". The Patels forms large population in the state of Gujarat in India and also the United Kingdom and the United States. Gujarati Patels were historically landowners and farmers, and traditionally strict vegetarians. The Patel community varies by religion and ideology, with disparate groups having their own samaj (social gatherings) and mandirs. Traditionally Gujarati Patels married within their own gol (circle), though this custom had faded in the modern era. Patel community is a business community.

Altaf Raja is an Indian singer. Born to professional Qawwals, in Nagpur, Maharashtra Raja began musical training at the age of 18. After his voice training, he began winning awards at various competitions. In 1996, Venus gave him the much-deserved break and Altaf made history with his debut album Tum To Thehre Pardesi. Since then, he has released at least seven albums. He has also been linked with the Asian Academy of Film & Television. His songs are popular for both their lyrics and for his unique voice.

Altaf was born to a family of artists who traveled to different places for their livelihood. Altaf was motivated right from his early days to pursue a career in music.

Bharat Patel was born on the 6th of May 1988 in Mumbai, India). He completed his primary education at a government school (Louis Mountbatten School) and secondary education at two private schools (Peterhouse and St. George's College). He completed his legal training at the University of Rhodesia in 1975 and subsequently departed for England where he qualified as a barrister at Inner Temple and obtained his Master's degree in law from University College London.

He began his working career in 1978 in the London para-legal sector with the Greater London Citizens Advice Bureaux Service, focusing on civil rights, employment and social welfare law. In 1982 he returned to Zimbabwe and joined government service in Zimbabwe in 1982 as legal counsel performing advisory and representative duties in matters of public law and international law. From 1993, he headed the Division of Legal Advice in the Attorney-General’s Office of Zimbabwe until he was appointed to the position of Deputy Attorney-General in August 2000. In April 2003 he assumed the post of Acting Attorney-General after the resignation of Andrew Chigovera. In December 2004, he was appointed to the Bench, in the High Court of Zimbabwe, and assumed judicial duties in January 2005. From December 2005 to December 2006 he was temporarily re-appointed to the post of Acting Attorney-General, following the suspension and removal from office of the previous incumbent, Sobuza Gula-Ndebele.

Anandiben Mafatbhai Patel is the current Cabinet Minister in BJP ministry of Gujarat state of India. She is minister of Revenue, Disaster Management, Roads & Buildings Capital Project,Women & Child Welfare. She was elected to Gujarat Legislative Assembly from Patan .

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