History:

The gotras associated with this surname are bharadwaj, dadhich, kashyapa, madhalla and raghukula. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are bhavani, khandoba and tulja bhavani.

Description:

The surname Bhamat is mainly linked to the Kutchi Gujarati Muslim community in the Kutch region of Gujarat, India. The religion associated with BHAMAT surname is hinduism. The MotherTounge associated with this surname are gujarati and hindi.
Its especially common among the Sunni Muslim Bhamat community. This group is historically known for trade and seafaring. The origins of this surname can be traced to Hindu Lohana converts to Islam. Over time, they created a unique cultural identity within the larger Gujarati Muslim society, keeping their own customs and traditions. While mainly found in Kutch, the Bhamat community and those with this surname have moved to other parts of India and overseas, especially to East Africa and the UK.

The surname Bhamat probably comes from the Indian subcontinent and is linked to areas where Indo-Aryan languages are common. Because of this, people with this surname often speak languages like Gujarati, Hindi, and Marathi, depending on where theyre from and their familys history. In India, the areas where families with this surname live often match up with where these languages are spoken.

The surname has many variations, including Bhamat, Bhamatt, Bhamaat, Bamat, Bhamatte, Bamatt, Bhammatta, Bhummat, Bhumat, Bhamta, Bhampta, Bhamete, Bhamette, Bamete, Bamette, Bhimmat, Bhimat, Bhimatt, Bhimatte, Bhimta, Bhimpta, Bhimate, Bhimet, Bhimetta, Bhimetthe, Bhimethe, Bhamet, Bhametta, Bhamethe, and Bhamethey.