History:

The gotras associated with this surname are bharadwaj, bhargava, dadhich, kashyap, mudgal and raghukula. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are bhavani, khandoba and tulja bhavani.

Description:

The surname Bhilkar is mainly found among the Maratha community in Maharashtra, India. The religion associated with BHILKAR surname is hindu. The community associated with this surname is maratha. The MotherTounge associated with this surname is marathi.
More precisely, it belongs to the Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu (CKP) community, a sub-group within the larger Maratha group. CKPs have a history of working in administrative and military positions. This surname probably started as a toponymic surname, meaning it points to a link with a place called Bhilki or a village with a similar name.

The surname Bhilkar is common in India, so people with this surname often speak languages from that region. Many families with this surname speak Marathi because of its connection to the state of Maharashtra. Since Hindi is spoken throughout India, those with this surname also frequently use it.

The surname Bhilare has variations including Bhilkarh and Bhilakkara.