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BHOJAVVA Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

13,068th

Most common surname in India

336

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

The gotras associated with this surname are bharadwaj, danoli, kasyapa, maadhalla and rebaala. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are bhavani, khandoba and tirupati balaji.

Description:

It appears particularly among sub-castes of the Lingayat community. The religion associated with BHOJAVVA surname is hinduism. The Mother Tonuge associated with this surname is kannada.
The Lingayat tradition, known for its devotion to Shiva, includes various occupational groups. This surname likely began as a title or descriptor connected to an ancestral job, possibly related to preparing or distributing food, as it is associated with "Bhojan," which means food.

People with this surname might speak languages common in Karnataka, Maharashtra, and possibly Goa, such as Kannada, Marathi, and Konkani. The exact language spoken depends on the familys original location and how they moved around within India. Its also possible that individuals may speak Hindi or English, since these languages are common in Indian society and education.

Here are some of the ways the surname Bhojva is spelled: Bhojva, Bhojawa, Bhojappa, Bhoji, Bhoja, Bhujwa, Bojja, Bojva, and Bhojawwa.

State-wise distribution of people with BHOJAVVA surname

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Tamil Nadu state distribution for BHOJAVVA surname

Tamil Nadu

319

Telangana state distribution for BHOJAVVA surname

Telangana

11

Maharashtra state distribution for BHOJAVVA surname

Maharashtra

2

Category-wise distribution of people with BHOJAVVA surname

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People with the surname BHOJAVVA appear across 2 types of official government records in iMeUsWe's database — from electoral rolls to agricultural records — showing how widely distributed this surname is across Indian society.

Farmer Beneficiary Records category for BHOJAVVA surname

326 (98%)

Farmer Beneficiary Records

Voters List category for BHOJAVVA surname

6 (2%)

Voters List

Frequently Asked Questions

BHOJAVVA families worship BHAVANI and KHANDOBA and TIRUPATI BALAJI as their Kuldevta (family deities).

The BHOJAVVA surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

BHOJAVVA families belong to multiple gotras including BHARADWAJ, DANOLI, KASYAPA, MAADHALLA, REBAALA.

Tamil Nadu has the highest concentration of the BHOJAVVA surname with 319 records (96.1%).

The BHOJAVVA surname is written in KANNADA script.

BHOJAVVA is ranked #13068 in India with approximately 336 people bearing this surname.

The BHOJAVVA surname is found across 3 states, with the top 3 being Tamil Nadu (96.1%), Telangana (3.3%), Maharashtra (0.6%).

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