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CHAHANKAR Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

12,666th

Most common surname in India

738

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

The gotras associated with this surname are angiras, dadhich, kashyapa, macherla and rachandrala. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are bhavani, khandoba and venkateshwara.

Description:

The surname Chahankar is mainly found among the Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu (CKP) community in Maharashtra, India. The religion associated with CHAHANKAR surname is hindu. The MotherTounge associated with this surname is marathi.
The CKP are a Hindu community with a history of working in administrative and military positions. Surnames in this community often come from ancestral jobs, place names, or personal traits. Keep in mind that how common a surname is can change over time because people move around and social conditions shift. So, while mainly CKP, this surname might also show up now and then in related or nearby communities in Maharashtra.

The surname Chahankar has several variations, including Chahankara, Chahannkar, and Chahankhar. Phonetic variations of this surname are more speculative and depend on regional accents; they might emphasize the "h" sound or slightly alter the vowel sounds.

State-wise distribution of people with CHAHANKAR surname

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Maharashtra state distribution for CHAHANKAR surname

Maharashtra

293

Madhya Pradesh state distribution for CHAHANKAR surname

Madhya Pradesh

22

Category-wise distribution of people with CHAHANKAR surname

from iMeUsWe Database

People with the surname CHAHANKAR appear across 3 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.

Food Distribution Records category for CHAHANKAR surname

222 (70%)

Food Distribution Records

Farmer Beneficiary Records category for CHAHANKAR surname

86 (27%)

Farmer Beneficiary Records

Voters List category for CHAHANKAR surname

7 (2%)

Voters List

Frequently Asked Questions

CHAHANKAR families worship BHAVANI and KHANDOBA and VENKATESHWARA as their Kuldevta (family deities).

The CHAHANKAR surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

CHAHANKAR families belong to multiple gotras including ANGIRAS, DADHICH, KASHYAPA, MACHERLA, RACHANDRALA.

Maharashtra has the highest concentration of the CHAHANKAR surname with 293 records (93.0%).

The CHAHANKAR surname is written in MARATHI script.

CHAHANKAR is ranked #12666 in India with approximately 738 people bearing this surname.

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