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CHAMYAL Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

12,898th

Most common surname in India

506

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

The gotras associated with this surname are angiras, dadhich, kashyap, macherla and raghukula. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are chamundi, kali and venkateshwara.

Description:

Chamyal is a surname mainly found among the Rajput community in Himachal Pradesh and nearby areas of northern India. The religion associated with CHAMYAL surname is hinduism. The Mother Tonuge associated with this surname are hindi and punjabi.
It is especially common among Rajputs in the Chamba district. These Rajputs often say they come from old warrior groups and, in the past, owned land and had government jobs. The fact that this surname is common in certain places suggests it started in a specific area and then spread within the Rajput community.

The surname has several variations, including Chamiyal, Chamyal, Chammial, Chamial, Chamyel, Chamiel, Chammel, and Chamal.

State-wise distribution of people with CHAMYAL surname

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Uttar Pradesh state distribution for CHAMYAL surname

Uttar Pradesh

48

Delhi state distribution for CHAMYAL surname

Delhi

32

Himachal Pradesh state distribution for CHAMYAL surname

Himachal Pradesh

1

Category-wise distribution of people with CHAMYAL surname

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People with the surname CHAMYAL 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 CHAMYAL surname

49 (60%)

Farmer Beneficiary Records

Voters List category for CHAMYAL surname

32 (40%)

Voters List

Frequently Asked Questions

CHAMYAL families worship CHAMUNDI and KALI and VENKATESHWARA as their Kuldevta (family deities).

The CHAMYAL surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

CHAMYAL families belong to multiple gotras including ANGIRAS, DADHICH, KASHYAP, MACHERLA, RAGHUKULA.

Uttar Pradesh has the highest concentration of the CHAMYAL surname with 48 records (59.3%).

The CHAMYAL surname is written in HINDI, PUNJABI scripts.

CHAMYAL is ranked #12898 in India with approximately 506 people bearing this surname.

The CHAMYAL surname is found across 3 states, with the top 3 being Uttar Pradesh (59.3%), Delhi (39.5%), Himachal Pradesh (1.2%).

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