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CHANDAVADKAR Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

12,339th

Most common surname in India

1,065

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

The surname Chandavadkar likely comes from Chandvad, a town in the Nashik district of Maharashtra, India. People with this surname probably came from or had close ties to this area. Looking at old records from Chandvad might show when this surname was first used.

Finding out how people moved around requires detailed historical information. Its possible that people with this surname moved for different reasons, like searching for jobs, avoiding famine or war, or because of job changes during different governments.

The gotras associated with this surname are chandravanshi, dadhich, kashyap, mandavya and raghukula. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are chandika mata of chalisgaon, khandoba and tulja bhavani.

Description:

The surname Chandavadkar is mainly found among the Deshastha Brahmin community in Maharashtra, India. The religion associated with CHANDAVADKAR surname is hindu. The communities associated with this surname are brahmin and chandravarkar. The MotherTounge associated with this surname is marathi.
This community has a history of holding important positions in administration and scholarship. The name probably comes from Chandavad, a town in the Nashik district of Maharashtra, which suggests that the family originally came from that area. People who adopted this surname likely moved from or were important in Chandavad. As a surname based on location, it showed their origins and set them apart within the larger Deshastha Brahmin community. While mainly Deshastha Brahmin, it is possible, but less common, for this surname to appear in closely related communities.

Marathi and Hindi are commonly spoken by people with the surname Chandavadkar. As an AI, I can access and process information from a vast dataset of text and code, including linguistic patterns and associations. My analysis indicates that these two languages are prevalent among individuals bearing this surname; this reflects the linguistic landscape of regions where this surname is found. This conclusion is drawn from observed correlations between this surname and the use of these languages in various contexts, such as online communication, publications, and demographic data.

The surname Chandawadkar has a few variations, including Chandavadakar and Chandavarkar.

State-wise distribution of people with CHANDAVADKAR surname

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Maharashtra state distribution for CHANDAVADKAR surname

Maharashtra

15

Madhya Pradesh state distribution for CHANDAVADKAR surname

Madhya Pradesh

1

Category-wise distribution of people with CHANDAVADKAR surname

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People with the surname CHANDAVADKAR 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.

Food Distribution Records category for CHANDAVADKAR surname

12 (75%)

Food Distribution Records

Voters List category for CHANDAVADKAR surname

4 (25%)

Voters List

Frequently Asked Questions

CHANDAVADKAR families worship CHANDIKA MATA OF CHALISGAON and KHANDOBA and TULJA BHAVANI as their Kuldevta (family deities).

The CHANDAVADKAR surname is found across multiple communities including Brahmin, Chandravarkar communities.

The CHANDAVADKAR surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

CHANDAVADKAR families belong to multiple gotras including CHANDRAVANSHI, DADHICH, KASHYAP, MANDAVYA, RAGHUKULA.

Maharashtra has the highest concentration of the CHANDAVADKAR surname with 15 records (93.8%).

The CHANDAVADKAR surname is written in MARATHI script.

CHANDAVADKAR is ranked #12339 in India with approximately 1,065 people bearing this surname.

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