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CHANDLEKAR Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

12,746th

Most common surname in India

658

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

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

Description:

The surname Chandlekar is mainly found among Marathi speakers in Maharashtra, India, particularly within the Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu (CKP) community. The religion associated with CHANDLEKAR surname is hindu. The communities associated with this surname are brahmin and chandraseniya kayastha prabhu. The Mother Tonuge associated with this surname is marathi.
The CKP community historically held administrative and military positions. Surnames in this community often indicate ancestral jobs, locations, or personal traits. This surname probably started as a way to describe someone from a place called Chandle or someone connected to the moon (Chandra).

The Indian surname Chandlekar is most common among Marathi-speaking communities, making Marathi a primary language associated with individuals bearing this surname. Considering Indias diverse languages and historical migration, Hindi is also likely spoken by many bearing this surname, especially those living outside of Maharashtra. Furthermore, because of its role in Indian education and administration, English is often used by those with this surname in professional and academic settings. The specific languages spoken by any individual bearing this surname will depend on their family history, location, and education.

Here are the variations of the surname Chandlekar: Chandlekar, Chandlekar, Chandleker, this surname, this surname, this surname, this surname.

State-wise distribution of people with CHANDLEKAR surname

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Maharashtra state distribution for CHANDLEKAR surname

Maharashtra

113

Gujarat state distribution for CHANDLEKAR surname

Gujarat

93

Category-wise distribution of people with CHANDLEKAR surname

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People with the surname CHANDLEKAR 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 CHANDLEKAR surname

111 (54%)

Food Distribution Records

Voters List category for CHANDLEKAR surname

95 (46%)

Voters List

Frequently Asked Questions

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

The CHANDLEKAR surname is found across multiple communities including Brahmin, Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu, Chandraseniya, Kayastha Prabhu communities.

The CHANDLEKAR surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

CHANDLEKAR families belong to multiple gotras including AATREYA, DADHICH, KASHYAP, MUDGAL, RAGHUKULA.

Maharashtra has the highest concentration of the CHANDLEKAR surname with 113 records (54.9%).

The CHANDLEKAR surname is written in MARATHI script.

CHANDLEKAR is ranked #12746 in India with approximately 658 people bearing this surname.

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