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CHENAJI Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

12,833rd

Most common surname in India

571

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

The gotras associated with this surname are angiras, dadhich, haritas, mudgal and raghukula. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are bhavani, khandoba and venkateshwara.

Description:

The surname Chenaji is mainly found within the Kutchi Leva Patel community, which is a subgroup of the larger Patel community in Gujarat, India. The religion associated with CHENAJI surname is hinduism. The Mother Tonuge associated with this surname is marathi.
Its especially common among Kutchi Leva Patels who moved to and settled in the Kutch region. These communities have traditionally worked in agriculture and business. People with this surname can often trace their family history back to particular villages in Kutch. Like many Indian surnames, the name may have come from an ancestors first name or their job.

The surname Chenaji has several variations, including Chenajiwala, Chenajiwadia, Chenaji-Wadia, Chinaji, Chinajiwala, Chinajiwadia, and Chinaji-Wadia.

State-wise distribution of people with CHENAJI surname

from iMeUsWe Database

Gujarat state distribution for CHENAJI surname

Gujarat

203

Andhra Pradesh state distribution for CHENAJI surname

Andhra Pradesh

14

Maharashtra state distribution for CHENAJI surname

Maharashtra

5

Madhya Pradesh state distribution for CHENAJI surname

Madhya Pradesh

2

Tamil Nadu state distribution for CHENAJI surname

Tamil Nadu

2

Rajasthan state distribution for CHENAJI surname

Rajasthan

1

Category-wise distribution of people with CHENAJI surname

from iMeUsWe Database

People with the surname CHENAJI 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.

Farmer Beneficiary Records category for CHENAJI surname

204 (90%)

Farmer Beneficiary Records

Voters List category for CHENAJI surname

15 (7%)

Voters List

Food Distribution Records category for CHENAJI surname

8 (4%)

Food Distribution Records

Frequently Asked Questions

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

The CHENAJI surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

CHENAJI families belong to multiple gotras including ANGIRAS, DADHICH, HARITAS, MUDGAL, RAGHUKULA.

Gujarat has the highest concentration of the CHENAJI surname with 203 records (89.4%).

The CHENAJI surname is written in MARATHI script.

CHENAJI is ranked #12833 in India with approximately 571 people bearing this surname.

The CHENAJI surname is found across 6 states, with the top 3 being Gujarat (89.4%), Andhra Pradesh (6.2%), Maharashtra (2.2%).

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