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CHINCHOLIKAR Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

12,554th

Most common surname in India

850

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

The gotras associated with this surname are aatreya, dadhich, kashyap, macherla and raghukula. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are bhavani, khandoba and tulja bhavani.

Description:

The surname Chincholikar is common among Deshastha Brahmins in Maharashtra, India. The religion associated with CHINCHOLIKAR surname is hindu. The communities associated with this surname are maratha and kunbi. The MotherTounge associated with this surname is marathi.
Deshastha Brahmins are a well-known Marathi Brahmin group with a history in administration and scholarship. The name likely comes from the place name Chincholi, which is often found in Deshastha Brahmin surnames. This suggests that families with this surname originally came from that village. As families moved from Chincholi, they adopted this surname to preserve their family history and where they came from. Many Indian communities use surnames in this way to show where theyre from, what job they had, or who their ancestors were.

The surname Chincholikar has several variations, including Chincholikara, Chincholkar, and Chincholekar. There may also be simplified versions such as Cholikar and Cholkar. These variations likely arose from regional accents and differences in transliteration.

State-wise distribution of people with CHINCHOLIKAR surname

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Maharashtra state distribution for CHINCHOLIKAR surname

Maharashtra

139

Madhya Pradesh state distribution for CHINCHOLIKAR surname

Madhya Pradesh

56

Tamil Nadu state distribution for CHINCHOLIKAR surname

Tamil Nadu

49

Bihar state distribution for CHINCHOLIKAR surname

Bihar

2

Delhi state distribution for CHINCHOLIKAR surname

Delhi

2

Karnataka state distribution for CHINCHOLIKAR surname

Karnataka

1

Category-wise distribution of people with CHINCHOLIKAR surname

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People with the surname CHINCHOLIKAR 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 CHINCHOLIKAR surname

173 (69%)

Food Distribution Records

Voters List category for CHINCHOLIKAR surname

57 (23%)

Voters List

Farmer Beneficiary Records category for CHINCHOLIKAR surname

19 (8%)

Farmer Beneficiary Records

Frequently Asked Questions

CHINCHOLIKAR families worship BHAVANI and KHANDOBA and TULJA BHAVANI as their Kuldevta (family deities).

CHINCHOLIKAR is classified as a PLACE-based surname because it is historically associated with CHINCHOLI,MAHARASHTRA.

The CHINCHOLIKAR surname is found across multiple communities including Maratha, Kunbi communities.

The CHINCHOLIKAR surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

CHINCHOLIKAR families belong to multiple gotras including AATREYA, DADHICH, KASHYAP, MACHERLA, RAGHUKULA.

Maharashtra has the highest concentration of the CHINCHOLIKAR surname with 139 records (55.8%).

The CHINCHOLIKAR surname is written in MARATHI script.

CHINCHOLIKAR is ranked #12554 in India with approximately 850 people bearing this surname.

The CHINCHOLIKAR surname is found across 6 states, with the top 3 being Maharashtra (55.8%), Madhya Pradesh (22.5%), Tamil Nadu (19.7%).

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