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Most common surname in India
People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database
Chodes spread likely happened due to a mix of things. Wars and political messes probably forced some people with this surname to move to new places. Others might have moved for better jobs or land, or to escape trouble. Where people settled depended on things like the geography and what resources were around. All these movements over many years led to where we see this surname today.
This Surname has Kashapa Gotra.
from iMeUsWe Database
Andhra Pradesh
1,693
Bihar
129
Jharkhand
113
Tamil Nadu
92
Maharashtra
13
Gujarat
8
Uttar Pradesh
4
Madhya Pradesh
2
Jammu and Kashmir
1
Karnataka
1
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People with the surname CHODE 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.
1,038 (50%)
Voters List
994 (48%)
Food Distribution Records
25 (1%)
Farmer Beneficiary Records
The CHODE surname is found across multiple communities including Settibalija, Goud, Kamma, Goud Saraswat Brahmin, Gowda, Gowd, Gowdi communities.
The CHODE surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.
CHODE families belong to multiple gotras including KASHAPA, PYDIPAALA.
Andhra Pradesh has the highest concentration of the CHODE surname with 1,693 records (82.3%).
CHODE is ranked #9161 in India with approximately 4,317 people bearing this surname.
The CHODE surname is found across 10 states, with the top 3 being Andhra Pradesh (82.3%), Bihar (6.3%), Jharkhand (5.5%).