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GAWA Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

12,470th

Most common surname in India

934

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

The gotras associated with this surname are angiras, gaarga, kashyap, mudgal and rebaala. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are amba, bhavani, ambabai, khandoba and venkateshwara.

Description:

To know the specific languages spoken by people with this surname, we need to consider where they live in India. The religion associated with GAWA surname is hinduism. The MotherTounge associated with this surname are marathi and gujarati.
However, knowing the origins of this surname and where its commonly found in India, people with the Gawa surname probably speak languages common to those regions. These might include Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, or other regional languages, depending on their family history and where theyve moved. English is also commonly spoken, especially by educated people in India.

The surname Gaw has many variations, including Gawa, Gaugh, Gaws, Gau, Gay, Gea, Geaw, Gey, Geye, McGaw, MacGaw, Gawne, Gawen, Gawin, Gawn, Gauw, and Gauwe. Additional variations include de Gaw, de Gauw, Gaucher, Gauthier, Goff, Gough, Goffe, Gove, and Gugh. Still more variations are Gaughren, Gaughan, Gawith, Gavaghan, MacGabhann, McGavin, McGeown, and possibly Gore or perhaps Gower. Phonetic variations might include /ˈɡɔː/, /ˈɡɑː/, /ˈɡeɪ/, /ˈɡoʊ/, /ˈɡuː/, /ˈɡɔf/, /ˈɡɒf/, /ˈɡʌf/, and variations with a silent "gh," like in Gough, which could be /ˈɡɒf/ or /ˈɡɔf/ depending on the dialect. Spellings may also come from Norman origins, such as Gaul and Gaudin, possibly Gallen, and anglicized versions from Gaelic origins.

State-wise distribution of people with GAWA surname

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Madhya Pradesh state distribution for GAWA surname

Madhya Pradesh

213

Tamil Nadu state distribution for GAWA surname

Tamil Nadu

169

Maharashtra state distribution for GAWA surname

Maharashtra

43

Andhra Pradesh state distribution for GAWA surname

Andhra Pradesh

5

Delhi state distribution for GAWA surname

Delhi

2

Uttar Pradesh state distribution for GAWA surname

Uttar Pradesh

1

Category-wise distribution of people with GAWA surname

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People with the surname GAWA 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 GAWA surname

254 (59%)

Food Distribution Records

Voters List category for GAWA surname

177 (41%)

Voters List

Farmer Beneficiary Records category for GAWA surname

2 (0.5%)

Farmer Beneficiary Records

Frequently Asked Questions

GAWA families worship AMBA and BHAVANI and AMBABAI and KHANDOBA and VENKATESHWARA as their Kuldevta (family deities).

The GAWA surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

GAWA families belong to multiple gotras including ANGIRAS, GAARGA, KASHYAP, MUDGAL, REBAALA.

Madhya Pradesh has the highest concentration of the GAWA surname with 213 records (49.2%).

The GAWA surname is written in MARATHI, GUJARATI scripts.

GAWA is ranked #12470 in India with approximately 934 people bearing this surname.

The GAWA surname is found across 6 states, with the top 3 being Madhya Pradesh (49.2%), Tamil Nadu (39.0%), Maharashtra (9.9%).

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