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HANDAVA Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

12,727th

Most common surname in India

677

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

The gotras associated with this surname are angira, dadhich, kashyap, madhavalla and raghu kula. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are bhavani, khandoba and venkateshwara.

Description:

To know which languages people with this surname speak, we need to think about where they come from and how they have moved around. The religion associated with HANDAVA surname is hinduism.
Because the surname likely has Indian roots, Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi, Punjabi, and English are all possibilities. These languages show how diverse India is, and how widely English is used in schools and workplaces.

The surname Handava has several variations, including Gandava, Andava, Handavu, Gandavu, Andavu, Chandava, Chandavu, Khandava, and Khandavu.

State-wise distribution of people with HANDAVA surname

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Maharashtra state distribution for HANDAVA surname

Maharashtra

780

Delhi state distribution for HANDAVA surname

Delhi

2

Category-wise distribution of people with HANDAVA surname

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People with the surname HANDAVA 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 HANDAVA surname

644 (82%)

Food Distribution Records

Farmer Beneficiary Records category for HANDAVA surname

136 (17%)

Farmer Beneficiary Records

Investor & Taxpayer Records category for HANDAVA surname

2 (0.3%)

Investor & Taxpayer Records

Frequently Asked Questions

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

The HANDAVA surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

HANDAVA families belong to multiple gotras including ANGIRA, DADHICH, KASHYAP, MADHAVALLA, RAGHU KULA.

Maharashtra has the highest concentration of the HANDAVA surname with 780 records (99.7%).

HANDAVA is ranked #12727 in India with approximately 677 people bearing this surname.

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