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JADHAR Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

12,844th

Most common surname in India

560

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

The gotras associated with this surname are angiras, dadhich, jadunulla, mudgal and raghu kula. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are bhavani, khandoba and venkateshwara.

Description:

The Jadhar clan is a Maratha group mainly located in Maharashtra, India. The religion associated with JADHAR surname is hinduism. The Mother Tonuge associated with this surname are marathi and konkani.
Marathas are a large community that includes warriors, peasants, and landholders. The Jadhar clan holds an important place among the 96 Kuli Marathas, who are considered the original clans of the Maratha community. They believe they are part of the Suryavanshi lineage, meaning they are descended from the solar dynasty. Historically, this surname was linked to powerful and influential positions. A notable branch of this surname held the Deshmukhi rights of Sindkhed Raja, the place where Jijabai, the mother of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (a respected Maratha warrior king), was born.

The surname JADHAR is common in communities in the Indian state of Maharashtra. As a result, Marathi is a language often spoken by people with this surname. Because India has many languages and people move around the country, Hindi is also likely spoken by some JADHARS, especially those in cities or areas with many Hindi speakers. Other regional languages could be spoken, depending on family history and where people currently live.

The surname Jadhav has several variations, including Jadav, Jadon, Jaha, Jathara, Yadav, Yadhava, Jadhawar, Jadhava, Jadhoba, Jaje, Jage, Jaju, Jadhavrao, Jadhwara, Jat, Jude, Judea, Judon, Jutta, Jutte, Yadu, Yaduvanshi, Yaduwanshi, Jetwa, Jetvara, Jetvar, Jethwa, Jethvara, and Jethva.

State-wise distribution of people with JADHAR surname

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Maharashtra state distribution for JADHAR surname

Maharashtra

152

Tamil Nadu state distribution for JADHAR surname

Tamil Nadu

27

Karnataka state distribution for JADHAR surname

Karnataka

5

Bihar state distribution for JADHAR surname

Bihar

3

Category-wise distribution of people with JADHAR surname

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People with the surname JADHAR 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 JADHAR surname

105 (56%)

Food Distribution Records

Farmer Beneficiary Records category for JADHAR surname

47 (25%)

Farmer Beneficiary Records

Voters List category for JADHAR surname

35 (19%)

Voters List

Frequently Asked Questions

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

The JADHAR surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

JADHAR families belong to multiple gotras including ANGIRAS, DADHICH, JADUNULLA, MUDGAL, RAGHU KULA.

Maharashtra has the highest concentration of the JADHAR surname with 152 records (81.3%).

The JADHAR surname is written in MARATHI, KONKANI scripts.

JADHAR is ranked #12844 in India with approximately 560 people bearing this surname.

The JADHAR surname is found across 4 states, with the top 3 being Maharashtra (81.3%), Tamil Nadu (14.4%), Karnataka (2.7%).

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