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Most common surname in India
People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database
The gotras associated with this surname are aaryantharushi, kaushik, kava, kasyapa, mavanulla and ravi. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are ambabai, kali and venkateshwara.
The surname Kava has several variations, including Kawa, Kawka, Kavka, Káfka, Kavala, Kavalec, Kavcic, Kavčič, Kavas, Kavvadias, and Kavvadías. The religion associated with KAVA surname is hindu. The community associated with this surname is thogata.
from iMeUsWe Database
Maharashtra
128
Gujarat
83
Tamil Nadu
59
Andhra Pradesh
28
Madhya Pradesh
16
Rajasthan
12
Bihar
3
Karnataka
2
Assam
1
Jharkhand
1
from iMeUsWe Database
People with the surname KAVA 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.
172 (52%)
Food Distribution Records
138 (41%)
Voters List
23 (7%)
Farmer Beneficiary Records
KAVA families worship AMBABAI and KALI and VENKATESHWARA as their Kuldevta (family deities).
KAVA is classified as a OTHERS-based surname because it is historically associated with .
The KAVA surname is found across multiple communities including Thogata communities.
The KAVA surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.
KAVA families belong to multiple gotras including AARYANTHARUSHI, KAUSHIK, KAVA, KASYAPA, MAVANULLA, RAVI.
Maharashtra has the highest concentration of the KAVA surname with 128 records (38.4%).
KAVA is ranked #12903 in India with approximately 501 people bearing this surname.
The KAVA surname is found across 10 states, with the top 3 being Maharashtra (38.4%), Gujarat (24.9%), Tamil Nadu (17.7%).