History:
The gotras associated with this surname are aatr bhargav, dadhich, kodadhanulu, mudgal and raghukula. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are bhavani, khandoba and venkateshwara.
Description:
The surname Kodawala is mainly linked to the Parsi community in India. The religion associated with KODAWALA surname is hinduism. The Mother Tonuge associated with this surname is gujarati.
Parsis are Zoroastrians who moved from Persia (now Iran) to India long ago. "Kodawala" likely comes from a particular ancestral village, job, or personal name within the Parsi community, where the suffix "-wala" means "belonging to" or "from." This surname became more common among Parsis during British rule. This surname is rarely found in other major Indian communities.
The surname Kodawala probably comes from India, hinting at links to areas with many different languages. The languages people speak would depend on where the family originally came from and how they moved around. However, because its India, languages like Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, and English are all possible, especially in cities. If the family comes from a specific language area, like Maharashtra, Marathi would be common. Because India has so many languages, people with this surname could also speak other local languages, depending on their familys history and where they live now.
The surname Kodavala has several variations, including Kodawalla, Kodawla, Kodaval, Koda Wala, and Koda Vala.
