History:
The gotras associated with this surname are angiras, danoli, kashyap, malyavanta and raghukula. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are ekvira devi, khandoba and venkateshwara.
Description:
The surname Lunavat is mainly found among the Jain community in India, especially within the Oswal Jain sub-community. The religion associated with LUNAVAT surname is hinduism. The communities associated with this surname are koli and kunbi. The MotherTounge associated with this surname is gujarati.
Oswals are traditionally merchants, and their surnames often hint at where they came from or what they did for a living. This surname probably started as a name for someone from a place called "Luna" or a place connected to salt (which is "L লবণ" in some Indo-Aryan languages). Although this surname is mostly Jain, surnames can sometimes be found across different communities because people move around or change their social status.
The surname Lunavat has several variations, including Lunawat, Lunawath, Loonawat, and Lunavath.
