Origin and History of MAHIMKAR

History:

The gotras associated with this surname are angiras, dadich, kashyap, mahadeva and raghukula. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are amba devi of mardal, khandoba and tulja bhavani.

Description:

The surname Mahimkar is common among people from the Konkan region of Maharashtra, India, especially the Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu (CKP) community. The religion associated with MAHIMKAR surname is hindu. The MotherTounge associated with this surname are marathi and konkani.
Historically, the CKP community held positions in administration and the military. This surname probably started as a way to identify people from Mahim, which used to be a separate island but is now part of Mumbai. People or families from Mahim might have used Mahimkar as their this surname to show where they came from. The suffix "-kar" is a typical Marathi ending that indicates someones place of origin.

The surname Mahimkar probably comes from the Maharashtra region of India. Because of this, Marathi is a main language spoken by people with this surname. Since India has many languages and people move around, Hindi and English are also commonly used by this surname, especially in cities and at work. Because people have moved all over the world, some people with this surname might also speak the languages of the countries they now live in, like English in the United States or the United Kingdom. So, Marathi, Hindi, and English are languages that are often spoken, along with others depending on where people live.

The surname Mahimkar has several variations, including Mahimker, Mahimkarr, Mahimkarrao, Mahimkar-Desai, Mahinkar, Mayhemkar, and Maihemkar.