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MALWAR Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

12,595^th

Most common surname in India

809

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

The gotras associated with this surname are vajpayee, angiras, dadich, kashyap, malahari and raghu. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are bhavani, khandoba and tulja bhavani.

Description:

Here are few notable Indian personalities with the surname and their professions: 1. The religion associated with MALWAR surname is hindu. The communities associated with this surname are maratha and teli. The MotherTounge associated with this surname is marathi.
R. S. Malwar: Academic , 2. S. K. Malwar: Doctor , 3. P. P. Malwar: Engineer.

The surname has several variations, including Mallware, Malwer, Mallwarr, Malwarr, and Mallwaree. Malwaree is also a possibility. The surname might be related to similar-sounding names such as Mellor or Mellower, depending on regional dialect and how the surname evolved over time.

State-wise distribution of people with MALWAR surname

from iMeUsWe Database

Madhya Pradesh

305

Maharashtra

Tamil Nadu

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Bihar

Category-wise distribution of people with MALWAR surname

from iMeUsWe Database

People with the surname MALWAR 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.

356 (86%)

Food Distribution Records

46 (11%)

Farmer Beneficiary Records

11 (3%)

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Frequently Asked Questions

MALWAR families worship BHAVANI and KHANDOBA and TULJA BHAVANI as their Kuldevta (family deities).

MALWAR is classified as a PLACE-based surname because it is historically associated with MALWA,MADHYA PRADESH.

The MALWAR surname is found across multiple communities including Maratha, Teli communities.

The MALWAR surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

MALWAR families belong to multiple gotras including VAJPAYEE, ANGIRAS, DADICH, KASHYAP, MALAHARI, RAGHU.

Madhya Pradesh has the highest concentration of the MALWAR surname with 305 records (73.8%).

The MALWAR surname is written in MARATHI script.

MALWAR is ranked #12595 in India with approximately 809 people bearing this surname.

The MALWAR surname is found across 5 states, with the top 3 being Madhya Pradesh (73.8%), Maharashtra (22.3%), Tamil Nadu (1.9%).

MALWAR Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

History:

Description:

State-wise distribution of people with MALWAR surname

Category-wise distribution of people with MALWAR surname

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is the Kuldevta (family deity) worshipped by MALWAR families?

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What are the gotras found among MALWAR families?

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