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NALAVALA Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

13,019th

Most common surname in India

385

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

The gotras associated with this surname are aavala, danoli, kashyap, maadhalla and rebaala. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are amba, amba bai of kolhapur, ambabai, bhavani, bhavani devi of tuljapur, khandoba and tulja bhavani.

Description:

The surname Nalavala is mainly used by the Brahmin community in Andhra Pradesh, India. The religion associated with NALAVALA surname is hinduism. The Mother Tonuge associated with this surname is gujarati.
Its especially common among Niyogi Brahmins, a group known for their past roles in administration and scholarship. These Niyogi Brahmins are divided into subgroups based on their Vedic schools (Shakhas) and family traditions (Gotras). While this surname is most closely tied to Niyogi Brahmins, it could also appear in other Brahmin groups or related Telugu-speaking communities, though this is less common, due to migration and social changes over time.

The surname Nalavala probably comes from India. People with this surname likely speak Telugu and possibly other Dravidian languages, depending on where in India their families originated. Telugu is commonly spoken in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Because India has so many languages, people with this surname might also speak different regional dialects. Additionally, Hindi and English are widely used in India for communication and administration, so people with this surname may also speak them.

The surname Nalawala has several variations, including Nallavala, Nalvala, and Nallvala. Other phonetic variations of this surname might include slight shifts in vowel sounds, depending on regional accents. Examples of these variations are "Nalaavala" or "Nallaavala," and possible elisions leading to "Nalvala.".

State-wise distribution of people with NALAVALA surname

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Tamil Nadu state distribution for NALAVALA surname

Tamil Nadu

159

Gujarat state distribution for NALAVALA surname

Gujarat

150

Andhra Pradesh state distribution for NALAVALA surname

Andhra Pradesh

106

Maharashtra state distribution for NALAVALA surname

Maharashtra

2

Rajasthan state distribution for NALAVALA surname

Rajasthan

2

Category-wise distribution of people with NALAVALA surname

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People with the surname NALAVALA appear across 2 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.

Voters List category for NALAVALA surname

346 (83%)

Voters List

Food Distribution Records category for NALAVALA surname

73 (17%)

Food Distribution Records

Frequently Asked Questions

NALAVALA families worship AMBA and AMBA BAI OF KOLHAPUR and AMBABAI and BHAVANI and BHAVANI DEVI OF TULJAPUR and KHANDOBA and TULJA BHAVANI as their Kuldevta (family deities).

The NALAVALA surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

NALAVALA families belong to multiple gotras including AAVALA, DANOLI, KASHYAP, MAADHALLA, REBAALA.

Tamil Nadu has the highest concentration of the NALAVALA surname with 159 records (37.9%).

The NALAVALA surname is written in GUJARATI script.

NALAVALA is ranked #13019 in India with approximately 385 people bearing this surname.

The NALAVALA surname is found across 5 states, with the top 3 being Tamil Nadu (37.9%), Gujarat (35.8%), Andhra Pradesh (25.3%).

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