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NANWAR Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

13,039th

Most common surname in India

365

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

The gotras associated with this surname are gautam, angiras, dadhich, kashyap, mavanulla and raghukula. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are bhavani, khandoba and venkateshwara.

Description:

The surname Nanwar is mainly linked to the Kunbi community in Maharashtra, India. The religion associated with NANWAR surname is hindu. The community associated with this surname is maratha. The Mother Tonuge associated with this surname is marathi.
This surname might also show up in similar communities or smaller groups within the larger Kunbi community, which shows how flexible and regionally diverse these caste systems can be. However, the strongest link for this surname is still with the Maratha Kunbi community of Maharashtra. Because people in these communities tend to marry within their group, surnames often give clues about where their ancestors came from and what community they belong to.

The surname Nanwar is mainly found in India, suggesting it has linguistic roots in that region. Because India has so many languages, other regional languages like Rajasthani or languages from Madhya Pradesh might also be important.

The surname Nanaware has several variations, including Nanavare, Nanavar, and Nanor.

State-wise distribution of people with NANWAR surname

from iMeUsWe Database

Uttar Pradesh state distribution for NANWAR surname

Uttar Pradesh

77

Maharashtra state distribution for NANWAR surname

Maharashtra

35

Madhya Pradesh state distribution for NANWAR surname

Madhya Pradesh

4

Jharkhand state distribution for NANWAR surname

Jharkhand

2

Andaman and Nicobar Islands state distribution for NANWAR surname

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

1

Odisha state distribution for NANWAR surname

Odisha

1

Tamil Nadu state distribution for NANWAR surname

Tamil Nadu

1

Category-wise distribution of people with NANWAR surname

from iMeUsWe Database

People with the surname NANWAR 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.

Food Distribution Records category for NANWAR surname

97 (80%)

Food Distribution Records

Farmer Beneficiary Records category for NANWAR surname

21 (17%)

Farmer Beneficiary Records

Voters List category for NANWAR surname

3 (2%)

Voters List

Frequently Asked Questions

NANWAR families worship BHAVANI and KHANDOBA and VENKATESHWARA as their Kuldevta (family deities).

The NANWAR surname is found across multiple communities including Maratha communities.

The NANWAR surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

NANWAR families belong to multiple gotras including GAUTAM, ANGIRAS, DADHICH, KASHYAP, MAVANULLA, RAGHUKULA.

Uttar Pradesh has the highest concentration of the NANWAR surname with 77 records (63.6%).

The NANWAR surname is written in MARATHI script.

NANWAR is ranked #13039 in India with approximately 365 people bearing this surname.

The NANWAR surname is found across 7 states, with the top 3 being Uttar Pradesh (63.6%), Maharashtra (28.9%), Madhya Pradesh (3.3%).

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