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REVADEKAR Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

12,808th

Most common surname in India

596

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

The gotras associated with this surname are aatreya, dadhich, kadvekar, mudgal and rebaala. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are bhavani mata of tuljapur, khandoba and tulja bhavani of tuljapur.

Description:

The surname Revadekar is mainly found among the Chitpavan Brahmin community in Maharashtra, India. The religion associated with REVADEKAR surname is hindu. The communities associated with this surname are brahmin and deshastha brahmin. The Mother Tonuge associated with this surname is marathi.
This community, also called Konkanastha Brahmins, has a long history and is traditionally linked to the coastal Konkan region. Surnames like this surname often come from the ancestral village of origin (Revade) of a family or person within the community. The suffix "-kar" means "from" or "belonging to" that place. So, Revadekar means someone whose family came from the village of Revade. These surnames helped identify families within the larger Brahmin caste system and distinguish them from one another.

The surname Revadekar is primarily found in India. Because of where this surname is located, it is very likely that people with this surname speak languages common to India. The most spoken languages in India are Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Telugu, Tamil, Gujarati, Urdu, Kannada, Odia, Malayalam, and many other local languages and dialects. Therefore, its safe to say that those who have this surname probably speak one or more of these languages, which shows how diverse the languages are in India.

The surname Rewadekar has several variations, including Revadikar, Revadekar, Revardekar, Rewarde, and Revadaye.

State-wise distribution of people with REVADEKAR surname

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Maharashtra state distribution for REVADEKAR surname

Maharashtra

135

Karnataka state distribution for REVADEKAR surname

Karnataka

5

Category-wise distribution of people with REVADEKAR surname

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People with the surname REVADEKAR 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 REVADEKAR surname

74 (53%)

Food Distribution Records

Farmer Beneficiary Records category for REVADEKAR surname

63 (45%)

Farmer Beneficiary Records

Voters List category for REVADEKAR surname

3 (2%)

Voters List

Frequently Asked Questions

REVADEKAR families worship BHAVANI MATA OF TULJAPUR and KHANDOBA and TULJA BHAVANI OF TULJAPUR as their Kuldevta (family deities).

REVADEKAR is classified as a PLACE-based surname because it is historically associated with REVADEKAR IS PRIMARILY ASSOCIATED WITH THE VILLAGE OF REVADEKAR IN THE KOLHAPUR DISTRICT OF MAHARASHTRA..

The REVADEKAR surname is found across multiple communities including Brahmin, Deshastha Brahmin communities.

The REVADEKAR surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

REVADEKAR families belong to multiple gotras including AATREYA, DADHICH, KADVEKAR, MUDGAL, REBAALA.

Maharashtra has the highest concentration of the REVADEKAR surname with 135 records (96.4%).

The REVADEKAR surname is written in MARATHI script.

REVADEKAR is ranked #12808 in India with approximately 596 people bearing this surname.

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