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SHAVUKARU Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

12,972nd

Most common surname in India

432

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

The gotras associated with this surname are kashyapa, angiras, danoli, mudgal and rebaala. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are ambabai, khandoba and tulja bhavani.

Description:

The surname Shavukaru, which is also spelled Savukar, is mainly found among the Komati community in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, India. The religion associated with SHAVUKARU surname is hindu. The community associated with this surname is padmasali. The Mother Tonuge associated with this surname is telugu.
The Komatis are traditionally merchants, and the term "Shavukaru" used to refer to a moneylender or a rich merchant in this community. The name reflects their traditional job and financial status. Sometimes, people outside the Komati community who did similar financial work might have used the term, but it is still most common among the Komati sub-castes involved in trade and finance.

The surname Shavukaru, mainly found in India, likely comes from local languages. Although the exact linguistic origins are complex and differ by region, people with this surname probably speak languages common in the areas where the name is prevalent. These languages include Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, and Marathi, depending on where families bearing this surname live. The widespread use of these languages shows the historical and cultural background in which this surname developed.

The surname Shavukaru has several variations, including Shavukara, Shavukar, Chavukaru, Chavukara, and Chavukar. There may be even more slight phonetic variations of this surname, depending on regional accents. These could include emphasizing different syllables or slightly shifting vowels when speaking this surname.

State-wise distribution of people with SHAVUKARU surname

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Andhra Pradesh state distribution for SHAVUKARU surname

Andhra Pradesh

130

Tamil Nadu state distribution for SHAVUKARU surname

Tamil Nadu

1

Category-wise distribution of people with SHAVUKARU surname

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People with the surname SHAVUKARU 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.

Food Distribution Records category for SHAVUKARU surname

85 (65%)

Food Distribution Records

Voters List category for SHAVUKARU surname

46 (35%)

Voters List

Frequently Asked Questions

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

The SHAVUKARU surname is found across multiple communities including Padmasali, Karnataka Padmasali communities.

The SHAVUKARU surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

SHAVUKARU families belong to multiple gotras including KASHYAPA, ANGIRAS, DANOLI, MUDGAL, REBAALA.

Andhra Pradesh has the highest concentration of the SHAVUKARU surname with 130 records (99.2%).

The SHAVUKARU surname is written in TELUGU script.

SHAVUKARU is ranked #12972 in India with approximately 432 people bearing this surname.

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