Chavda (surname)

Chavda or Chawda is an Indian Gujarati surname.[1][2] Surname is mostly found among the Katia,[3] Rabari[4] and Ahir[5] caste groups based in the Indian states of the Gujarat and Rajasthan.

Notables

Some individuals who bear the Chavda as their surname;

See also

References

  1. "Chavda Surname Origin, Meaning & Last Name History". forebears.io. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  2. "Chavda Last Name Popularity, Meaning and Origin". Name Census. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  3. Singh, K. S. (1996). Communities, Segments, Synonyms, Surnames and Titles. Anthropological Survey of India. p. 1416. ISBN 978-0-19-563357-3.
  4. Gida, Seema; Sinroja, Amee; Shah, Nila (1997). Folk Tales of Saurashtra. Creative Books. p. 105. ISBN 978-81-86318-48-5. How many surnames do the rabaris' have ?""By surname, you mean branches, isn't it so ? There are more than seventy six branches like Chauhan, Gohel, Parmar, Jadav, Rathod, Chavda, Koditar, Darsar, Gohil, Solanki, Shamla, Shelana, Muchal, Kalotra, Khambhla, Juyad and many others".
  5. Enthoven, Reginald Edward (1990). The Tribes and Castes of Bombay. Asian Educational Services. p. 17. ISBN 978-81-206-0630-2. In the case of the Cutch and Kathiawar Ahirs, there appear to Exo- be no exogamous sub-divisions except families bearing the same divisions. surname. The following is a list of the commonest surnames:- Abalia, Baradia, Bhadarka, Bhadia, Bhenda, Bhibha, Bhoria, Bhuthar, Chavda, Chetaria, Chhuchar, Chudásame, Gagia, Gogham, Gohel, Goria, Jogal, Kachhot, Kámalia, Kanára, Khava, Khunti, Nandánia, Pidaria, Pithia, Rávaliya, Sanjva, Sindhav, Sisotia, Vádhia, Vasra and Vijva.
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