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Chavda (surname)

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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.

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Some individuals who bear the Chavda as their surname;

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References

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  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.