Chavda (surname) explained

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;

• Shiavax Chavda Indian painter, illustrator and muralist
• Akbarbhai Chavda Indian politicians
• Ashok Chavda Gujarati poet
• Jawaharbhai Chavda Indian politicians
• Amit Chavda Indian politicians
• Vinodbhai Chavda Indian politicians
• Harisinh Pratapsinh Chavda Indian politicians
• Zohraben Chavda Indian politicians
• Ishwarbhai Chavda Indian politicians
• C. J. Chavda Indian politicians
• Kishansinh Chavda Indian politicians
• Neha Chavda Indian Cricketer
• Bharat Chawda Indian actor
• Khora Ramji Chawda Indian railway contractor

See also

• Chavda (disambiguation)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Chavda Surname Origin, Meaning & Last Name History . 2024-01-14 . forebears.io.
2. Web site: Chavda Last Name Popularity, Meaning and Origin . 2024-01-14 . Name Census.
3. Book: Singh, K. S. . Communities, Segments, Synonyms, Surnames and Titles . 1996 . Anthropological Survey of India . 978-0-19-563357-3 . 1416 . en.
4. Book: Gida . Seema . Folk Tales of Saurashtra . Sinroja . Amee . Shah . Nila . 1997 . Creative Books . 978-81-86318-48-5 . 105 . en . 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. Book: Enthoven, Reginald Edward . The Tribes and Castes of Bombay . 1990 . Asian Educational Services . 978-81-206-0630-2 . 17 . en . 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..