B
Baanwal , Babu , Bachher, Bachwale, Badgae, ,bagde ,Badgotia , Badgujar , Badhan, Badhaniya(Ujjain), Badhik , Badhwar, Badi, Badola , Badodia , Bag, Bagala , Bagde, Bagdi, Bagee , Bagga , Bagoria , Bagri, , , Bagwal , Bahna, Bahana, Bahawal , Bahelia , Bahia, Baiga , Bahl, Bahri, Baiga , Bains, Baira , Bairwa, Baitha, Baitharia , Baiti , Bajad, Bajar , Bajgar, Bajwa, Bakad, Bakshi(Jabalpur), Bakuda , Bal, Bala(Jammu. WB) , Balahi, Balai, Balija ,Baliyan , Balmiki, Balyogi , Bamania , Bamcha , Bamne ,Bandhada, Bandela, Bandhela, Banergy (ST-WB) , Banfar ,Banga, , Bangali, , Bangar, Bangujjar, ,Bania(Assam) Banjara , Bansfod, Bansal, Bansi, Banshiwal , Banskar, ,Bansod , Bansode , Bansodi, Bansor, Bansphor, Bant, Bantar , Banwait, Baori, Barad, Barar, Bargi, Baraik , Barakala , Barar, BARDA , Baretha , Bargaiya , Barhar, Bariya , Baria , Barganda , Bargi, Bargunda, Baria , Bariki, Barkhania , Barman, Barma , Barne , Barodia , Bartunia , Barupal(Raj) , Bantar, Barwa , Barwala, Basak , Basar, Baske , Basanwar , Basnik , Basod, Basor, Basra, , Bassan , Bassi, Basumatary , Baswal ,Bathada , Batoi , Batta , Battina , Batwal, Bauri, Bauria, Bavacha, Bavuri, ,Bawaria, Bauri, Bauria, Bawaria, Bazigar, Bedi, Bedia, Bediya ,Begi, , Behera, Bejwada , Beldar , Bele(MP), Beliya , Belwanshi , Bendwal , Beniwal , Beradiya, Berar, , Beria, Berwa, Berwal , Bery, Besra , Beteda , Bethala , Betwal , Beura, Bhadbhuja , Bhadbhujar , Bhago, Bhagat(Haryana), Bhaina, ,Bhagla, Bhagalia, Bhagwal , bhagwasia , Bhahal , Bhajada , Bhaisare , Bhakand , Bhakar, Bhal , Bhalla, Bhamra , Bhambi, Bhambhi, Bhambri, Bhand, Bhandare(Khandawa), Bhangi, Bhangui , Bhanjra , Bhanja , Bhanjra , Bhanumati, Bhar(MAHA) , Bharat , Bharali , Bhardwaj, Bharia ,Bharkania , Bharthan , Bharti , Bharwan , Bhaskar, Bhasod, Bhatia, Bhatola, Bhatoya (Simla), Bhattra, Bhatti, Bhatoa, Bhandula , Bhandre, Bhandari, Bhanjara, Bharali , Bharathar , Bhardwaj(Bareilly), Bhardwaj(Korba Dist) , Bharti , Bhasin , Bhati , Bhatkar(Maha) , Bhatoa, Bhaware , Bhedkut, Bhengra , Bhilala, Bhil, Bhimma, ,Bhimania , Bhingardeve, Bhogta , Bhoi,, Bhorania , Bhosale , Bhot , Bhuinhar , Bhuimali , Bhumia, , Bhumbak, Bhumia, Bhutale , Bhutta, , Bhuiya , Bhuiyar, Bhunjia , Bhumij , Bhuria , Bhutia ,Bhuyan , Bhyan , , Bhuta, Bhutta , Bhyan, ,Bidakia, Billoria , Bind , Bindla, Bindra, , Binjade , Binjhwar, , Birgi, Birhor , Birjia , Birhor , Birhul, Birkayllu , Birua , Biswas , Bobde , Bohat , Bola , Bollavarapu , Bomidi , Bondeya , Bondhi, Bopchi, Boria , Boro , Bothom , Boudh, Brahma , Bramhvanshi , Brahm ,Brahmpal ,Brittal, Brohomo , Bua , Buar, Budhwar Sais, Bujwane, Bundela , Bunkar , Burad, Burar, Burra, Butalia ,Burud, Buthalia , Byagara, Byagari, Byapari
C
Chachati, Cairay, Camari , Chachandi, Chadar , Chadhar, Chahal, Chakkamar, Chakkiliyan ,Chakma , Chalvadi, Chamadia ,Chamar, Chamari, Chambhar, Chanai, Chanda , Chandala, Chandel , Chandwada , Chandwade , Chanal, Chandra , Chandramane , Channayya, Chanu , Charawandia , Charmakar ,Charvahan , Chaterjee (Nabadwip) Chatria, Chaudhran , Chaupal , Chaure, Chavda, Chavada, Chavan , Chaudhary, Chauhan, Chaupal , Chaupra , Chaurasia , Chavda, Chayal, Chelak, Chemmar, Chenna, Chemman, Chemmar, ,Cherama, , Cheraman, ,Cheruman, Cherwa, Chetiwal , Chenva, Chero , Chhajara , Chhaari, Chhatria, Chhatria(Odisha), Chidar, Chilate , Chikwa, Chikvi, Chintabathin, Chitar, Chitithoti, Chhimbe , Cholanaickan , Cholivala , Choor, Chota, Chouhan , Choudhari, Choudhary, Chowhan ,, Chuhre, Chumber, Chhatra, Chutan, Chutel, Claire,
D
Daabi , Daami , Dabi , Dabakwal , Dabria , Dabgar , Dabrolia , Dahait, Dahayal, Dahat, Dahiya, Dagi, Dagoli, Daharia, Dahate, Dahiya , Dakkal, Dalabehera, Dalei, Dalyaan , Damai , Damani , Damar , Dandasi, Dangat ,shia, Dange ,,Dangad , Daole, Dara , Darai, Darain, Darbolia , Darain , Darnal , Daryai, ,Das, Dasar, Dashlakhia , Deb , Deha, Dehariya , Dehury, Delkar , Deo , Deol, Desai(Surat)-ST) , Deshwal , Dev , Devke , Devra(Pali), Dewar, Dhadu , Dhaki, Dhalia , Dhali, Dhale , Dhanagri, Dhamania , Dhanak, Dhande , Dhara , Dhanaka, Dhanakia Dhanda, , Dhaliwal, Dhangad , Dhangri , Dhanka, Dhanak ,Dhankhani Mang, Dhanuk, Dhanwanta ,Dhanwar , Dhaogri, Dharawania , Dhari , Dharhi, Dhariya(Bihar) ,Dhariwal , Dharhi , Dhariwal,Dharkar, Dharwal , Dhasal , Dhawan(Meerut), Dhaya, Dhea , Dhed, Dher, Dheeman , Dhhakaran , Dhidiwal ,Dhilwania , Dhingra , Dhirana, Dihajo , Dhillon, Dhirana, Dhodia ,Dhoke , Dhone, , Dhobi, Dholi, Dhor, Dhulia, Dhumna , Dhupi, ,Dhuru ,Dhuai, Dhurwa, , Dige , Dindod , Diwadia , Diwakar ,Dokkalwar Doke , Dolai , Dhobi, Dhogri, Dhone, Dhoba, Dhogri, , Dhor , , Domban , Dombara, Domra, Donakonda, Dongar , Dongre, Doniyal , Dhor, Digra, Doai , Dogra , Dohane, Dohar, Dhohariya , Dom , Dome, Domar, Domple, Doodwal , Doodhwal , Doom , Doomana, Dora , Doris, Doria , Dorla, Dubey (MP) , Dubla, , Dudhamal, Duggal, , Dugh, Dugla, Dusadh , Dukpa , Dulaniya , Duley , Dullyan , Dulyani , Dumar, Dumna, Dumne, Durgey , Dusadh, Dutt(Jammu),
E
Ellamalawar, Engleng, Eravallan, Erra
F
Fariyan ,
G
Gadade, Gaddam , Gaddi , Gadewal, ,Gadhei, Gagra , Gaikwad, Gaita, Garg, Gagra, Gahlaut, , Gaiki, Galyan , Gamdalu , Gamit, Gamladu , Gamta, Ganda, Gandham , Gandhila, Gandi, Gandil, Gandhi(Guj) Gangeeya , Gangwal , Garhwal , Garlosa ,Gondola, Garo Garoda, Garo, Garoda , Garodi, Garudi, Gathe , Gatta, Gatti, ,Gaud , Gaun , Gavara, Gavarai , Gavari, ,Gavit, Gedam, Gehlot , Ghadei , Gharu, Ghasi , Ghasia, Ghorui , Ghosh (Kooch Behar) , Giakwad , Gill( Jalandhar), Girbide , Giri , Gochhayat, Godagali, Godagula, Godari, Godbole , Godra , Gogadia , Gogwal , Gogyan , Gohain , Gohil, Gohra , Gomang, Gond (excluding Maharajganj, Siddharth Nagar, Basti, Gorakhpur, Deoria, Azamgarh, Mau, Jaunpur, Ballia, Ghazipur, Varanasi, Mirzapur and Sonbhadra) , Gonhere , Gondlla, Gondwal , Gondola, Gonekar , Gonhri , Gorait , Goria, Gosangi , Goswamy , Gothwal, Gowrav , Gowari, Goyal(Khandawa), Granthiwal , Gual , Gujare , Gujjar , Gurjarwan , Guru,
H
Habura , Hadi, Haddi, Halalkhor, Halba, , Halbi Halder , Hali ,Halleer, , Halpati, Halsar, Hanotia , Hans, Hansda , Hanawate, Harali , Hari , Hasla , Haslar, Hazang ,Hazari, Heer, Heera, Hera, Hembram , Heri, Hessi, , Ho , Holiya, Horo , Hota , Holar, Holeya , Howldar , Hulasvar,
Ingle, Ingole , Irular , Irulan, Itkar
J
Jad, , Jadhav, Jaiswar, Jag , Jaggali , Jagpal , Jaitwa , Jaityan , Jajoria , Jajware , Jakkhu, Jalia, , Jalkeot(ASSam), Jalonia , Jambuvulu , Jana , Janagal, Jangala , Jangdey , Jangde , Jangral , Jarewal , Jarngal, Jarwal , Jassal, Jatav, Jajwa , Jatia, Jatt ,Jattu, Jatua , Jayashwal , , Jena, Jethan , Jethva , Jethwa , Jhall, Jhalli, Jhalo, Jhantal , Jhanwar , Jhareka, Jhampale , Jhariya , Jiniwal , Jiwane , Jogi , Johal, Johri ,Jognand , Jokchand , Jonwal , Joshi(Durg), Jothe , Julahe, Jungle , Junwal , Jurwal , Jyotish
K
Kabirpanthi, Kachhawa , Kachhwaha , Kachwai , Kachhwal ,Kadaiyan, Kadam, Kadar, Kadivar , Kadyan , Kagatay , Kahlon, Kaibarta, Kailey, Kainth, Kait , Kaithwar, ,Kajla, Kajrolkar , Kakade, Kakkalan, Kakkan, Kakkayya, Kakran, Kalabaz, Kalbelia, Kalanga, Kalawant, Kaler(Dharwad), Kalday, Kalladi , Kalsi, Kamar . Kamari , Kamble, Kami , Kamlakar, , Kamoh , Kanathala , Kanaura, , Kandh, ,Kandra, Kanekar , Kanera, Kanikar, ,Kanjar , Kankarwal , Kankayya, Kankhana , Kanakkan, Kander , Kanikkaran, Kanodia, Kannojia, Kansal, Kanujia, Kanwar, Kaora , Kapadia(MAHA, Guj) ,Kappu, Kapoor, Kapri, Karal, , Karak ,Kardam , Karela , Karenga , Karley, Karimpalan Karmali , Karmakar, , Karne , Karoshiya(Damoh), ,Karothia(Gwalior), Karra, Karwal, Kashyap , Kasture , Katariya , Kataria, Katariyan , Kathkari, Kathwas , Katia , Katkari, , Katheria , Kathodi, ,Kathyan , Katrolia ,Kattar, Katti , Kattunayakan. Kaur , Kaushik (Tonk), Kavali , Kavarai, Kawa , Kawar, , Keer , Ken , Keot , Kerar , , Keishing , Ketia, Ketwal , Keyot , Khadia , Khagaran , Khaira , Khaire ,Khairwar, Khalpa ,Khampa. ,Khandale, Khandayat (Orisa) Khangar, Khapriyan , Khardekar , Kharia , Kharte Kharwar , Khatik, Khatola, Khatri(Bikaner), Kheria, Khillare, Khinder, Khirwar, Khirwara, , Khlwar , Khoda , Khond , Khongmen , Khorwar , Khorajiya , Khorot , Khowal ,Kinnaura. ,Kirtania , Kisan , Klair , Koch , Kochale, Kochuvelan ,Koilabhuta, Koilabhuti , Koitar , Kohli, Kokna, ,Kolam , Kol, Kolambikar, Koli, Kolcha, , Kolgha , Kokni, Konai , Kondh, ,Konwar , Koodan , Koosa ,Kootan, Kora , Koraga , Korar, Koranga , Korku, Kora , Kori, Korwa , Kotal , Kotwal , , Koya, ,Koyala , Kriplani , Kritiyan , Kshirsagar, Kubutar, Kucha, ,Kuchaki , Kuchabandhia, Kucheria , Kudiya, Kudiarasu , Kudumban , Kudumbi, Kukna , Kumar, Kumari, Kumbhar , Kunawar, Kundu ,Kunhara , Kunhare , Kunwal , Kunwar , Kurariar , Kuravar, Kuril, Kuroack, Kuruva, ,Kuruvan , Kushwah .Kushtwar, Kuthar, Kalaparthi, Kona, Konidala, Khanna(Bhivani), Khute,
L
Ladhar, Lahaula, Lahre , Lal, Lalawat , Lalbegi , Lamani, Lambadi , Lande , Landge, Laskar , Lashkari , Lavanya , Leer, Lehgir, Lepcha , Likhania , Lochan, Lodetia , Lodha , Lodwal , Lodwar , Loeewal, Lohar(WB) , Lohara, Lohat, ,Lokade, Lohra , Lokade, Lokhande, Londhe, lonekar,
M
Maan, Maang , Madane, Madar , Madari, Maddu, Madia, Madhnure , Madiga, Madke , ,Madwaria , Magh , Mahalayak, Mahali, Mahalik, Mahalwansh , Mahamalasar , Mahar , Maitra , Mahli , Mahan, Mahananda, Mahata , Mahatam, Mahalwan , Mahar, Mahasha, Mahawar , Mahay, Mahey, Mahi, Mahida , Mahire , Mahla, Mahata , ,Mahetiyan , Mahey, Mahasha, , Mahishya, Mahto, Mahyavanshi, Maithyan , Makvana, Makwana, Malajangam, Mali , Malik , Mallick, Malkana, Malinda ,Mali(Assam) Mall, Maila , Mal(WB) , .Malakar , Malakkuravan , Malapanickar, Malasar, Malhotra(Jodhpur), ,Mallah , Malayarayar, , Malo , , Malayan, Mallarapu , Malwiya(MP) , Mana , Manay , Manda, Mandhaiya , Mandia , Mane, Manne, Manesh , Mang, Mangam, Mangera , Manglam , Manjare, Manesh, Mankar , Mannan, Mannewar, , Mannervarlu, Marati, Marecha, Mari, Maria, Marija, Marmat , Marecha, Mareeha, Mahalwansh , Maroti , Marwada, Masani , Maske, Mashteen, Mashti, Matangi, Matha, Mathakia , Matang, MathangiMathur, Matkari , Mattu, Maurya (Azmer) ,Mavalankar , Mavchi, , Mavilan ,Mazhabi, Mazumd, Mazudar, Mazumder, Mech , Mehar, Mehra, Meena , Meerwal, Megh, Meg inhwal, Mehmi, Meher , Mehna, , Mehra, Meharda, Meher , Mehta, Mehtar, Meitie ,Melakudi , Menghvar, Mer , Meshram, Mestar, Meta , Metram , Mimrot , Mirdha, Mistry , Mitra(Bareilly) , Mittal, Mochi, Moger , Moghya, , Mogia, Moghia, Mohanta, Moharana, Momi, Momin ,Monchhwal , Mondal , Monghya, Moopan , Morarka , Moti, Motwal , Mouasi, Mukaryan , Mru , Muchi , Mudia, Mudiraaj, Mudugar, Munda, Muduvan , Mujalde ,Mukri, ,Mundala , Muria, Murli (AP) , Murty , Murugesan , Mushahar,Muskhan, Muthuvan, ,Muwal , Muzhabi,
N
Nadia, Nag, Nagarchi, , Nagar, Nagare, Nagesia , Nagloo, Nagour , Nagra Nagrale, Nagrare, Nagwada , Nagwade , Nagwanshi, Nahak, Nahar, ,Nahul, Naidu, Nair (Kerala) , Nakashe, Nat, Naikda , Nalkadaya, Naikpod, Nalakeyava, Nalia ,Nambiar , ,Namburu , Namsudra , Nandru, Nangla, Naraniya , Narwade , Narwal , Naskar , Nat, Natekar , Navdigar, Nayadi ,Nayak(Odisha), Nayaka , Negi, Nehru , Nerian , Nigam , Nihal , Nimale , Nimbalkar , Nimesh , Nirmalkar , Nisargan , Nona, Noniwal , Norota, Nunia , ,
O
Od, Ogre , Ojha(Maha), , Olgana, Oraon, Orke, Ovhal
P
Q
R
Raigar, Raajput, Raidas, Rabha, Rabids, Radhe ,Raeekwar , Rahi, Rajak , Rajbanshi , Rajaput, Raje(Gwalior), Rajgond, , Rajkoya , , Rajodia , Rajora , Rajpoot Or Rajput (MP, Raj, Haryana) ,Rajwar , Ram,Raman(Muzaffar Nagar), Ramanaiah , Ramnami, Ramandwar , Ramaul , Ramdasi, Ramdasia, Rana, Randhawa, Rane , Rangari, Rangotha , Ranigar , Raniwal , Ranu, Rannu, Rao , Ratajia , Rathawa , Rathia, Rathee , Rathi, Rathod , Rathore , Ratti, Rattu, Rathawa, ,Raut, Ravi, Ravidas, Rawal(Dhar), Rawat, Ray(MP , WB) , Reddy , Regar, Reharn , Reneyar , Rehgar, Relli, Reswal , Revar, Rishi , Risy, Rohidasnveka, Rohit , Rokade, Roliyan , Roy , Ruala , Ruidas , Rujjhar, Rukhi,
S
Sadhiyan , Sadhu , Safi , Safri, Sagathiya, Saha , Sahoo(Khurda), Sahota, Sahu (MP) ,Saidaiah Saidulu, Saigal , Sais, Sakre, Salvi, Salwe ,Samagara, Samban, Sambandam(TN)Sambava, Sambavan, Sambavar, Samgar ,Samova, , Sampale , Sampath , Samyal , ,Sanhal, Sandhu, Sang, Sanhai, Sankate , Sankhla, Sansi, Sansiya, Sanhal, , Santal , Santia, Sansoi, Sanvalia, Sanwaria, Sapela, Sapera, Sapru(AP), Saptasagar Sarare, Sarehde, ,Sarbhangi , Sardar , Sarde , Sarera, Saren , Sareru , Sarganda , Sargara, Sarki , Saroha , Saroj , Sarotia , Sarvar , Sathe, Satia, Satnami, Sawar , Sawara, Sawarkar ,Sawasi , Sehjal, Selja , Selvam , Semman, ,Sen, Sengar (MP) ,Senva, Sethi(Odisha),, Shenva, Seth (Ranchi) , Shabar, Shah , Shakkarwal Shakkarwar , Shakya(Bareilly) , Shakyawar(Guna), Shambharia , Sharan , Sharma (MP, Raj) , Sheemar, Shemalia, Shergil, Sherpa , Shidhauliya , Shikari , Shinde, Shirshat, Shivde , Sholaga , Shrote , Siddiah , , Sidhana, ,Sidhanar, Sidhu, Siggi, Sihota, Sikligar, Silawat, Simer, Simk, Singala ,Singh, Singha(WB), Singal , Sinha(Ranchi) , Singhmar, Singiwala , Sippi, Siras , Sirkiband, Sirkind, Sirohi ,Sirsat , Sirswal , Siryare , Sisodia , Soami, Sodhia , Sodi , Sohpal, Solanki, Sone, Sonkar , Sonavane , Sonwani, Sonowal , Soni, Sonjhari , Sonsale,Sosa, Srinivas, , Suklavaidya , Suna , Sunai, Sunari, Surapati , Sulapi, , Sulsa , Shukla (MP) , Sunkar, Suriyaramnami, Sutradhar, Sutaria , Sutrakar, Swangla,
T
Taanti , Tabhabhai, Tadavi, Taharan , Taharyan , Takankar, Takia, Talaiyya , Talavia, ,Talwadia , Talawalia , Tamang , Tampa , Tandan (Delhi), Tandey, Tandi ,Tank, Tanoch(Udhampur), Tanwar (Haryana) , , Tandi, Tareyi, Tateria, Taryan , Tatawat , Tatu , Tatwadia , Tawade, Tedewal , Teetwal , Teli, Thandan Tendi,Terang , Tetaria, Tewari (Assam) Thachenadan, Thakar , Thakre (MP), Thakur , Thathera , Thatia,Thathiar, Thelkar, Thimaiah , Thorat , Thori , Thoti, Thotti , Thotya , Tibetan , Tihania , Tihra , Tikekar , Tilwari (MP) ,Tirbanda, Tirgar, Tiriya , Titaria, Tiyar , Toda , Tokhi, Tokre , Tomar, Tongbram ,Toor, Toori , Toppo , Toto , Tudu(WB), Tukadeeya ,Tupe, Turahia , Turi, Turukmane,
U
Ujwal , Ujjwal , Ulladan, Ullatan , Unajwal , Untwal , Uparwal , Urali , Uraly ,UJAGARE
V
Vachare, Vadavia , Vadher, Vadia , Vaja, Vaidya , Vaijran ,Vaisantri , Valan , Valkalia , , Vallon ,Valhar, Valvi ,Valmiki, Valluvan ,Vanjari, Vankar, Vanwar , Valmiki, Vannan, Varagya, Vardhan , Vargi, Varli ,Varma, Vasava , Vashiyan , Vathore, Vemula, , Vedan , Veerkar , Veeraswamy ,Vegini , Velan, Verma , Vetan , Vettakuruman , Vettuvan, Vidhey , Vidyarthy , Vidyasagar , Vijayan (TN) , Vilaudhan (Kerala) , Vimal, Virk, Vishnawat, Viswakarma (MP) , Vitolia (MAHA) , Vojyan, Vyas(Raj)
W
Wadar , Wade, Wadgaonkar , Waghdhare , Wadhave, wagde, wagh, waghamare, Waghare, Waghmode , Waghulde, Wahane, Wahurwagh, Waikar , Wakchaure , Wakle ,Wakode, waikar, walia, wandudhe, Wangyal , wankhede, wasnik, Wayanadan , wathore, wati, wedga, Wilson
Y
Yadav(Jaipur), Yaramala, Yashvant, ), Yatala,Yati, Yellammalawandlu, Yolmo,
Z
Zamrat, Zingare, Zanke, Zopade,
Reference :
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Tamil Nadu : Adi Dravida are numerically the largest SCs with a population of 5,402,755, constituting 45.6 per cent of the state SC population. They are followed by Pallan 2,272,265 (19.2 per cent), Paraiyan 1,860,519 (15.7 per cent), Chakkiliyan 777,139 (6.6 per cent) and Arunthathiyar 771,659 (6.5 per cent).
List Of Popular Marathi Surnames Or Last Names
4. Bhede
It means the ‘one who divides’ or the ‘one who discriminates’ in Marathi. It may have begun as a nickname and later transformed into a surname.
5. Chandekar
Chandekar means the ’owner of the silver mines’ or someone who ‘belongs to the land of silver mines.’ Hence, this was a likely occupational surname for people who owned or worked in silver mines.
6. Chaatre
The root word for the surname is ‘chatri’ meaning ‘umbrella’ in Marathi. This surname was likely given to those who worked as an ‘umbrella maker.’
7. Chitre
Chitre is another occupational surname which means ‘drawing maker’ or an ‘artist.’
8. Deo
Deo means ‘God’ in Marathi. This surname can also be seen as a suffix in many other Marathi surnames.
11. Divekar
This is an occupational surname for someone who was an ‘owner of a lamp factory’ or ‘maker of lamps.’
12. Gaitonde
It means ‘someone with a face like a cow.’ It may have begun as a nickname and later transformed into a surname.
13. Gaonkar
It means ‘from a village.’ It would have referred to someone or a group of people who migrated from a village or villages.
16. Holkar
It is a surname for someone from the village called Hol in the Pune district of Maharashtra. The surname could also be for someone who has descended from the Holkar dynasty, which also gets its name from the village.
17. Kamat
Kamat in Marathi means ‘one who is always at work.’ It likely referred to someone who was a hard worker.
18. Kamble
It refers to a ‘blanket’ in Marathi. It is likely an occupational name for someone involved in the manufacturing or trading of blankets.
19. Kapse
It comes from the Marathi word ‘Kapus’ meaning ‘cotton.’ The surname likely referred to someone who worked in or owned cotton mills.
20. Kharche
It was likely a nickname for someone who was a ‘money-spender.’
21. Khare
It means ‘true,’ ‘sincere’ or ‘pure’ in Marathi.
22. Kolhe
It is the Marathi word for ‘fox.’ Just like Gaitonde, this surname may have begun its existence as a nickname.
24. Landage
It is derived from the word ‘landaga,’ which means ‘wolf’ in Marathi. Like other animal-based surnames, this Marathi surname may have begun as a nickname.