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The surname historically originated in the Indian state of Gujarat, where it is amongst the most common of surnames. [13] Today, the name is found across India, as well as in the Indian diaspora . In 2009, The Telegraph released a news article indicating that, in the United Kingdom, the surnames Patel and Singh now rank amongst native ones such ...
Kashyap Pramod Vinod Patel [1] [2] was born on February 25, 1980, [7] in Garden City, New York, to Indian Gujarati immigrant parents. [8] [9] His family originates from Bhadran, Gujarat, and is of Patidar ancestry.
A few families use the slightly different spelling of "Vora" or "Vahora" as their surname. Another common surname is Patel. [1] Sunni Bohras have had a large presence in the historical Indian Ocean maritime trade, and the Sunni Bohra merchant Mulla Abdul Ghafur was one of the richest merchants of the 18th Century. [2] [3]
The Patil (Hindi: पाटिल) (meaning "village headman") [1] [2] is an Indian last name and a title or surname. The female variant of the title is Patlin or Patlinbai, and is also used to describe the wife of a Patil. [3] In ancient times, a Patil was the head of a village working under a Deshmukh who was head of the district.
Adam Patel, Baron Patel of Blackburn, member of the House of Lords of the United Kingdom; Ahmed Patel, Indian politician; Anandiben Patel, Chief Minister of Gujarat (2014–2016) Anupriya Patel, Indian Politician; Babubhai Patel (politician), Bharatiya Janata Party politician; Babubhai Jashbhai Patel, Chief Minister of Gujarat (1975–1976 ...
Patil is an Indian surname used in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, and Goa. In Armenia, Patil is a female given name. It means 'snowflake' in Armenian. [1]
Patidar (Gujarati: Pāṭīdār [1]), formerly known as Kanbi (Gujarati: Kaṇabī [2]), is an Indian land-owning and peasant caste and community native to Gujarat.The community comprises at multiple subcastes, most prominently the Levas and Kadvas.
The Memon are a Muslim community in Gujarat India, and Sindh, Pakistan, the majority of whom follow the Hanafi fiqh of Sunni Islam. [4] They are divided into different groups based on their origins: Kathiawari Memons, Kutchi Memons and Bantva Memons from the Kathiawar, Kutch and Bantva regions of Gujarat respectively, and Sindhi Memons from Sindh.