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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Chavda''' or '''Chawda''' is an Indian [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] surname, mostly found among the [[Rajput]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Singhji |first1=Virbhadra |title=The Rajputs of Saurashtra |date=1994 |publisher=Popular Prakashan |isbn=978-81-7154-546-9 |pages=33 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NYK7ZSpPzkUC&q=chavda&pg=PA33 |access-date=14 April 2025 |language=en}}</ref> Katia,<ref>{{Cite book |last=Singh |first=K. S. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bfAMAQAAMAAJ&dq=Chavda+surname+of&pg=PA1417 |title=Communities, Segments, Synonyms, Surnames and Titles |date=1996 |publisher=Anthropological Survey of India |isbn=978-0-19-563357-3 |pages=1416 |language=en}}</ref> [[Rabari]]<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Gida |first1=Seema |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rbLfAAAAMAAJ&q=Chawda+surname |title=Folk Tales of Saurashtra |last2=Sinroja |first2=Amee |last3=Shah |first3=Nila |date=1997 |publisher=Creative Books |isbn=978-81-86318-48-5 |pages=105 |language=en |quote=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".}}</ref> and [[Ahir]]<ref>{{Cite book |last=Enthoven |first=Reginald Edward |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FoT6gPrbTp8C&dq=Chavda+surname&pg=PA17 |title=The Tribes and Castes of Bombay |date=1990 |publisher=Asian Educational Services |isbn=978-81-206-0630-2 |pages=17 |language=en |quote=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.}}</ref> [[Mestri (community)|Mestri]], [[Kadia Kshatriya]], Muslim caste groups based in the Indian states of the [[Gujarat]] and [[Rajasthan]].<br />
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== Notables ==<br />
Some individuals who bear the Chavda as their surname;<br />
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*[[Shiavax Chavda]] Indian painter, illustrator and muralist<br />
*[[Akbarbhai Chavda]] Indian politicians<br />
*[[Ashok Chavda]] Gujarati poet<br />
*[[Jawaharbhai Chavda]] Indian politicians<br />
*[[Amit Chavda]] Indian politicians<br />
*[[Vinodbhai Chavda]] Indian politicians <br />
*[[Harisinh Pratapsinh Chavda]] Indian politicians <br />
*[[Zohraben Chavda]] Indian politicians<br />
*[[Ishwarbhai Chavda]] Indian politicians<br />
*[[C. J. Chavda]] Indian politicians<br />
*[[Kishansinh Chavda]] Indian politicians<br />
*[[Neha Chavda]] Indian Cricketer<br />
*[[Bharat Chawda]] Indian actor <br />
*[[Khora Ramji Chawda]] Indian railway contractor<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Chavda (disambiguation)]]<br />
*[[Chavda dynasty]]<br />
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