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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Indian (Gujarat, Karnataka) : Hindu (Bhatia, Brahman) name, from Sanskrit bhakta ‘devotee’. It is found in the Bhatia community in Gujarat and among Saraswat Brahmans of Goa who have migrated to coastal Karnataka.

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