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KUTCH Science FOUNDATION information about KANBI and KANBI Surnames.

Kanbi (KUNBI) is a common IDENTITY and not a Surname, BUT we use as surnames in MANY of our personal documents,  We all Leva Patel Kanbies in OLD time were known as HALARI KANBIs, As MANY of our families including Halai,Varsani, Hirani, siyani, Gami, Bhudia etc arrived from HALAR of JAMNAGAR region of Saurashtra.

We are KSHATRIAYA of Aryan Kul and decedents of Muni KURMI of Muni KASHYAP VANSH, And descended from region of PAMIR, on banks of Amu river around HINDUKUSH. Our culture match with CHITRAL and KALASH culture, KSHETRAL (Kshetrapal) festivals, their temples, clothing etc.

Then we further descended from PANJAB Sapta Sindhu, there is a 10^th century Temple of Shiva is in PIND Rawalpindi, Gujarat of PUNJAB. Then we come to Rajasthan, and there we known as LEUVA. Then to North Gujarat UNZA, to South Gujarat and Saurashtra and HALAR of Jamnagar, Then to KUTCH CHOVISHI of BHUVAD, VAGAD, Anjar and HALA chovishi, and then worldwide (Africa, America, UK and Europe, Australia and many more countries of the World). We have our temples and Hindu Samaj (150 years old Swaminarayan temple and other Hindu temples in Karachi) and our few lost community families of OUR Kutchi Leva Kanbi in KARACHI, Many KANBI have left from South Gujarat to NEWZEALAND 2 century ago and now have forgotten their roots of origin. We have a research report of those KANBI of New Zealand.

OUR OLD TIMEs Kutch Chovishis:

1)Vagad, (VONDH, ADHOI, villages of RAPAR and Bhachau of Kutch)

2) Anjar (villages around ANJAR and Khedoi of Kutch),

3) BHUVAD (villages around BHUVAD of Kutch)

4) HALA Chovishi (villages around MUNDRA and BHADRESHWAR of Kutch). 

NOW our NEW Chovishie of our villages of BHUJ.

OUR Leva Patel Kanbi's have come to Kutch from different parts of Gujarat and Saurashtra,. There are also many (Twice as many of our Samaj of BHUJ) Leva Patel families residing in VAGAD including Gami and other families (RAPAR BHACHAU area) of KUTCH. JAMNAGAR, JUNAGADH, BHAVNAGAR of Saurashtra and South Gujarat. RAJASTHAN LAUVA SAMAJ is known big political field of RAJASTHAN, Kurmi Samaj in Bihar and Patil Samaj of MAHARASHTRA also has similar ancestry links.

In Past most of our surnames were attached with our arrival of district, cities, towns or villages. However now a days due to increase in population in our villages, we have been adapting names of our ancestors, father's or forefather's/ mother's names as our surnames,

For example; Meghani from MEGHABAPA, Jesani, from Jesha bapa, Mayani from Mayabapa, Gangjiani from Gangjibapa, Khimani from Khimjibapa, Laljiani Laljibapa, Limbani from Limbabapa, Lachhani from Lachhuma.

For more detailed information of records you may contact us and If you find your surname is not listed/misplaced here please let us know and send us your details to update our records.

OUR Common Surnames

Used Other SURNAMES

Previous ORIGINAL SURNAME

Bhanderi		BHANDERI from Saurashtra
Bhudia/BHUDYA (from Bhuvad)	BHUDIA and PANCH BHUDIA	KAnDHAL (VS 1743=1687 AD)
GORASIA	BUTANI From Village GORAS	BUTANI, HALAR to BHUVAD (1645AD)
Chhabhadia /Chhabadia		CHABHADIA From Village Name
Chothani  from Chotha bapa	Mandani
DABASIA/DABASIYA		Halar/Manukuva(VS1632=1576AD)
Gajipara, Gajiparia
Gami, http://gamiparivar.com/	Bhuva	1616 Halar/Kera(VS1632=1576AD)
Siyani, (From SIYAN area of HALAR)	Gondaria Siyani,	Gondaria
Harsiani (SARSIYANI)	Taparia	SARASIYANI from Village Mota SARASIA of Amreli, Saurashtra
HALAI      (HALAR and HALA CHOVISHI)	Limbani, Padaria, Panchani, Mayani, Jesani, Gangjiani,	SIDHPURA of SIDHPUR (Patan) Halar VS1672=1616AD to BHUVAD
Kara		UDEPARIA from UDEPUR
VADODARIA	Arrived from village of Vadodara	Udparia have LINKS with KARA
HIRANI  (HALAR to Kutch)  (VS1632=1576AD)	Lachhani, Laljiani, Bhojani, Dhanani, Bhabhani, Jagani,	PIPARIA from village Piparia near Bhavnagar of Saurashtra
Kerai	Saparia, KHOKHRAI, Garara, Vaghani, Bhabhani, Ladhani	Saparia
Jivani from Jivabapa
Khetani from KHETA BAPA
Khokhani
Madhaparia, of MADHAPAR		GHADIA
PINDORIA, MEGHANI (MeghaBapa) SANGHANI from (SanghaBapa)	SAMATRAI, Khimani, sanghani, Madhaparia of Baladia are PINDORIA of Madhapar meghani	ARRIVED from PIND of PANJAB (HALAR to BHUVAD)  (VS1632=1576AD)
Paadaria
SENGHANI of Madhapar		BHUVAD Chovisi to Madhapar
Panchani from Pnchabapa
Padhra from village PADRA		Padhara From Village PADARA
Punjani From PUNJA BAPA
Mepani, (From MEPA BAPA)	Mepani, Pethani,Raghwani Jivani, Lakhani, Sonara (Goldsmith).
Rajani
RABADIA	Savani,	SAVALIA?, HALAR, Panch Talavada & BHADRA to BHUVAD
Varsani,  Asani (ASA BAPA),	Asani are mostly Varsani	SAVALIA  (VS1632=1576AD) has Links with RABADIA FAMILY
Rupalia
Vagadia	Gangjiani, Ambani	HALAR to VAGAD KUTCH
Savani or Sevani
Vastani from Vastabapa
Vekaria	Ajwani, Jesani, Saloria, Thakrani, Valani, Meghani, Bhuva	Arrived from village VEKARIA near Bhavnagar SAURASHTRA
Vora		Arrived from KARACHI SINDH 150 years ago
Wagjiani from WGHAJIBAPA	Kabaria, Nardani	MEGHPAR (Padiya of Vagjiani)

Total population figure for Our Samaj of KUTCHI LEVA PATEL is not available at perfect figures but our Samaj should work to do it by step by step and from village to village in KUTCH as well as abroad. Here in UK we can do it by doing at village by village and accumulate to make UK Samaj census.  Same way all SAMAJ can make total of OUR SAMAJ Census.

Presently we approximate 60,000+ census in BHUJ Kutch Samaj, 12-15+  thousands in Africa SAMAJ, 35-40+  thousands in UK and rest 5000+ total to be approximate to 1,20,000. But all this figures are approximate and accurately can be done only by correct census counting.

Vagad KUTCHI LEVA PATEL SAMAJ has census double of our census and is to be approximate 2,00,000 +

Similarly HALAR JAMNAGAR, Junagadh, Bhavnagar and south Gujarat has bigger census 2,00,000+ each. Leuva Rajasthan, Patils and Kurmi Samaj also have BIG census figures. And worldwide censes figure may reach beyond Millions.

From Dr.BHUDIA-KUTCH Science Foundation.  President:"Kutch Science Foundation".

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