Find out how popular the last name Chavana is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Chavana.

Chavana, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Chavana surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Chavana in America

Chavana is the 37229th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Chavana surname appeared 599 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Chavana.

We can also compare 2010 data for Chavana to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Chavana

The surname Chavana is believed to have originated in the Indian subcontinent, specifically in regions of northern India and what is now Pakistan. Its roots can be traced back to ancient Sanskrit words, with "Chav" potentially deriving from "chaya," meaning shadow or shade, and "ana" being a common suffix used in Indian names.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Chavana can be found in the Hindu epic Mahabharata, where it is mentioned as the name of a sage or rishi. This ancient text, composed around the 8th to 9th century BCE, suggests that the name has a long and venerable history in the region.

During the medieval period, the Chavana surname appears to have been associated with various ruling dynasties and noble families in northern India. For example, historical records from the 11th century mention a Chavana ruler named Raja Chandra Deva, who governed a principality in what is now the Indian state of Rajasthan.

As the name spread across the subcontinent, variations in spelling and pronunciation emerged. Some notable individuals bearing the Chavana surname include Acharya Chavana, a renowned Sanskrit scholar and poet who lived in the 12th century CE, and Pandit Chavana, a celebrated astrologer and mathematician from the 16th century.

In more recent times, the Chavana surname has been carried by several prominent figures. One such individual was Kavi Chavana, a 19th-century Marathi poet and playwright who made significant contributions to the literary landscape of Maharashtra. Another notable bearer of the name was Pandit Chavana Prasad Mishra, a distinguished scholar of Sanskrit and Vedic studies who lived from 1866 to 1948.

While the Chavana surname has its roots in the Indian subcontinent, it has since spread to other parts of the world through migration and diaspora communities. However, the ancient origins and historical significance of this name remain deeply rooted in the cultural and linguistic heritage of the region.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Chavana

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Chavana.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Chavana was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Chavana has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Chavana was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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