This is especially important when it comes to marriage, please see Matrimonial section for more details. Also your surname determines your "Kuldevs" (a family god), see Religion section for in-depth.

There are 14 main surnames that makes up our Maher community these are:
Keshwala, Sisodia, Rajsakha, Odedra, Jadeja, Solanki, Parmar, Vadher, Vada, Chavda, Chohan, Vadar, Pathiar, and Vagh.

Within these main surnames there are several sub-surnames (kind of confusing hey!). For example Sisodia consist of well known Godhania, Khastriya, Ranavaya, Kuchadia and Modhavadia as well as less heard of Haddiya and Pashtriya.

Here is the list of full surname and sub-surnames (known as "Bhaiyatas" brotherhood.

Click on a surname below or use drop down menu on right to find out full history and origin of the surname.

Surname	Sub-surname
Keshwala	Antrolia, Erda
Sisodia	Godhania, Khastriya, Ranavaya, Modhavadia, Kuchadia, Haddiya,
Rajsakha	Khunti, Karavadra, Gorania Sundavadra, Bokhiriya, Selor, Selan, Jethwa
Pashtriya	Butad, Revdaria
Odedra	Visana
Jadeja	Kadcha, Tarkhala, Ratia, Kadegia
Solanki	Timba, Divrania, Sida, Bhogesra, Juneja, Waghela
Parmar	Mahiyaria, Balega, Mundera, Pata, Gorsera
Vadher	Sarma, Sutreja, Sindhal, Dasa
Vada	Bapodra, Agath, Muliasiya
Chavda	Bhatti, Bhutiya, Bhadia
Chauhan	Gareja
Vadhia	Vadar, Bajigiya
Pathiar	Tapalia
Vagh	Vagh, Bhalegia, Goregia