73. Kapadia:

Kapadia technically means fabric maker. They are business textile community people from Maharashtra and Gujarat, also extended to Rajasthan.

74. Dubey:

Dubey or Dwivedi is a popular surname in Gujarat. They belong to the Brahmin caste and the Pancha Gauda classification of Brahmins.

75. Gandhi:

We all have heard the surname Gandhi. It is a Baniya Gujarati surname descendant.

76. Modi:

Gujarat, besides the other states such as Chhattisgarh, Haryana also has the surname Modi. They belong to the Rajput Kshatriya community.

77. Kulkarni:

Kulkarni is a popular surname in Maharashtra, especially in Brahmin communities.

78. Deshmukh:

Deshmukh is a native title that is given to the particular community desamukhi. It is then used as a surname in Maharashtra and around regions.

79. Tendulkar:

Tendulkar is a Maratha surname, similar to the other family of surnames such as Sawarekar, Mangeshkar, Gavaskar, etc.

80. Awasthi:

Awasthi is a sub-sect Kanya-kubja brahmins. They belong to few regions in Maharashtra, Gujarat and are also a native of UP.

Top Business Family Surnames:

81. Ambani:

Ambani’s are a popular Indian surname. We all know Anil and Mukesh Ambani and their business empire. They belong to a native of the Gujarat Hindu community.

82. Adani:

Adani is another business magnet surname we know. They are also business communities from Gujarat.

83. Birla:

Birla’s are native to the Vaishya trading community. They are the Marwaris community, native to Rajasthan state.

84. Damani:

Damani’s are trading community surnames. They, too, belong to Maharashtra or Gujarat.

85. Godrej:

Godrej is a Parsi-speaking community surname. It belongs to the Zoroastrian Parsi family around Gujarat and Maharashtra.

86. Hinduja:

Hinduja in Sanskrit is derived from Hindu, which implies related to Hindustan land. This surname belongs to the Sindhi trading community.