Bunt surnames – the most common ones are Alva, Bhandary, Shetty, Hegde, Rai. Some Bunts particularly check surnames of the bride or groom during a Bunt wedding, though that trend is changing in today’s context.
The complete list of Bunt Surnames in alphabetical order is:
A – Adappa, Adasu, Adhyantaya, Arasa, Ariga, Athikari, Ajila, Ajri, Alva, Athre, Attara
B – Banga, Ballala, Bangara, Bhandary, Banta, Bari, Bhoja, Bythani, Bunnala, Binnage, Brana, Budale
C – Chauta
D – Dore
G – Gambhira
H – Hegde, Horuva
K – Kava, Kadamba, Kajava, Kakwa, Kambali, Kanthiva, Kanjava, Karyal, Kayya, Kille, Konde, Kothari, Kudre, Kundahegde, Kundade
M – Mada, Manava, Manaae, Mana, Mardi, Marla, Marala, Maddala, Menda, Mallala, Malli, Marthe, Melanta, Menava, Menda, Mugayya, Mudya, Mukkala, Munda (Mundera)
N – Naadava, Nonda, Nayara, Nanaya, Nayaga, Naik
P – Pala, Paradi, Padyar, Pakkala, Palae, Pandyi, Patlashetty, Payyade, Payyahegde, Payyani, Pegde, Pergade, Punja, Puvani
R – Rai, Raja
S – Samani, Santa, Samanta, Sankaya, Semita, Senava, Servegara, Sheba, Sheka, Shetty, Shettyvala, Sooda, Sorapa, Sulae
T – Tanjiva, Tholara
V – Vala, Varma
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