Rawat (surname)
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Rawat is a surname of people belonging to Hindu Rajput community. It is used as a surname, but during the medieval period it was a designation or title given to a soldier who performed exceptionally well in war. Types of Rawat are Chauhan Rawat, Pawar Rawat, Sisodiya Rawat, Dogra Rawat etc.[1] from Uttarakhand and U.P divisions in the Indian state of Uttarakhand[2] and Rajputs (Kshatriya caste) of Uttarakhand.[3]
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Language(s) | Hindi, Kumaoni, Garhwali |
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Region of origin | Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Gujarat |
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See also | Panwar, Negi, Rautela, Parmar, Bisht, Bhandari, Rana |
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Rajputs, people with Rawat surname, are mainly concentrated in Uttarakhand where some number of them are found,[citation needed] and in Uttar Pradesh adjacent to Uttarakhand.[4]
A few of them are also found in Rajasthan and around its neighbouring border of Madhya Pradesh, primarily in the Mandsaur and Neemuch districts.