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Varma (surname)

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Varmā, Verma, Varman, or Burman are surnames found in India and South-East Asia.

Indian traditional usage

Often the surnames of people from the Marwari or Marwadi an Indian ethnic group.[citation needed]

According to Ayodhya Prasad Sah, the title was also used by some Brahmins in parts of Odisha, although it is recommended historically for the Kshatriyas.[1]

In Kerala, Varma was a given name used by several male members of the Travancore Royal Family and Cochin Royal Family and other royal families.[citation needed]

Notable people

Notable people with surname "Varma" or its variants include:

Dev Burman

Varma

Verman

  • Verman dynasty (4–7 c.), a dynasty of Kamarupa, including a list of rulers
  • Suryaverman II, Great King of the Khmer Empire and builder of Angkor Wat

Verma

References

  1. ^ Sah, Ayodhya Prasad (1976). Life in mediæval Orissa, cir. A.D. 600-1200. Chaukhambha Orientalia. p. 123.