belong to one caste, commonly called as ‘ Kurmi ’ or ‘ Kunbi ’. Common surnames or family names of Kurmis include Singh,Sinha, Chaudhary, Rathor, Patel , Verma , Katiyar, Niranjan, Gangwar , Pawar, Patil , Bhonsle , Reddy , Gowda, Mohanta, Scindia, Naidu, Mahato, Sachan, Kanaujia, Jichkar, Wankhde, Chavan, Rau,Mene