Behera (surname)

Behera (Odia: ବେହେରା) is an Odia popular surname. The Behera is a synonym word of Nayak and Pradhan surname, which meaning is Chief or Leader. Historically it is designated to Gopal caste[1] and they are mostly used this surname in Odisha. After them , it is also used by some Chasa, Khandayat, Utkala Rajput and western Odisha Brahmin peoples.

But now it is adopted by many other castes like Chamar, Keuta, Kumbhar, Tanti, Patara, Bania etc.

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