Kodava Families List

Kodava Families List

Kodavas have segregated themselves into families. In the past, each family had a certain duty, not anymore. As stated in the “History” section of this website, there is no mention of the origin of families or any mention of any family names in recorded history that can be verified. Another reason for this can be because there has not been sufficient research done on the origin of Kodavas. Nevertheless, families still exist. Most families have an “Ayn Mane”. Which, according to custom is the house of the creator of that particular family. At present, the “Ayn Mane” is used for social gatherings and functions for the particular family. The name of every Kodava will comprise of three individual names. The first will be the family name, the second the father’s and the third the name of the person. A lady upon marriage, bears the husband’s family name, and her father’s name is substituted by the husband’s name. A family usually has a family head (elected or the eldest) who decides where the family’s money is spent. This custom is rarely practiced nowadays.
This list should contain all the “Kodava families”;

1. Achengada

2. Achhakalira

3. Achimudiyanda

4. Achipanda

5. Achiyanda

6. Addamada

7. Addanda

8. Addenda

9. Addengada

10. Adengada

11. Adikera

12. ailapanda

13. Aimudianda

14. Aipumanianda

15. aipura

16. aiyappamaniyanda

17. aiyyakuttira

18. aiyyalapanda

19. aiyyamada

20. aiyyaneravanda

21. aiyyetira

22. aiyyurimaniyanda

23. Ajjamada

24. Ajjamakkada

25. Ajjanda

26. Ajjangada

27. Ajjapanda

28. Ajjetira

29. Ajjikuttira

30. Ajjinanda

31. Ajjinira

32. Ajjiranda

33. Ajnikanda

34. Akkapanda

35. Alamachanda

36. Alamanda

37. Alamengada

38. Alemada

39. Alemanera

40. Alibilira

41. Alimanda

42. Allanda

43. Allangada

44. Allapanda

45. Allappira

46. Allaranda

47. Allasanda

48. Allengada

49. Allumada

50. Allumadanda

51. Althanda

52. Amekanda

53. Amera

54. ameriyanda

55. Ammachaliyanda

56. ammachanda

57. Ammachimaniyanda

58. Ammanakuttanda

59. ammananda

60. Ammanda

61. Ammandira

62. Ammanichanda

63. Ammatanda

64. Ammeyanda

65. Anchira

66. Andamada

67. Anera

68. angipanera

69. Anjanda

70. Anjapanda

71. Anjaparanda

72. Anjaparuvanda

73. Annadianda

74. Annalamada

75. Annamanda

76. Annambira

77. Annerkanda

78. Annira

79. Apadanda

80. Apanda

81. Apattira

82. Appachanda

83. Appachangada

84. Appachettolanda

85. Appachira

86. Appanderanda

87. Appanervanda

88. Appanjettira

89. Apparanda

90. Appatira

91. appengada

92. appuda

93. Appumanianda

94. appura

95. aramada

96. Aramanamada

97. Aranda

98. Arangripanera

99. Areyada

100. Areyanda

101. Aruda

102. Atiyada

103. Atrangada

104. attangada

105. Avaremadanda

106. Ayyakuttira

107. Ayyamada

108. Ayyamanda

109. Ayyetira

110. Ayyuda

111. bachallira

112. Bachamada

113. Bachamanda

114. Bachangada

115. Bachettira

116. Bachimanda

117. Bachinadanda

118. Bachira

119. Bachiraniyanda

120. badakada

121. Badakadamanda

122. Badalera

123. Badamada

124. badapera

125. Baddanjettira

126. Baddira

127. Badkada

128. Badrira

129. Badumanda

130. Baduvamanda

131. Baduvanda

132. Bairajanda

133. bairanda

134. bairetira

135. Bajettira

136. Bajjira

137. bakthanda

138. Balatikalanda

139. Balekuttira

140. Balera

141. Baleyada

142. Baleyadira

143. Baliapanda

144. Baliyada

145. Ballachanda

146. Balladichanda

147. Ballamada

148. Ballanamada

149. Ballanda

150. Ballaranda

151. Ballianda

152. Ballimada

153. Balluda

154. Ballyamanda

155. Balonda

156. Baltikalanda

157. Baltikanda

158. balyamada

159. Balyameederira

160. balyandamada

161. Balyatanda

162. balyatheethira

163. Bananda

164. Banangada

165. Bariyanda

166. Battanda

167. Battekalanda

168. batteyanda

169. Battianda

170. battikalanda

171. Battira

172. Bayada

173. bayamanda

174. Bayavanda

175. beemachanda

176. beemanda

177. Bejangada

178. Bellachanda

179. Bellapanda

180. Bellathanda

181. Beltangada

182. Benjanda

183. Bepadianda

184. Berera

185. Bheemanda

186. Biddamada

187. Biddanda

188. Biddatanda

189. Bidderianda

190. Bijjanda

191. Bijjiyanda

192. Billianda

193. Bittianda

194. Bittiera

195. Bochimanda

196. Bodanda

197. Bodangada

198. Boddanda

199. Bojjangada

200. Bolandanda

201. Bolathanda

202. bolavanda

203. Bolayadira

204. Bolkaranda

205. Bollachanda

206. Bollachettira

207. Bollachira

208. Bolladichanda

209. Bollajira

210. Bollanda

211. Bollangada

212. bollapanda

213. Bollarpanda

214. Bolleangada

215. Bollepanda

216. Bollera

217. Bolleyanda

218. Bollichanda

219. Bollimada

220. Bollira

221. Bolliyada

222. Bolliyangada

223. Bollumanda

224. Bolluthangada

225. bolyapanda

226. Bommanda

227. Bonira

228. Boovadichanda

229. Boovadira

230. boovakanda

231. Boppadathanda

232. Boppanda

233. Boppera

234. Bopperanda

235. Bopputanda

236. bopura

237. Borangada

238. Bottanda

239. Bottangada

240. Bottappanda

241. Bottengada

242. Bottepanda

243. Bottolanda

244. Bottolianda

245. Bottolira

246. Bottranda

247. Boverianda

248. Buduvanda

249. Buttanda

250. Buttianda

251. Buvakanda

252. Byrakundhira

253. Byramada

254. Byranda

255. Byretira

256. Byyanda

257. Chachira

258. Chadeyanda

259. Chadiyanda

260. Chambanda

261. Chamera

262. Chamira

263. chammakattira

264. Chammatira

265. Chandangada

266. Chandapanda

267. Chandera

268. Chandura

269. Chaneyapanda

270. Changachanda

271. changanamaada

272. Changanda

1. changepanda

2. Changetira

3. changrandira

4. Changulanda

5. Changura

6. Channapanda

7. Channira

8. Chappanamada

9. Chappanda

10. Charimanda

11. Charira

12. Chariyanda

13. Charmanda

14. chattamada

15. Chattangada

16. chattira

17. Chavanda

18. cheecholiyanda

19. cheeravanda

20. cheeyakanda

21. cheeyapanda

22. cheeyettira

23. Chekkera

24. Chelamanda

25. Chelandavanda

26. cheliyanda

27. chelmanda

28. Chembanda

29. Chemira

30. Chenanda

31. Chendanda

32. Chendimada

33. Chendira

34. Chendrimada

35. Chennapanda

36. Chennira

37. Cheppudira

38. Cheranda

39. Cheriyamada

40. Cheriyanda

41. Cheriyapanda

42. Cheriyatanda

43. Chermanda

44. Chermandanda

45. Cherumanda

46. Cherunda

47. Cheruvalanda

48. Chetramada

49. Chetranda

50. Chettandra

51. Chettanervanda

52. chettangada

53. chettanimada

54. Chettimada

55. Chettira

56. Chettiyanda

57. Chettiyaranda

58. Chettolanda

59. Chettolira

60. Cheyanda

61. Chiakpoovada

62. Chikanda

63. Chillanamada

64. Chillavanda

65. Chimmachira

66. Chimmanamada

67. Chimmanda

68. Chimmandira

69. Chimmangada

70. chimmatira

71. Chimmunira

72. Chindamada

73. Chindulira

74. Chinganda

75. Chinnamada

76. Chiranda

77. chirotira

78. Chiruda

79. Chiyabera

80. Chiyakapoovanda

81. Chiyandira

82. Chochira

83. Chodumada

84. Chokanda

85. Chokira

86. Chokkodira

87. cholamanda

88. Cholanda

89. Cholapanda

90. Chollanda

91. chomachira

92. Chomanamada

93. chomanda

94. Chomayanda

95. chonamada

96. Chonchira

97. Chondanda

98. Chondepanda

99. Chondira

100. Chonera

101. Chonira

102. Chottakorianda

103. Chottamada

104. Chottanda

105. chottangada

106. chottaniyanda

107. Chottapanda

108. Chottekalapanda

109. chottekmada

110. Chottemada

111. Chottengada

112. Chottepanda

113. Chottera

114. Chotteyanda

115. Chotteyandamada

116. Chottolanda

117. Chounchira

118. Choundira

119. Chovanda

120. Chowrira

121. Choyamada

122. Choyamadanda

123. chullimada

124. chuvadira

125. Codanda

126. Coluvanda

127. Coruvanda

128. Dadera

129. Dasanda

130. Dekamada

131. derapanda

132. Devandhira

133. Devanira

134. Devapanda

135. Deyanda

136. Deyira

137. Dugganda

138. Elthanda

139. Eramada

140. Erapanda

141. Gaadanda

142. Gaadangada

143. Ganangada

144. Gandangada

145. Garikera

146. Gaudanda

147. Geejangada

148. Gubbachira

149. Gubbira

150. Guddamada

151. Guddanda

152. Gudiyangada

153. Gujjangada

154. Gummatira

155. Guvalera

156. Hallanda

157. hanchetira

158. Hebbattira

159. Hoddolera

160. hottemada

161. Hottengada

162. hottepanda

163. Hunchettira

164. Ichodianda

165. igguda

166. Ikkerianda

167. Illapanda

168. Immandira

169. Immudira

170. Indadanda

171. Indanda

172. Ittira

173. Iyamanda

174. Iyanda

175. Iychanda

176. Iychettira

177. Iymandira

178. Iymudianda

179. Iynanda

180. Iypumada

181. Iythichanda

182. Jabbanda

183. Jadiyanda

184. Jammada

185. jokamada

186. Juggaranda

187. Kabbachira

188. Kachamada

189. Kachhapanera

190. Kachira

191. kadanda

192. kaddaniyanda

193. Kademada

194. Kadengada

195. Kadira

196. Kadumanda

197. Kadyamada

198. Kaibulira

199. Kaipalera

200. Kaipattira

201. Kaiyandira

202. Kakada

203. Kakamada

204. Kakera

205. Kakimada

206. Kakkalera

207. Kalachanda

208. Kalachettira

209. Kalakanda

210. Kalamada

211. Kalamanda

212. Kalapanda

213. Kalengada

214. Kalera

215. Kaleyanda

216. Kalianda

217. Kaliatanda

218. Kalimada

219. Kalimanda

220. Kaliyapanda

221. Kallambira

222. Kallangada

223. Kallera

224. Kallichanda

225. Kallira

226. Kallumadanda

227. Kamanichanda

228. Kambanda

229. Kambeyanda

230. Kambiranda

231. kamera

232. Kameyanda

233. Kammanda

234. Kanathanda

235. Kancherira

236. Kandanda

237. Kandera

238. Kandianda

239. Kandrathanda

240. kangananda

241. Kanganda

242. Kangera

243. Kangira

244. Kanjithanda

245. Kannachanda

246. Kannambira

247. Kannanda

248. Kannandra

249. Kannikanda

250. Kanninganda

251. kapimaniyanda

252. Kappudira

253. Karavanda

254. Karavattira

255. Karera

256. karevanda

257. Kariapanda

258. Karineravanda

259. Karnanda

260. Karotira

261. Karthachira

262. Karthamada

263. Karthanda

264. Karthura

265. Kashira

266. Kathera

267. kaththanimada

268. katikuthira

269. Katimada

270. katira

271. Katmaniyanda

272. katrachanda

1. Kattanda

2. Kattemada

3. kattengada

4. Kattera

5. Kattira

6. Kattranda

7. Kavadichanda

8. Kayamada

9. Kayapanda

10. Kaymanda

11. kayyandira

12. Kechamada

13. Kechanda

14. Kechapanda

15. Kechettira

16. kechira

17. Kediyanda

18. Keekanamada

19. Keekanda

20. Keekira

21. keepadanda

22. Keerera

23. Keethianda

24. Keethira

25. Keethlanda

26. Kekada

27. Kekanda

28. Kelapanda

29. Keletira

30. Kembadthanda

31. Kemmudhira

32. Kemudianda

33. kenchettira

34. Kenjanda

35. Kenjangada

36. kethanda

37. kethira

38. Ketolira

39. kibrera

40. Kikkerianda

41. kimmudira

42. kimmudiyanda

43. Kipadanda

44. Kiriakmada

45. Kiriyamada

46. Kirundanda

47. Kochamanda

48. Kochanda

49. Kochangada

50. Kochera

51. Kochimada

52. Kochira

53. Kodangada

54. kodchimada

55. Kodendera

56. Kodengada

57. Kodianda

58. Kodimaniyanda

59. Kodira

60. Kokkalemada

61. Kokkalera

62. Kokkanda

63. Kokkengada

64. Kokkera

65. Kolanda

66. Kolathanda

67. Kolera

68. Kolianda

69. Kolira

70. Kollimada

71. Kollira

72. Kolumada

73. kolumadanda

74. Kolumanda

75. kolumudiyanda

76. Kombanda

77. Kompulira

78. Konachanda

79. Kondira

80. Konerira

81. Konganda

82. Kongepanda

83. Kongera

84. kongeranda

85. Kongettira

86. Kongiranda

87. Konianda

88. Konira

89. Konnanda

90. kookanda

91. Koopadira

92. Koothanda

93. koothira

94. Koovalera

95. kopattira

96. Koppada

97. Koppanda

98. Koppira

99. Kopuda

100. Koranda

101. Kotera

102. Kotramada

103. Kotrangada

104. Kottanda

105. Kottangada

106. kottengada

107. Kottira

108. Kottiyanda

109. Kottolli

110. Kottukathira

111. Kottyangada

112. kovera

113. Kuduvanda

114. Kuimanda

115. Kukkera

116. Kuliakanda

117. Kuliangada

118. kuliyada

119. Kullachanda

120. kullachira

121. Kulletira

122. kullodanda

123. Kumbanda

124. Kumbera

125. kumberira

126. kumbiyanda

127. Kumbuduthanda

128. Kummanda

129. Kunchettira

130. Kunchira

131. Kundacherira

132. Kundachira

133. Kundanda

134. Kundherira

135. Kundhira

136. Kundranda

137. Kundyolanda

138. Kunjamada

139. Kunjanda

140. Kunjangada

141. Kunjapanda

142. Kunjettira

143. Kunjiangada

144. Kunjilanda

145. Kunjira

146. Kunjiramada

147. Kunjiyanda

148. Kunnikanda

149. Kuppachira

150. Kuppanamada

151. Kuppanda

152. Kuppatira

153. kuppudira

154. Kuruthira

155. Kuthira

156. kuttamada

157. Kuttanda

158. Kuttandira

159. Kuttanjettira

160. Kuttetira

161. Kuvalera

162. kuymudiyanda

163. kuyyanda

164. Machamada

165. Machanda

166. Machangada

167. Macharanda

168. Machetira

169. Machhira

170. Machimada

171. Machimanda

172. Machipanda

173. Machiranda

174. Machiyanda

175. Machuda

176. Machura

177. Madanda

178. Madangada

179. Madapanda

180. Maddanda

181. madepanda

182. Madettira

183. Madeyanda

184. madhathanda

185. Madhira

186. madlanda

187. Madrira

188. Maindapanda

189. makanda

190. Makemaniyanda

191. Malachira

192. Malanda

193. Malavanda

194. Maletira

195. Maleyanda

196. Mallamada

197. Mallanamada

198. Mallanda

199. Mallangada

200. Mallapanera

201. Mallengada

202. Mallera

203. Mallira

204. Manapattira

205. Manavattira

206. mandachanda

207. Mandamada

208. Mandaneravanda

209. mandangada

210. Mandapanda

211. Mandechanda

212. Mandeda

213. Mandepanda

214. Mandera

215. Mandetira

216. Mandeyanda

217. Mandikanda

218. Mandira

219. Manduda

220. Manduvanda

221. Maneyapanda

222. Mangera

223. Mangerira

224. Manianda

225. Manipanda

226. Manira

227. Manjira

228. Manjuvada

229. Mannera

230. Mapanamada

231. Mapanda

232. Mapangada

233. Marada

234. Maramada

235. Marangada

236. Marchanda

237. Maruganda

238. Maruvanda

239. Mathanda

240. Matharanda

241. Mayanamada

242. mayangada

243. Mechamada

244. Mechanda

245. Mechiyanda

246. mechuvanda

247. medhada

248. medhapanda

249. medherira

250. Medura

251. Meedira

252. Mekathanda

253. Mekerira

254. menada

255. Mepadanda

256. Mepadira

257. Merianda

258. Methanda

259. Mevada

260. Mevaranda

261. Midrira

262. Minnanda

263. Minnira

264. Mollanda

265. Mollera

266. Monnanda

267. monnikanda

268. Moodanda

269. Moodera

270. Mookachanda

271. Mookalamada

272. Mookalera