Pavani

Pavani is a surname from the village of Muthyalapadu which is located near Kandukur and Kavali (small towns in the Prakasam and Nellore District of Andhra Pradesh). There is a villages called PeddaPavani and ChinnaPavani in East Prakasam District of Andhra Pradesh as well which leads to some ambiguity. Those with this last name could be Niyogi Brahmins. For the most part, those with this last name are predominately Brahmins. Many have migrated from Pavani family members and they have settled in various part of Andhra Pradesh. Some are known to have settled in a villages known as Muthyalapadu, janikammapeta, Machavaram, Mogilicharla, Proddatur, Nellore,kavali...etc. of Andhra Pradesh.