About The Surname Tiwari
Its other forms are Tewari, Tewary, Tiwary, Tewaree, and Tewarey. It means "versed in three vedas". While Tiwari surname is common in the states Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan, Tripathi or Tripathy is used in (in addition to these states) in Odisha, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh . The density of Tiwari (and Tripathi) is more among Kanyakubja Brahmins Saryupareen Brahmins, Bhumihar Brahmins and Utkala Brahmins.
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