Is it strictly a Gujarati name? Do non-Gujji people, like maybe from Nepal or Eastern India ever have this surname?
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i know some non-gujjus with that surname--donno where they r from
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Come on.. There must be some Indians on here who can help. 
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just gujaratis. marathis have patil though.
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CCB, this girl you are in love with, is she a patel????
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^
erm aaan haan. :)
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Ok thanks.
Ma beloved must be a mixed race then.
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Patels are head of Village Gujaratis have Patels, Marathis have Patil and Prabhus
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The lyrics should explain a lot...
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patels are thakurs , muslims too, i guess some kayasthas also
mostly gujratis tho.
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Oh interesting, what about the white chinky looking ones, which type of Patel are they?
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There are some patels in Karnataka as well. A former chief minister was one.
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there are muslim patels like ahmad patel it is like chaudries of pakistan.
bhatts are musilm brahmins?
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I have so may Muslim friends who are 'Patel'
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Yeah Bhatt is a Kashmiri surname so I assume so.
Just to let everyone know it doesn’t matter anymore, my crush on the Patel girl has long worn off… 
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^ That is Butt not Bhatt....
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ccb-your crush could'nt have worn off. You are still asking about 'Patels'
Lier, lier, pants on fire.
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Oh yeah lol…
I got the spelling mixed up with Bhatti which is Rajput I think..
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Mods are free to delete the thread now… 
‘Edit’ button disappeared of my post..