- Kini
Kini is a kini
family name used by the Goud Saraswat Brahmins (GSB for short) of theKonkan region ofIndia .Those who cultivated herbs were Kinvis, presently called Kini or Keni.Most of them now live in the
Dakshina Kannada ,Uttara Kannada andUdupi districts ofKarnataka ,India ..Other Typical Konkani Surnames
These Include
Baliga ,Bhandary ,Nadkarni ,Hegde ,Kamat ,Kamath ,Kudva ,Nayak ,Prabhu ,Pai ,Shanbhag ,Acharya andShenoy .
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