Most Common Surnames in Lakshadweep (India)
Lakshadweep is an archipelago in the Arabian sea, 200 to 440 km off the southwestern Malabar coast of India. It is a union territory and district of India. The name has also been rendered Laccadive, though the Laccadive Islands are just one part of the archipelago. Lakshadweep means "one lakh islands" in Malayalam, the most-spoken language in the territory. The islands form the smallest union territory of India and their total surface area is just 32 km2 (12 sq mi). The lagoon area covers about 4,200 km2 (1,600 sq mi), the territorial waters area 20,000 km2 (7,700 sq mi) and the exclusive economic zone area 400,000 km2 (150,000 sq mi). The region forms a single Indian district with 10 subdivisions. Kavaratti serves as the capital of the Union Territory and the region comes under the jurisdiction of Kerala High Court. The islands are the northernmost of the Lakshadweep–Maldives–Chagos group of islands, which are the tops of a vast undersea mountain range, the Chagos-Lakshadweep Ridge. The Lakshadweep consisted of 36 islands. But currently there are 35 islands, as the Parali 1 island submerged in water due to sea erosion.