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Bhala surname meaning and family history
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10 families researching9,529 records found6 countries
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Tamil Nadu voter rollsVoter data processing
Diaspora records9,529
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Updated 14 Oct 2026
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Top regions
Curaçao (slave & emancipation registers, 1839–1863)24
VOC — Dutch East India Company (crew)3
Tamil Nadu (freedom fighters — Who's Who, 1973)107
Top diaspora countries
Curaçao (slave & emancipation registers, 1839–1863)24
VOC — Dutch East India Company (crew)3
Tamil Nadu (freedom fighters — Who's Who, 1973)107
Tamil Nadu (Old Settlement Register — village landholders)5,564
Jamaica (UK Colonial Office)2
South Africa (Natal)1,344
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