The family name (surname) Patel is renowned all over the world. One would come across a Patel in almost every corner of the world. A few interesting statistics about the Patel Community are:
Patel is the most common surname in Gujarat, India, also in US and UK.
There are more than 1.5 lakh Patels living in the UK alone!
It would seem that nearly one of every ten people of India-origin in US is Patel.
15 % of India's business families and 70% of Gujarat's business families are Patels.
The sixth richest person in the world is a Patel!
There are many theories and legendary stories about the history of Patidars. According to the most believable story based on the historical records and credible evidences as with most of the people of the Indian Peninsula, Patidars roots go to the origin of the Aryans. Ancient migratory routes suggest that there were three major Aryan groups moved over the time to achieve success & keep their existence. While one movement was towards Europe, another was towards Iran and central Asia while third group traversed the Pamir Mountains, and crossed the Amu River (central Asia) towards the Indian mainland via Afghanistan and the Punjab area. The Patidars are believed to be descendants of this group of the Aryans At that time they were called Aryans (not Hindus) and they worshiped life sustaining elements like sun, wind, fire, and rain, etc. They believed in one God "BRAHAMAN". Their religion was known as Aryan Dharma, Sanatan Dharma, or Vedic Dharma, but not Hindu Dharma.
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