Abhyankar or Abhyankkar is a surname native to the Indian state of Maharashtra. Abhyankar surname is found among Chitpavan Brahmin community.

Etymology Abhyankar is a Sanskrit word which means One who removes fears.

Notable people Notable people with the surname include: Anand Abhyankar (1963–2012), Indian film, television and theatre actor Anupama Gokhale (born Anupama Abhyankar in 1969), Indian chess player Moreshwar Vasudeo Abhyankar (1886–1935), Indian lawyer and freedom fighter Sai Abhyankkar (born 2004), Indian composer, playback singer and music producer Sanjeev Abhyankar (born 1969), Indian classical vocalist Shreeram Shankar Abhyankar (1930–2012), Indian-American mathematician Abhyankar's conjecture Abhyankar's inequality Abhyankar's lemma Abhyankar–Moh theorem

See also Joshi-Abhyankar serial murders

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