Konde
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Konde is a name and surname found worldwide mainly in Africa, Asia, and USA. It is also found in Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...

 state of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. Some of them belong to Maratha
Maratha
The Maratha are an Indian caste, predominantly in the state of Maharashtra. The term Marāthā has three related usages: within the Marathi speaking region it describes the dominant Maratha caste; outside Maharashtra it can refer to the entire regional population of Marathi-speaking people;...

 caste whereas some to other castes. In case of surname Konde with Maratha caste have originated from Konde Deshmukh
Konde Deshmukh
Konde Deshmukh is one of the Royal Maratha 96k surnames. Deshmukh is an honorary title in the Maratha Community. Royal 96k Clans used to marry with these Deshmukhs within 96k and apart it.- Origin :...

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Konde Deshmukh is one of the Royal Maratha
Maratha
The Maratha are an Indian caste, predominantly in the state of Maharashtra. The term Marāthā has three related usages: within the Marathi speaking region it describes the dominant Maratha caste; outside Maharashtra it can refer to the entire regional population of Marathi-speaking people;...

 96k surnames. Deshmukh is honourary title in the Maratha Community. Royal 96k clans used to marry with these Deshmukhs within 96k and apart it.

Konde deshmukhs are from a village of Khed Shivapur
Khed Shivapur
Khed Shivapur is a village at a distance of about 50 km from Pune on Mumbai-Bangalore highway after Katraj ghat and New Katraj Tunnel of 1458 meters. Khed shivapur is the dargah of Hazrat Quamar Ali Durvesh Bapuji Mudgal Deshpande was one of the first settlers of Khed Shivapur village in...

 and from various other parts of pune
Pune
Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...

 district. Some of Konde families of Khed Shivapur
Khed Shivapur
Khed Shivapur is a village at a distance of about 50 km from Pune on Mumbai-Bangalore highway after Katraj ghat and New Katraj Tunnel of 1458 meters. Khed shivapur is the dargah of Hazrat Quamar Ali Durvesh Bapuji Mudgal Deshpande was one of the first settlers of Khed Shivapur village in...

 moved to Dhamankhel village in junnar
Junnar
Junnar is a city with thousands of years of history in the Pune district of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is a taluka headquarter. Situated at the base of the Sahyadri mountains, it is around 100 km east of Mumbai and 94 km north of Pune...

taluka of pune district around 1800.
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