SAYANVALA is a South African surname of an Indian family. The surname is currently 5 generations old. The first bearer of the surname was Suliman Ismail MOTALA who migrated from Sayan, a town in the Surat district of the Indian state of Gujarat to South Africa. He was laid to rest at the Braamfontein cemetary in Johannesburg. 'SAYANVALA' is of [Gujarati] origin and it literally means 'from Sayan'.
SAYANVALA is a South African surname of an Indian family. The surname is currently 5 generations old. The first bearer of the surname was Suliman Ismail MOTALA who migrated from Sayan, a town in the Surat district of the Indian state of Gujarat to South Africa. He was laid to rest at the Braamfontein cemetary in Johannesburg. 'SAYANVALA' is of [Gujarati] origin and it literally means 'from Sayan'.