 This is one of the cases where use of a surname reflects ethnic or community membership.The Debbarmas are the majority in number in Tripura, even after the Princely state Tripura merged with Indian territory on 9th September, 1949 through The Tripura Merger Agreement, as being signed by The Queen Regent after the demise of the then King, His Highness Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Debbarma due to unknown reasons.The variations of "Debbarma" consist of Debbarma, Deb Barma, Deb Burman, Dev Burman, Dev Barma, Dev Varman and Devvarman.