In Jain Dharma, sirf surname se kul ya gotra pakka nahi bataya ja sakta. Vithalkar naam se kisi ek specific kul/gotra ka nishchay karna sahi nahi hota, kyunki:

• Jain gotra aur kul parivarik parampara se chalte hain
• alag-alag kshetra aur samuday mein same surname ka sambandh alag ho sakta hai
• kabhi-kabhi surname gaon, vyavsay, ya parivarik pehchan se bhi banta hai

Aapka actual kul/gotra jaanne ke liye parivar ki parampara, pitripaksh ki jaankari, ya ghar ke bade logon se pata kiya jata hai.

Isliye Vithalkar surname se main nishchit gotra nahi bata sakta.