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AROGYAM Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

12,518th

Most common surname in India

886

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

The gotras associated with this surname are aarunulla, dadhich, kashyapa, mudgal and rajendra. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are ambabai, kali and venkateshwara.

Description:

Arogyam is a relatively uncommon surname in India, mainly found among Christian communities in Tamil Nadu. The religion associated with AROGYAM surname is hinduism. The MotherTounge associated with this surname is tamil.
Specifically, its associated with members of the Nadar community who converted to Christianity. This surname likely means "health" or "well-being," a common hope expressed when people took on new names during conversion. While this surname might appear in other areas or communities because of migration, its strongly rooted in the Tamil Christian Nadar community.

The surname Arogyam is mainly found in India and is common among Telugu and Tamil speakers. These languages are often used by families with this surname. Telugu, a Dravidian language, is primarily spoken in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Tamil, another Dravidian language with ancient origins, is mainly spoken in Tamil Nadu, India, and Sri Lanka. Although individuals with this surname might speak other languages due to migration or education, Telugu and Tamil are the primary languages connected to this family name. English is also frequently used.

The surname Arogyam has several variations, including Arokiam, Arokkiam, and Arokiyam.

State-wise distribution of people with AROGYAM surname

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Andhra Pradesh state distribution for AROGYAM surname

Andhra Pradesh

601

Tamil Nadu state distribution for AROGYAM surname

Tamil Nadu

179

Telangana state distribution for AROGYAM surname

Telangana

8

Karnataka state distribution for AROGYAM surname

Karnataka

5

Kerala state distribution for AROGYAM surname

Kerala

1

Category-wise distribution of people with AROGYAM surname

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People with the surname AROGYAM appear across 3 types of official government records in iMeUsWe's database — from electoral rolls to agricultural records — showing how widely distributed this surname is across Indian society.

Food Distribution Records category for AROGYAM surname

459 (58%)

Food Distribution Records

Farmer Beneficiary Records category for AROGYAM surname

176 (22%)

Farmer Beneficiary Records

Voters List category for AROGYAM surname

159 (20%)

Voters List

AROGYAM is the only known surname recorded in 1 gotra: RAJENDRA.

Frequently Asked Questions

AROGYAM families worship AMBABAI and KALI and VENKATESHWARA as their Kuldevta (family deities).

The AROGYAM surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

AROGYAM families belong to multiple gotras including AARUNULLA, DADHICH, KASHYAPA, MUDGAL, RAJENDRA.

Andhra Pradesh has the highest concentration of the AROGYAM surname with 601 records (75.7%).

The AROGYAM surname is written in TAMIL script.

AROGYAM is ranked #12518 in India with approximately 886 people bearing this surname.

The AROGYAM surname is found across 5 states, with the top 3 being Andhra Pradesh (75.7%), Tamil Nadu (22.5%), Telangana (1.0%).

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