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AVADHANAM Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

12,933rd

Most common surname in India

471

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

The gotras associated with this surname are bharadwaja, harithasa, avadhanam, dadhich, dadich, daksha, dakshinamurthi, kashyap, maavilla and raghukula. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are ambabai, khandoba and venkateshwara.

Description:

The surname Avadhanam is mainly found among the Brahmin community in Andhra Pradesh, India, especially among Telugu-speaking Brahmins. The religion associated with AVADHANAM surname is hindu. The community associated with this surname is bhatraju. The Mother Tonuge associated with this surname is telugu.
These Brahmins are divided into groups like Niyogi and Vaidiki. While this surname is most common within these groups, it might also appear in related communities because of social changes, migration, or historical reasons. Therefore, this surname suggests that a family member was once a knowledgeable person.

The surname Avadhanam is primarily found in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. As a result, Telugu and Urdu are the languages most commonly spoken by people with this surname. Telugu is a Dravidian language mainly spoken in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

The surname Avadhan has several variations, including Avadhani, Avadhany, Aavadhaanam, Aavadhanam, Aavadhan, Awadhanam, Awadhan, Aavadhani, Aavadhaani, Awadhani, Avdhan, Avdhanam, and Avdhani.

State-wise distribution of people with AVADHANAM surname

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Andhra Pradesh state distribution for AVADHANAM surname

Andhra Pradesh

172

Tamil Nadu state distribution for AVADHANAM surname

Tamil Nadu

90

Maharashtra state distribution for AVADHANAM surname

Maharashtra

3

Category-wise distribution of people with AVADHANAM surname

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People with the surname AVADHANAM appear across 2 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.

Voters List category for AVADHANAM surname

198 (75%)

Voters List

Food Distribution Records category for AVADHANAM surname

67 (25%)

Food Distribution Records

AVADHANAM is the only known surname recorded in 3 gotras: HARITHASA, AVADHANAM, MAAVILLA.

Frequently Asked Questions

AVADHANAM families worship AMBABAI and KHANDOBA and VENKATESHWARA as their Kuldevta (family deities).

AVADHANAM is classified as a OTHERS-based surname because it is historically associated with .

The AVADHANAM surname is found across multiple communities including Kapu communities.

The AVADHANAM surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

AVADHANAM families belong to multiple gotras including BHARADWAJA, HARITHASA, AVADHANAM, DADHICH, DADICH, DAKSHA, DAKSHINAMURTHI, KASHYAP, MAAVILLA, RAGHUKULA.

Andhra Pradesh has the highest concentration of the AVADHANAM surname with 172 records (64.9%).

The AVADHANAM surname is written in TELUGU script.

AVADHANAM is ranked #12933 in India with approximately 471 people bearing this surname.

The AVADHANAM surname is found across 3 states, with the top 3 being Andhra Pradesh (64.9%), Tamil Nadu (34.0%), Maharashtra (1.1%).

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