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BELAGAM Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

12,946th

Most common surname in India

458

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

The gotras associated with this surname are aatreya, danoli, kashyap, mudgal and rachandrala. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are bhavani, khandoba and venkateshwara.

Description:

It is usually linked to the Lingayat community, a major Shaivite Hindu religious group in that area. The religion associated with BELAGAM surname is hinduism. The Mother Tonuge associated with this surname is kannada.
The name may come from the place name "Belagavi" (previously Belgaum), which would point to family roots or ties to that area. Where this surname is found most suggests it is concentrated in the northern districts of Karnataka.

The surname Belagam has several variations, including Belagame, Bellagam, Bellagame, Bellegame, Bellegam, Belagamwar, Belagumwar, Belgaonkar, and Belgaumkar.

State-wise distribution of people with BELAGAM surname

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Andhra Pradesh state distribution for BELAGAM surname

Andhra Pradesh

157

Tamil Nadu state distribution for BELAGAM surname

Tamil Nadu

5

Bihar state distribution for BELAGAM surname

Bihar

2

Karnataka state distribution for BELAGAM surname

Karnataka

1

Category-wise distribution of people with BELAGAM surname

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People with the surname BELAGAM 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.

Voters List category for BELAGAM surname

126 (76%)

Voters List

Food Distribution Records category for BELAGAM surname

38 (23%)

Food Distribution Records

Farmer Beneficiary Records category for BELAGAM surname

1 (1%)

Farmer Beneficiary Records

Frequently Asked Questions

BELAGAM families worship BHAVANI and KHANDOBA and VENKATESHWARA as their Kuldevta (family deities).

BELAGAM is classified as a PLACE-based surname because it is historically associated with BELAGAVI,BELAGAVI DISTRICT.

The BELAGAM surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

BELAGAM families belong to multiple gotras including AATREYA, DANOLI, KASHYAP, MUDGAL, RACHANDRALA.

Andhra Pradesh has the highest concentration of the BELAGAM surname with 157 records (95.2%).

The BELAGAM surname is written in KANNADA script.

BELAGAM is ranked #12946 in India with approximately 458 people bearing this surname.

The BELAGAM surname is found across 4 states, with the top 3 being Andhra Pradesh (95.2%), Tamil Nadu (3.0%), Bihar (1.2%).

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