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BOREGOWDA Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

12,738th

Most common surname in India

666

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

The gotras associated with this surname are arekatla, danoli, kasyapa, mudgal and raghukula. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are bhavani, khandoba and venkateshwara.

Description:

The surname Boregowda is common in Karnataka, India, particularly among the Vokkaliga community. The religion associated with BOREGOWDA surname is hinduism. The communities associated with this surname are gowda and kuruba. The MotherTounge associated with this surname is kannada.
The Vokkaligas are a large farming community with historical ties to agriculture and a strong presence in southern Karnataka. This surname often indicates that a family was connected to a village head or held another important local position. Within the Vokkaliga community, there are many subgroups, and this surname can be found in several of them. The name reflects both family history and regional identity within the Vokkaliga social structure.

The surname Boregowda has several variations, including Bore Gowda, Boregauda, Bore Gouda, Bore-Gowda, Bore-Gauda, Borigowda, Bori Gowda, Borigouda, and Bori Gauda.

State-wise distribution of people with BOREGOWDA surname

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Karnataka state distribution for BOREGOWDA surname

Karnataka

616

Rajasthan state distribution for BOREGOWDA surname

Rajasthan

1

Category-wise distribution of people with BOREGOWDA surname

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People with the surname BOREGOWDA appear across 1 type of official government records in iMeUsWe's database — from electoral rolls to agricultural records — showing how widely distributed this surname is across Indian society.

Farmer Beneficiary Records category for BOREGOWDA surname

617 (100%)

Farmer Beneficiary Records

Frequently Asked Questions

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

The BOREGOWDA surname is found across multiple communities including Gowda, Kuruba communities.

The BOREGOWDA surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

BOREGOWDA families belong to multiple gotras including AREKATLA, DANOLI, KASYAPA, MUDGAL, RAGHUKULA.

Karnataka has the highest concentration of the BOREGOWDA surname with 616 records (99.8%).

The BOREGOWDA surname is written in KANNADA script.

BOREGOWDA is ranked #12738 in India with approximately 666 people bearing this surname.

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