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BRAMAN Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

12,491^st

Most common surname in India

913

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

The spread of the Braman surname likely occurred through both voluntary and possibly forced migrations. Early people with this surname, looking for new opportunities, might have voluntarily moved to different areas, starting new family branches. These moves could have been for better jobs, land, or marriage.

The gotras associated with this surname are angira, dadich, kashyapa, mahadeva and raghu kula. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are brahma, kashyapa and venkateshwara.

Description:

Here are the variations of this surname: Bramhan, Brahman, Brahmun. The religion associated with BRAMAN surname is hinduism. The community associated with this surname is brahmin. The MotherTounge associated with this surname are sanskrit, hindi and marathi.

State-wise distribution of people with BRAMAN surname

from iMeUsWe Database

Uttar Pradesh

197

Gujarat

Madhya Pradesh

Assam

Bihar

Maharashtra

Tamil Nadu

Jharkhand

Karnataka

Rajasthan

Category-wise distribution of people with BRAMAN surname

from iMeUsWe Database

People with the surname BRAMAN 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.

254 (65%)

Food Distribution Records

77 (20%)

Voters List

57 (15%)

Farmer Beneficiary Records

Frequently Asked Questions

BRAMAN families worship BRAHMA and KASHYAPA and VENKATESHWARA as their Kuldevta (family deities).

The BRAMAN surname is found across multiple communities including Brahmin communities.

The BRAMAN surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

BRAMAN families belong to multiple gotras including ANGIRA, DADICH, KASHYAPA, MAHADEVA, RAGHU KULA.

Uttar Pradesh has the highest concentration of the BRAMAN surname with 197 records (51.6%).

The BRAMAN surname is written in SANSKRIT, HINDI, MARATHI scripts.

BRAMAN is ranked #12491 in India with approximately 913 people bearing this surname.

The BRAMAN surname is found across 10 states, with the top 3 being Uttar Pradesh (51.6%), Gujarat (22.8%), Madhya Pradesh (11.5%).

BRAMAN Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

History:

Description:

State-wise distribution of people with BRAMAN surname

Category-wise distribution of people with BRAMAN surname

Frequently Asked Questions

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