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CHAKKALA Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

13,033rd

Most common surname in India

371

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

The gotras associated with this surname are purushothama, angiras, dadich, kashyapa, macherla and rachukkala. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are bhavani, khandoba and tirupati balaji.

Description:

The surname Chakkala is mainly connected to the Chakkala Nair community, a smaller group within the larger Nair community of Kerala, India. The religion associated with CHAKKALA surname is hindu. The community associated with this surname is padmasali. The Mother Tonuge associated with this surname is telugu.
The name "Chakkala" comes from the traditional job of pressing oil with a wooden press called "chakku." In the past, this community made and sold oil. Because of this, the surname became tied to what they did for a living and their place in the Nair caste system.

The surname Chakkala is most prevalent in India. Because of where people with this surname live, they probably speak languages like Telugu, which is spoken in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. They might also speak Hindi, common in northern India, and English, which educated Indians often use. Depending on the specific area in India where the person with this surname is from, they could speak other regional languages like Tamil, Kannada, or Marathi.

The surname Chakkela has several variations, including Chakala, Chakalla, Chakela, Chakla, Chakrah, and Chakra.

State-wise distribution of people with CHAKKALA surname

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Tamil Nadu state distribution for CHAKKALA surname

Tamil Nadu

224

Andhra Pradesh state distribution for CHAKKALA surname

Andhra Pradesh

91

Karnataka state distribution for CHAKKALA surname

Karnataka

1

Maharashtra state distribution for CHAKKALA surname

Maharashtra

1

Category-wise distribution of people with CHAKKALA surname

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People with the surname CHAKKALA 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 CHAKKALA surname

251 (79%)

Voters List

Food Distribution Records category for CHAKKALA surname

66 (21%)

Food Distribution Records

Frequently Asked Questions

CHAKKALA families worship BHAVANI and KHANDOBA and TIRUPATI BALAJI as their Kuldevta (family deities).

The CHAKKALA surname is found across multiple communities including Padmasali, Padmashali communities.

The CHAKKALA surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

CHAKKALA families belong to multiple gotras including PURUSHOTHAMA, ANGIRAS, DADICH, KASHYAPA, MACHERLA, RACHUKKALA.

Tamil Nadu has the highest concentration of the CHAKKALA surname with 224 records (70.7%).

The CHAKKALA surname is written in TELUGU script.

CHAKKALA is ranked #13033 in India with approximately 371 people bearing this surname.

The CHAKKALA surname is found across 4 states, with the top 3 being Tamil Nadu (70.7%), Andhra Pradesh (28.7%), Karnataka (0.3%).

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