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CHALLAM Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

13,085^th

Most common surname in India

319

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

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

Description:

The surname Challam has several variations, including Challan, Challen, Chalam, Chalan, Challum, Chalem, Chalfont, Chalken, Chellum, Chellan, Chellen, Shallum, Shalam, and Shalan. The religion associated with CHALLAM surname is hinduism. The MotherTounge associated with this surname are telugu and kannada.

State-wise distribution of people with CHALLAM surname

from iMeUsWe Database

Andhra Pradesh

100

Tamil Nadu

Madhya Pradesh

Assam

Maharashtra

Uttar Pradesh

Category-wise distribution of people with CHALLAM surname

from iMeUsWe Database

People with the surname CHALLAM 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.

130 (67%)

Voters List

60 (31%)

Food Distribution Records

3 (2%)

Farmer Beneficiary Records

Frequently Asked Questions

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

The CHALLAM surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

CHALLAM families belong to multiple gotras including AATREYA, DANOLI, KASHYAP, MUDGAL, RACHAMADUGULA.

Andhra Pradesh has the highest concentration of the CHALLAM surname with 100 records (51.8%).

The CHALLAM surname is written in TELUGU, KANNADA scripts.

CHALLAM is ranked #13085 in India with approximately 319 people bearing this surname.

The CHALLAM surname is found across 6 states, with the top 3 being Andhra Pradesh (51.8%), Tamil Nadu (45.1%), Madhya Pradesh (1.6%).

CHALLAM Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

History:

Description:

State-wise distribution of people with CHALLAM surname

Category-wise distribution of people with CHALLAM surname

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