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CHALLAMMA Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

12,972nd

Most common surname in India

432

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

The gotras associated with this surname are aatreya, dadhich, haritas, mammilla and rachamadugula. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are ambabai, khandoba and tulja bhavani.

Description:

The surname Challamma, mainly found in India, likely has a linguistic link to the regions where its common. The religion associated with CHALLAMMA surname is hinduism. The Mother Tonuge associated with this surname is telugu.
Because people with this surname are geographically distributed in South India, its very likely that many speak Kannada and Telugu. These are two major Dravidian languages spoken in South India, where this surname seems to be concentrated. These languages have rich literary histories and are deeply connected to the culture of their states.

The surname Challam has several variations, including Challammah, Challama, Challammatha, Challamsetty, Challapalli, Challagalla, Challakonda, Challapraty, Challapally, and Challapratty.

State-wise distribution of people with CHALLAMMA surname

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Andhra Pradesh state distribution for CHALLAMMA surname

Andhra Pradesh

196

Tamil Nadu state distribution for CHALLAMMA surname

Tamil Nadu

21

Kerala state distribution for CHALLAMMA surname

Kerala

1

Maharashtra state distribution for CHALLAMMA surname

Maharashtra

1

Category-wise distribution of people with CHALLAMMA surname

from iMeUsWe Database

People with the surname CHALLAMMA 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.

Food Distribution Records category for CHALLAMMA surname

112 (51%)

Food Distribution Records

Farmer Beneficiary Records category for CHALLAMMA surname

72 (33%)

Farmer Beneficiary Records

Voters List category for CHALLAMMA surname

35 (16%)

Voters List

Frequently Asked Questions

CHALLAMMA families worship AMBABAI and KHANDOBA and TULJA BHAVANI as their Kuldevta (family deities).

The CHALLAMMA surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

CHALLAMMA families belong to multiple gotras including AATREYA, DADHICH, HARITAS, MAMMILLA, RACHAMADUGULA.

Andhra Pradesh has the highest concentration of the CHALLAMMA surname with 196 records (89.5%).

The CHALLAMMA surname is written in TELUGU script.

CHALLAMMA is ranked #12972 in India with approximately 432 people bearing this surname.

The CHALLAMMA surname is found across 4 states, with the top 3 being Andhra Pradesh (89.5%), Tamil Nadu (9.6%), Kerala (0.5%).

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