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CHANIKYA Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

12,892nd

Most common surname in India

512

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

The gotras associated with this surname are chanikya, dadich, kashyap, mudgal and raghukula. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are chanakya, kali, kalika devi, kanderaw, kandi devi, kanyakubja, kartikeya, kashyapa, kashyap, mahadev, narasimha, shree khandoba, shree kalankadevi, shri dattatreya, shri renuka devi. and venkateshwara.

Description:

People with the surname Chanikya, who are of Indian origin, typically speak languages that reflect the diverse linguistic landscape of India. The religion associated with CHANIKYA surname is hinduism. The MotherTounge associated with this surname are sanskrit, hindi and kannada.
Hindi is commonly spoken across northern and central India. Marathi is prevalent in Maharashtra. Telugu is spoken in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, while Tamil is common in Tamil Nadu. Gujarati is spoken in Gujarat, and Kannada is used in Karnataka. These languages represent the major linguistic groups where individuals bearing this surname might reside, influenced by regional and ancestral ties. The specific language spoken varies based on family history and where they live in India.

The surname Chanakya has several variations, including Chanikya, Channakya, Channikya, Chanakyaa, Chanikyaa, Tchanakya, Tchanikya, Shanakya, Shanikya, Tschannikya, and Tschannakya.

State-wise distribution of people with CHANIKYA surname

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Andhra Pradesh state distribution for CHANIKYA surname

Andhra Pradesh

257

Tamil Nadu state distribution for CHANIKYA surname

Tamil Nadu

54

Telangana state distribution for CHANIKYA surname

Telangana

3

Category-wise distribution of people with CHANIKYA surname

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People with the surname CHANIKYA 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 CHANIKYA surname

220 (70%)

Food Distribution Records

Voters List category for CHANIKYA surname

80 (25%)

Voters List

Farmer Beneficiary Records category for CHANIKYA surname

14 (4%)

Farmer Beneficiary Records

CHANIKYA is the only known surname recorded in 1 gotra: CHANIKYA.

Frequently Asked Questions

CHANIKYA families worship CHANAKYA and KALI and KALIKA DEVI and KANDERAW and KANDI DEVI and KANYAKUBJA and KARTIKEYA and KASHYAPA and KASHYAP and MAHADEV and NARASIMHA and SHREE KHANDOBA and SHREE KALANKADEVI and SHRI DATTATREYA and SHRI RENUKA DEVI. and VENKATESHWARA as their Kuldevta (family deities).

The CHANIKYA surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

CHANIKYA families belong to multiple gotras including CHANIKYA, DADICH, KASHYAP, MUDGAL, RAGHUKULA.

Andhra Pradesh has the highest concentration of the CHANIKYA surname with 257 records (81.8%).

The CHANIKYA surname is written in SANSKRIT, HINDI, KANNADA scripts.

CHANIKYA is ranked #12892 in India with approximately 512 people bearing this surname.

The CHANIKYA surname is found across 3 states, with the top 3 being Andhra Pradesh (81.8%), Tamil Nadu (17.2%), Telangana (1.0%).

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