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Most common surname in India
People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database
The gotras associated with this surname are angiras, danoli, kasyapa, macherla and racherla. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are bhavani, khandoba and venkateshwara.
The surname has several variations, including Cherie, Chery, Cherry, Chérie, Cerri, Ceri, Cherey, Cherri, Sheri, Sherri, and Sherry. The religion associated with CHERI surname is hindu. The community associated with this surname is khatik. The Mother Tonuge associated with this surname is malayalam.
from iMeUsWe Database
Tamil Nadu
100
Uttarakhand
65
Andhra Pradesh
61
Bihar
50
Assam
4
Karnataka
4
Jharkhand
2
Uttar Pradesh
2
Delhi
1
Mizoram
1
from iMeUsWe Database
People with the surname CHERI 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.
133 (45%)
Voters List
87 (29%)
Food Distribution Records
75 (25%)
Farmer Beneficiary Records
CHERI families worship BHAVANI and KHANDOBA and VENKATESHWARA as their Kuldevta (family deities).
CHERI is classified as a OTHERS-based surname because it is historically associated with .
The CHERI surname is found across multiple communities including Nyishi communities.
The CHERI surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.
CHERI families belong to multiple gotras including ANGIRAS, DANOLI, KASYAPA, MACHERLA, RACHERLA.
Tamil Nadu has the highest concentration of the CHERI surname with 100 records (34.5%).
The CHERI surname is written in MALAYALAM script.
CHERI is ranked #13040 in India with approximately 364 people bearing this surname.
The CHERI surname is found across 10 states, with the top 3 being Tamil Nadu (34.5%), Uttarakhand (22.4%), Andhra Pradesh (21.0%).