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CHINAPPA Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

12,866th

Most common surname in India

538

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

The gotras associated with this surname are aatreya, danoli, kashyapa, macherla and raghukula. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are ayyappa, kali, kalika devi and venkateshwara.

Description:

The surname Chinappa is mainly found among communities in Karnataka, a state in southern India. The religion associated with CHINAPPA surname is hinduism. The communities associated with this surname are vokkaliga and lingayat. The Mother Tonuge associated with this surname are kannada and tamil.
Its especially common among the Kodava people, also called Coorgs, who have a unique culture, language, and set of traditions. Within the Kodava community, this surname represents a clan name, or gotra. Kodava clans follow exogamy, which means people must marry someone from outside their own clan. Historically, land ownership and farming have been important to the Kodava identity, and surnames like this surname are linked to family and land connections. The name reflects ancestry within this distinctive cultural group.

The surname Chinappa, mainly found in southern India, likely has roots in the Dravidian language family. Kannada and Tamil are commonly spoken by people with this surname, reflecting where these communities are located. However, Kannada and Tamil are the main languages linked to individuals with this surname.

One notable individual is M. P. Others with this name have likely contributed to local communities and professional fields, though specific details are unavailable.

Here are the variations of the surname Chinnappa: Chennappa, Chinnapa, Chenapa, Chinappa, Chinappa, Chinna, Chenna.

State-wise distribution of people with CHINAPPA surname

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Maharashtra state distribution for CHINAPPA surname

Maharashtra

133

Andhra Pradesh state distribution for CHINAPPA surname

Andhra Pradesh

99

Tamil Nadu state distribution for CHINAPPA surname

Tamil Nadu

28

Madhya Pradesh state distribution for CHINAPPA surname

Madhya Pradesh

17

Rajasthan state distribution for CHINAPPA surname

Rajasthan

5

Karnataka state distribution for CHINAPPA surname

Karnataka

4

Goa state distribution for CHINAPPA surname

Goa

1

Jharkhand state distribution for CHINAPPA surname

Jharkhand

1

Category-wise distribution of people with CHINAPPA surname

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People with the surname CHINAPPA 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 CHINAPPA surname

176 (61%)

Food Distribution Records

Farmer Beneficiary Records category for CHINAPPA surname

88 (30%)

Farmer Beneficiary Records

Voters List category for CHINAPPA surname

25 (9%)

Voters List

Frequently Asked Questions

CHINAPPA families worship AYYAPPA and KALI and KALIKA DEVI and VENKATESHWARA as their Kuldevta (family deities).

The CHINAPPA surname is found across multiple communities including Vokkaliga, Lingayat communities.

The CHINAPPA surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

CHINAPPA families belong to multiple gotras including AATREYA, DANOLI, KASHYAPA, MACHERLA, RAGHUKULA.

Maharashtra has the highest concentration of the CHINAPPA surname with 133 records (46.2%).

The CHINAPPA surname is written in KANNADA, TAMIL scripts.

CHINAPPA is ranked #12866 in India with approximately 538 people bearing this surname.

The CHINAPPA surname is found across 8 states, with the top 3 being Maharashtra (46.2%), Andhra Pradesh (34.4%), Tamil Nadu (9.7%).

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