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DEKANI Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

12,687^th

Most common surname in India

717

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

The gotras associated with this surname are dulaabha, angiras, danoli, kashyap, mudgal and raghukula. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are bhavani, khandoba and tulja bhavani.

Description:

The surname Dekan has several variations, including Dékány, Dekanski, Dekanović, Dehkan, Dehghan, Dehkhoda, Dękanowski, and Dekañski. The religion associated with DEKANI surname is hindu. The community associated with this surname is bhavsar kshtriya. The Mother Tonuge associated with this surname are marathi and konkani.

State-wise distribution of people with DEKANI surname

from iMeUsWe Database

Gujarat

Tamil Nadu

Category-wise distribution of people with DEKANI surname

from iMeUsWe Database

People with the surname DEKANI appear across 2 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.

4 (80%)

Voters List

1 (20%)

Farmer Beneficiary Records

Frequently Asked Questions

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

DEKANI is classified as a PLACE-based surname because it is historically associated with DHARWAD,KARNATAKA.

The DEKANI surname is found across multiple communities including Bhavsar Kshtriya communities.

The DEKANI surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

DEKANI families belong to multiple gotras including DULAABHA, ANGIRAS, DANOLI, KASHYAP, MUDGAL, RAGHUKULA.

Gujarat has the highest concentration of the DEKANI surname with 4 records (80.0%).

The DEKANI surname is written in MARATHI, KONKANI scripts.

DEKANI is ranked #12687 in India with approximately 717 people bearing this surname.

DEKANI Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

History:

Description:

State-wise distribution of people with DEKANI surname

Category-wise distribution of people with DEKANI surname

Frequently Asked Questions

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