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DHANDGE Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

12,464th

Most common surname in India

940

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

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

Description:

The surname Dhandge is mainly found in Maharashtra, India, and is commonly linked to the Maratha community, a well-known warrior and agricultural group. The religion associated with DHANDGE surname is hinduism. The MotherTounge associated with this surname is marathi.
Within this community, surnames often reflect ancestral villages, jobs, or titles. The names origin may be tied to "dhanda," meaning business or trade, suggesting that ancestors may have been involved in mercantile activities, although this is just a possibility.

The surname Dhandge is most common in India. As a result, people with this surname most often speak languages common to India. This primarily includes Marathi, since Dhandge is a recognized Maratha clan name. Hindi, the official language of India, is also widely spoken. Depending on the region of India where families with this surname live, they might also speak other regional languages like Kannada, Telugu, or Gujarati. Because India has such a diverse range of languages, other languages besides Marathi and Hindi could be spoken within this surnames families.

The surname Dhande has several variations, including Dhandgey, Dhandage, Dhandgaye, Dhandagai, Dhandek, Dhandgekar, and Dhangar.

State-wise distribution of people with DHANDGE surname

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Maharashtra state distribution for DHANDGE surname

Maharashtra

250

Madhya Pradesh state distribution for DHANDGE surname

Madhya Pradesh

203

Bihar state distribution for DHANDGE surname

Bihar

7

Tamil Nadu state distribution for DHANDGE surname

Tamil Nadu

5

Delhi state distribution for DHANDGE surname

Delhi

1

Category-wise distribution of people with DHANDGE surname

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People with the surname DHANDGE appear across 4 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 DHANDGE surname

366 (79%)

Food Distribution Records

Farmer Beneficiary Records category for DHANDGE surname

85 (18%)

Farmer Beneficiary Records

Voters List category for DHANDGE surname

14 (3%)

Voters List

Investor & Taxpayer Records category for DHANDGE surname

1 (0.2%)

Investor & Taxpayer Records

Frequently Asked Questions

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

The DHANDGE surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

DHANDGE families belong to multiple gotras including ANGIRAS, DHANDIPALA, KASHYAP, MUDGAL, RAGHUKULA.

Maharashtra has the highest concentration of the DHANDGE surname with 250 records (53.6%).

The DHANDGE surname is written in MARATHI script.

DHANDGE is ranked #12464 in India with approximately 940 people bearing this surname.

The DHANDGE surname is found across 5 states, with the top 3 being Maharashtra (53.6%), Madhya Pradesh (43.6%), Bihar (1.5%).

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