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DHUNGANA Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

12,909^th

Most common surname in India

495

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

The gotras associated with this surname are kausik, angiras, danoli, kashyap, maandavya and rebaala. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are bhavani, khandoba and venkateshwara.

Description:

The surname Dhungana is a Nepali surname used by members of the Bahun caste, a high-class Brahmin group. The religion associated with DHUNGANA surname is hindu. The communities associated with this surname are bahun and ब्राह्मण. The Mother Tonuge associated with this surname is nepali.
This surname comes from a village called "Dhungani" in Western Nepal.

The surname Dhungana has several variations, including Dhunganaa, Dhunganae, and Dhunganah.

State-wise distribution of people with DHUNGANA surname

from iMeUsWe Database

Uttar Pradesh

Assam

Tamil Nadu

Delhi

Maharashtra

Bihar

Category-wise distribution of people with DHUNGANA surname

from iMeUsWe Database

People with the surname DHUNGANA 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.

44 (35%)

Food Distribution Records

43 (34%)

Voters List

40 (31%)

Farmer Beneficiary Records

Frequently Asked Questions

DHUNGANA families worship BHAVANI and KHANDOBA and VENKATESHWARA and YUMA SAMMANG as their Kuldevta (family deities).

DHUNGANA is classified as a PLACE-based surname because it is historically associated with DHUNGANI.

The DHUNGANA surname is found across multiple communities including Bahun, ब्राह्मण, Limbu, Shastri, Brahmin, Pandit communities.

The DHUNGANA surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

DHUNGANA families belong to multiple gotras including KAUSIK, ANGIRAS, DANOLI, KASHYAP, MAANDAVYA, REBAALA.

Uttar Pradesh has the highest concentration of the DHUNGANA surname with 43 records (33.9%).

The DHUNGANA surname is written in NEPALI script.

DHUNGANA is ranked #12909 in India with approximately 495 people bearing this surname.

The DHUNGANA surname is found across 6 states, with the top 3 being Uttar Pradesh (33.9%), Assam (29.9%), Tamil Nadu (19.7%).

DHUNGANA Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

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State-wise distribution of people with DHUNGANA surname

Category-wise distribution of people with DHUNGANA surname

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