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DRONAMRAJU Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

13,048th

Most common surname in India

356

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

The gotras associated with this surname are aatreya, droni, kashyap, mudgal and raghukula. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are bhavani, khandoba and venkateshwara.

Description:

The surname Dronamraju is mainly found among the Brahmin community in Andhra Pradesh, South India. The religion associated with DRONAMRAJU surname is hindu. The community associated with this surname is brahmins niyogi. The Mother Tonuge associated with this surname is telugu.
More specifically, its associated with the Niyogi sub-sect of Brahmins. Niyogi Brahmins traditionally worked in administrative and secular jobs, which set them apart from the Vaidiki Brahmins, who were more focused on priestly duties. Dronamraju families often have a history of scholarship and land ownership within this community. The name itself probably comes from "Drona," a character in Hindu mythology, and "Raju," a title suggesting the family had knowledge and possibly local power. These families are part of the larger Telugu Brahmin community.

Telugu is a language often spoken by people with the Indian surname Dronamraju. The provided text identifies Dronamraju as a Telugu surname.

The surname Dronamraju has several variations, including Dronamrazu, Dronam-Raju, Dronam-Razu, Doronamraju, Doronamrazu, Dronamaraju, and Dronamarazu.

State-wise distribution of people with DRONAMRAJU surname

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Tamil Nadu state distribution for DRONAMRAJU surname

Tamil Nadu

143

Andhra Pradesh state distribution for DRONAMRAJU surname

Andhra Pradesh

70

Maharashtra state distribution for DRONAMRAJU surname

Maharashtra

1

Category-wise distribution of people with DRONAMRAJU surname

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People with the surname DRONAMRAJU 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.

Voters List category for DRONAMRAJU surname

198 (93%)

Voters List

Food Distribution Records category for DRONAMRAJU surname

15 (7%)

Food Distribution Records

Farmer Beneficiary Records category for DRONAMRAJU surname

1 (0.5%)

Farmer Beneficiary Records

Frequently Asked Questions

DRONAMRAJU families worship BHAVANI and KHANDOBA and VENKATESHWARA as their Kuldevta (family deities).

The DRONAMRAJU surname is found across multiple communities including Brahmins Niyogi, Velama, Vaidiki Brahmin, Niyogi Brahmin, Niyogi Brahmins, Niyogis, Niyogi communities.

The DRONAMRAJU surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

DRONAMRAJU families belong to multiple gotras including AATREYA, DRONI, KASHYAP, MUDGAL, RAGHUKULA.

Tamil Nadu has the highest concentration of the DRONAMRAJU surname with 143 records (66.8%).

The DRONAMRAJU surname is written in TELUGU script.

DRONAMRAJU is ranked #13048 in India with approximately 356 people bearing this surname.

The DRONAMRAJU surname is found across 3 states, with the top 3 being Tamil Nadu (66.8%), Andhra Pradesh (32.7%), Maharashtra (0.5%).

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