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GANGULE Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

12,528th

Most common surname in India

876

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

The gotras associated with this surname are angiras, garg, kashyap, mudgal and racherla. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are ganga, kali, kalika devi, kandai devi and venkateshwara.

Description:

The surname Gangule is mainly linked to the Brahmin community in Maharashtra, India, particularly the Deshastha Brahmin sub-caste. The religion associated with GANGULE surname is hinduism. The communities associated with this surname are brahmin and kayastha. The MotherTounge associated with this surname is bengali.
Deshastha Brahmins have traditionally lived in the Deccan Plateau. Surnames like this surname often point to the familys ancestral village or lineage within the Brahmin community. Although surname distribution can change over time because of migration and other things, this surname remains strongly tied to the Deshastha Brahmins of Maharashtra.

People with the surname Gangule commonly speak Bengali and Hindi. The surname "Gangulee," or variations like "Ganguly," is most often found among Bengali Brahmins, a community primarily from West Bengal, where Bengali is a main language. Because India has many languages and Hindi is widely used, especially in northern and central India, people with this surname also commonly speak Hindi. In professional and academic settings, English is frequently used as well.

The surname Ganguly has several variations, including Ganguli, Gangopadhyay, Gangopadhyaya, Gangulee, Gangooly, Gangoolee, and Gangguli. This surname also appears as Gangopadhyay and Gangopadhyaya again.

State-wise distribution of people with GANGULE surname

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Maharashtra state distribution for GANGULE surname

Maharashtra

199

Bihar state distribution for GANGULE surname

Bihar

68

Tamil Nadu state distribution for GANGULE surname

Tamil Nadu

13

Madhya Pradesh state distribution for GANGULE surname

Madhya Pradesh

12

Uttar Pradesh state distribution for GANGULE surname

Uttar Pradesh

6

Gujarat state distribution for GANGULE surname

Gujarat

4

West Bengal state distribution for GANGULE surname

West Bengal

1

Category-wise distribution of people with GANGULE surname

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People with the surname GANGULE 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 GANGULE surname

263 (87%)

Food Distribution Records

Farmer Beneficiary Records category for GANGULE surname

22 (7%)

Farmer Beneficiary Records

Voters List category for GANGULE surname

18 (6%)

Voters List

Frequently Asked Questions

GANGULE families worship GANGA and KALI and KALIKA DEVI and KANDAI DEVI and VENKATESHWARA as their Kuldevta (family deities).

The GANGULE surname is found across multiple communities including Brahmin, Kayastha communities.

The GANGULE surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

GANGULE families belong to multiple gotras including ANGIRAS, GARG, KASHYAP, MUDGAL, RACHERLA.

Maharashtra has the highest concentration of the GANGULE surname with 199 records (65.7%).

The GANGULE surname is written in BENGALI script.

GANGULE is ranked #12528 in India with approximately 876 people bearing this surname.

The GANGULE surname is found across 7 states, with the top 3 being Maharashtra (65.7%), Bihar (22.4%), Tamil Nadu (4.3%).

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