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GANPA Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

12,473rd

Most common surname in India

931

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

Finding its exact origins and how it spread is tough without detailed family trees or studying regional languages. However, we can guess some possibilities. People with this surname might have been local traders or farmers, which caused it to spread slowly nearby. Or, events like wars, famines, or political problems could have forced families with this surname to move. People might have also chosen to move to cities or new areas for work, explaining why the surname appears in different regions.

The gotras associated with this surname are angira, garg, gautam, kashyapa, madanulla and raghukula. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are ganpati, khandoba and venkateshwara.

Description:

The surname has a few variations: Ganapa, Ganappa, and Ghanpa. The religion associated with GANPA surname is hinduism. The MotherTounge associated with this surname are marathi and kannada.

State-wise distribution of people with GANPA surname

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Maharashtra state distribution for GANPA surname

Maharashtra

365

Andhra Pradesh state distribution for GANPA surname

Andhra Pradesh

136

Tamil Nadu state distribution for GANPA surname

Tamil Nadu

62

Madhya Pradesh state distribution for GANPA surname

Madhya Pradesh

27

Bihar state distribution for GANPA surname

Bihar

18

Category-wise distribution of people with GANPA surname

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People with the surname GANPA 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.

Food Distribution Records category for GANPA surname

503 (83%)

Food Distribution Records

Voters List category for GANPA surname

105 (17%)

Voters List

Frequently Asked Questions

GANPA families worship GANPATI and KHANDOBA and VENKATESHWARA as their Kuldevta (family deities).

The GANPA surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

GANPA families belong to multiple gotras including ANGIRA, GARG, GAUTAM, KASHYAPA, MADANULLA, RAGHUKULA.

Maharashtra has the highest concentration of the GANPA surname with 365 records (60.0%).

The GANPA surname is written in MARATHI, KANNADA scripts.

GANPA is ranked #12473 in India with approximately 931 people bearing this surname.

The GANPA surname is found across 5 states, with the top 3 being Maharashtra (60.0%), Andhra Pradesh (22.4%), Tamil Nadu (10.2%).

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