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GARAKA Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

12,490th

Most common surname in India

914

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

The gotras associated with this surname are paraashara, garaka, kashyapa, mudgal and raghu kula. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are bhavani, khandoba and venkateshwara.

Description:

The surname Garaka is mainly linked to the Gavara community, an agricultural group primarily located in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The religion associated with GARAKA surname is hindu. The community associated with this surname is padmasali. The MotherTounge associated with this surname is telugu.
In these areas, Gavaras are considered a Backward Class. Marriages and social activities usually occur within this surnames community, strengthening the bond between the surname and this particular social group. Historically, land ownership and traditional farming have been very important to the Gavara community, which has further reinforced their shared identity and the common use of this surname within the group.

Here are the variations of the Garukka surname: Garaga, Garika.

State-wise distribution of people with GARAKA surname

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Andhra Pradesh state distribution for GARAKA surname

Andhra Pradesh

478

Tamil Nadu state distribution for GARAKA surname

Tamil Nadu

35

Odisha state distribution for GARAKA surname

Odisha

5

Karnataka state distribution for GARAKA surname

Karnataka

1

Madhya Pradesh state distribution for GARAKA surname

Madhya Pradesh

1

Uttar Pradesh state distribution for GARAKA surname

Uttar Pradesh

1

Category-wise distribution of people with GARAKA surname

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People with the surname GARAKA 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 GARAKA surname

416 (80%)

Food Distribution Records

Voters List category for GARAKA surname

103 (20%)

Voters List

Farmer Beneficiary Records category for GARAKA surname

3 (1%)

Farmer Beneficiary Records

GARAKA is the only known surname recorded in 2 gotras: PARAASHARA, GARAKA.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

The GARAKA surname is found across multiple communities including Padmasali communities.

The GARAKA surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

GARAKA families belong to multiple gotras including PARAASHARA, GARAKA, KASHYAPA, MUDGAL, RAGHU KULA.

Andhra Pradesh has the highest concentration of the GARAKA surname with 478 records (91.7%).

The GARAKA surname is written in TELUGU script.

GARAKA is ranked #12490 in India with approximately 914 people bearing this surname.

The GARAKA surname is found across 6 states, with the top 3 being Andhra Pradesh (91.7%), Tamil Nadu (6.7%), Odisha (1.0%).

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