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GIRIYAPPA Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

12,597^th

Most common surname in India

807

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

The gotras associated with this surname are aatreya, garg, garga, kashyapa, mudgal and raghukula. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are girija mata, khandoba and venkateshwara.

Description:

The surname Giriappa has a couple of variations, specifically Giriappa and Giriyappa; both Giriappa and Giriyappa are used. The religion associated with GIRIYAPPA surname is hinduism. The communities associated with this surname are lingayat and kuruba. The MotherTounge associated with this surname is kannada.

State-wise distribution of people with GIRIYAPPA surname

from iMeUsWe Database

Karnataka

261

Andhra Pradesh

146

Jharkhand

Rajasthan

Category-wise distribution of people with GIRIYAPPA surname

from iMeUsWe Database

People with the surname GIRIYAPPA 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.

407 (85%)

Farmer Beneficiary Records

61 (13%)

Food Distribution Records

10 (2%)

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Frequently Asked Questions

GIRIYAPPA families worship GIRIJA MATA and KHANDOBA and VENKATESHWARA as their Kuldevta (family deities).

The GIRIYAPPA surname is found across multiple communities including Lingayat, Kuruba communities.

The GIRIYAPPA surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

GIRIYAPPA families belong to multiple gotras including AATREYA, GARG, GARGA, KASHYAPA, MUDGAL, RAGHUKULA.

Karnataka has the highest concentration of the GIRIYAPPA surname with 261 records (54.6%).

The GIRIYAPPA surname is written in KANNADA script.

GIRIYAPPA is ranked #12597 in India with approximately 807 people bearing this surname.

The GIRIYAPPA surname is found across 4 states, with the top 3 being Karnataka (54.6%), Andhra Pradesh (30.5%), Jharkhand (8.4%).

GIRIYAPPA Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

History:

Description:

State-wise distribution of people with GIRIYAPPA surname

Category-wise distribution of people with GIRIYAPPA surname

Frequently Asked Questions

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