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GURRU Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

12,887th

Most common surname in India

517

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

The gotras associated with this surname are ambereesha, angira, garg, garga, kashyap, mudgal and raghukula. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are amba bai of kolhapur, khandoba and venkateshwara.

Description:

The surname Gurru is mainly found among communities in Karnataka, a state in southern India. The religion associated with GURRU surname is hindu. The community associated with this surname is padmasali. The MotherTounge associated with this surname is telugu.
Its particularly common within the Lingayat community, a Shaivite Hindu religious group. Within the Lingayat community, this surname is connected to certain sub-sects or endogamous groups. Pinpointing the exact sub-communities requires detailed regional and family history information, since surname distribution can differ even in small areas.

State-wise distribution of people with GURRU surname

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Andhra Pradesh state distribution for GURRU surname

Andhra Pradesh

305

Tamil Nadu state distribution for GURRU surname

Tamil Nadu

40

Category-wise distribution of people with GURRU surname

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People with the surname GURRU 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 GURRU surname

226 (66%)

Food Distribution Records

Voters List category for GURRU surname

118 (34%)

Voters List

Farmer Beneficiary Records category for GURRU surname

1 (0.3%)

Farmer Beneficiary Records

Frequently Asked Questions

GURRU families worship AMBA BAI OF KOLHAPUR and KHANDOBA and VENKATESHWARA as their Kuldevta (family deities).

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

The GURRU surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

GURRU families belong to multiple gotras including AMBEREESHA, ANGIRA, GARG, GARGA, KASHYAP, MUDGAL, RAGHUKULA.

Andhra Pradesh has the highest concentration of the GURRU surname with 305 records (88.4%).

The GURRU surname is written in TELUGU script.

GURRU is ranked #12887 in India with approximately 517 people bearing this surname.

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