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JALAJ Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

13,079th

Most common surname in India

325

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

The gotras associated with this surname are angira, dadhich, jamadagni, mudgal and raghu. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are jagadamba, kali, kalika devi and venkateshwara.

Description:

Its origins seem to be linked to water ("Jala" means water in Sanskrit and Hindi). The religion associated with JALAJ surname is hinduism. The Mother Tonuge associated with this surname are hindi, marathi and gujarati.
This might suggest that ancestors with this surname worked near water or that the name is symbolically linked to purity and life. However, there is some evidence that this surname exists among communities in Northern India, perhaps connected to Brahmin or Rajput families.

As a result, the languages most often spoken by those with this surname are common in India. Hindi is likely a frequently spoken language, given its one of Indias official languages and is widely used in northern India. English is also commonly spoken, particularly in professional and academic environments, and in cities. Depending on the familys specific region of origin within India, other languages like Gujarati, Marathi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, or Punjabi might also be spoken by those with this surname.

The surname Jalaj has a few variations, including Jallaj, Jaladzh, and Jalage.

State-wise distribution of people with JALAJ surname

from iMeUsWe Database

Tamil Nadu state distribution for JALAJ surname

Tamil Nadu

238

Andhra Pradesh state distribution for JALAJ surname

Andhra Pradesh

14

Maharashtra state distribution for JALAJ surname

Maharashtra

12

Bihar state distribution for JALAJ surname

Bihar

11

Delhi state distribution for JALAJ surname

Delhi

5

Assam state distribution for JALAJ surname

Assam

1

Karnataka state distribution for JALAJ surname

Karnataka

1

Uttar Pradesh state distribution for JALAJ surname

Uttar Pradesh

1

Category-wise distribution of people with JALAJ surname

from iMeUsWe Database

People with the surname JALAJ 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.

Voters List category for JALAJ surname

268 (95%)

Voters List

Food Distribution Records category for JALAJ surname

14 (5%)

Food Distribution Records

Farmer Beneficiary Records category for JALAJ surname

1 (0.4%)

Farmer Beneficiary Records

Frequently Asked Questions

JALAJ families worship JAGADAMBA and KALI and KALIKA DEVI and VENKATESHWARA as their Kuldevta (family deities).

JALAJ is classified as a OTHERS-based surname because it is historically associated with WATER.

The JALAJ surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

JALAJ families belong to multiple gotras including ANGIRA, DADHICH, JAMADAGNI, MUDGAL, RAGHU.

Tamil Nadu has the highest concentration of the JALAJ surname with 238 records (84.1%).

The JALAJ surname is written in HINDI, MARATHI, GUJARATI scripts.

JALAJ is ranked #13079 in India with approximately 325 people bearing this surname.

The JALAJ surname is found across 8 states, with the top 3 being Tamil Nadu (84.1%), Andhra Pradesh (4.9%), Maharashtra (4.2%).

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