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JYOTHISH Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

12,748th

Most common surname in India

656

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

The gotras associated with this surname are angiras, dadhich, kashyap, mahadeva and ravi. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are jyotiba, kali and venkateshwara of tirupati.

Description:

The term "Jyothish" itself refers to astrology and astronomy, hinting at past ties to families in these fields. The religion associated with JYOTHISH surname is hinduism. The MotherTounge associated with this surname are malayalam and kannada.
This surname could point to Brahmin sub-castes who historically practiced astrology or similar scholarly activities. The names link to astrology might also be found in groups beyond Brahmin communities, possibly appearing in other groups interested in traditional knowledge.

However, people with this surname likely speak Malayalam, which is spoken in Kerala. They might also speak Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, or Hindi, depending on where their family comes from and how they moved around within India. The use of these languages shows how diverse India is in terms of culture and language.

The surname Jyothi has several variations, including Jyothis, Jyothiss, Jothi, Jothis, Jothiss, Joythi, Joythis, and Joythiss. Other variations are Jyoshy, Jothy, Jothi Shankar, Jyothirlatha, Jyothirmayi, Jyothsna, Jyothilal, Jyothikumar, Jyothibabu, Jyothirmai, Jyothishkumar, Jyothiraj, Jyothiprakash, and Jyothiswaroop. Further variants of this surname include Jotis, Jothy Shankar, Jothirlatha, Jothirmayi, Jothsna, Jothilal, Jothikumar, Jothibabu, Jothirmai, Jothishkumar, Jothiraj, Jothiprakash, and Jothiswaroop.

State-wise distribution of people with JYOTHISH surname

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Karnataka state distribution for JYOTHISH surname

Karnataka

299

Andhra Pradesh state distribution for JYOTHISH surname

Andhra Pradesh

77

Kerala state distribution for JYOTHISH surname

Kerala

5

Maharashtra state distribution for JYOTHISH surname

Maharashtra

3

Delhi state distribution for JYOTHISH surname

Delhi

1

Tamil Nadu state distribution for JYOTHISH surname

Tamil Nadu

1

Category-wise distribution of people with JYOTHISH surname

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People with the surname JYOTHISH 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 JYOTHISH surname

350 (90%)

Food Distribution Records

Voters List category for JYOTHISH surname

20 (5%)

Voters List

Farmer Beneficiary Records category for JYOTHISH surname

17 (4%)

Farmer Beneficiary Records

Frequently Asked Questions

JYOTHISH families worship JYOTIBA and KALI and VENKATESHWARA OF TIRUPATI as their Kuldevta (family deities).

The JYOTHISH surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

JYOTHISH families belong to multiple gotras including ANGIRAS, DADHICH, KASHYAP, MAHADEVA, RAVI.

Karnataka has the highest concentration of the JYOTHISH surname with 299 records (77.5%).

The JYOTHISH surname is written in MALAYALAM, KANNADA scripts.

JYOTHISH is ranked #12748 in India with approximately 656 people bearing this surname.

The JYOTHISH surname is found across 6 states, with the top 3 being Karnataka (77.5%), Andhra Pradesh (19.9%), Kerala (1.3%).

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