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KANDIKANTI Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

12,760th

Most common surname in India

644

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

The gotras associated with this surname are angiras, dadhich, dadich, kandhinulla, macherla and raghukula. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are bhavani, kandai devi and venkateshwara.

Description:

The surname Kandikanti is mainly found among the Brahmin community in the South Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The religion associated with KANDIKANTI surname is hindu. The community associated with this surname is goud. The MotherTounge associated with this surname is telugu.
It is especially common among the Telugu Brahmin sub-castes. Within these sub-castes, this surname is seen among the Niyogi Brahmins, who have historically been involved in administrative and secular jobs. Genealogical records and community directories offer more proof of how common it is within these particular Brahmin communities of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

Telugu and Hindi are commonly spoken by people with the Kandikanti surname. This surname is predominantly found in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, which are largely Telugu-speaking. Hindi is also widely spoken across India, including in these regions, as it is one of the countrys official languages. While English is spoken in many urban areas and among educated individuals, Telugu and Hindi remain the primary languages associated with families bearing this surname. Therefore, when interacting with someone with this surname, these are the languages most likely to be used.

The surname Kandikatla has several variations, including Khandika, Kandikonda, Kandikattu, Kandekar, and Khandekar.

State-wise distribution of people with KANDIKANTI surname

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Tamil Nadu state distribution for KANDIKANTI surname

Tamil Nadu

590

Andhra Pradesh state distribution for KANDIKANTI surname

Andhra Pradesh

16

Category-wise distribution of people with KANDIKANTI surname

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People with the surname KANDIKANTI appear across 2 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 KANDIKANTI surname

595 (98%)

Voters List

Food Distribution Records category for KANDIKANTI surname

11 (2%)

Food Distribution Records

Frequently Asked Questions

KANDIKANTI families worship BHAVANI and KANDAI DEVI and VENKATESHWARA as their Kuldevta (family deities).

The KANDIKANTI surname is found across multiple communities including Goud, Goud Saraswat Brahmin, Kumhar, Kuruba communities.

The KANDIKANTI surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

KANDIKANTI families belong to multiple gotras including ANGIRAS, DADHICH, DADICH, KANDHINULLA, MACHERLA, RAGHUKULA.

Tamil Nadu has the highest concentration of the KANDIKANTI surname with 590 records (97.4%).

The KANDIKANTI surname is written in TELUGU script.

KANDIKANTI is ranked #12760 in India with approximately 644 people bearing this surname.

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