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KARTIKEY Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

12,900th

Most common surname in India

504

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

The gotras associated with this surname are aatreya, dadich, kashyap, mahadeva and raghu kula. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are kartikeya, kartikeya and venkateshwara.

Description:

The surname Kartikey probably comes from India and hints at a link to the Hindu god of war, Kartikeya. The religion associated with KARTIKEY surname is hinduism. The Mother Tonuge associated with this surname are hindi and sanskrit.
People with this surname likely speak Hindi, one of Indias official languages. They might also speak other regional languages like Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Punjabi, or Kannada, depending on where in India theyre from. Because of migration, English is also commonly spoken, especially by younger people, those in cities, or those who have moved to other countries.

Here are few notable Indian personalities with the surname and their professions: 1. Anurag Kartikey (Film Director) , 2. Apoorva Kartikey (Model) , 3. Rajesh Kartikey (Professor) , 4. Ritu Kartikey (Doctor) , 5. Shweta Kartikey (Singer).

The surname Karthikeyan has several variations, including Kartikeya, Kartikey, Kartike, Karthik, Kartik, Karthigesu, Kartigeshan, Carticayan, and Carticayanar.

State-wise distribution of people with KARTIKEY surname

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Madhya Pradesh state distribution for KARTIKEY surname

Madhya Pradesh

391

Maharashtra state distribution for KARTIKEY surname

Maharashtra

24

Bihar state distribution for KARTIKEY surname

Bihar

18

Delhi state distribution for KARTIKEY surname

Delhi

13

Gujarat state distribution for KARTIKEY surname

Gujarat

2

Uttar Pradesh state distribution for KARTIKEY surname

Uttar Pradesh

2

Kerala state distribution for KARTIKEY surname

Kerala

1

Category-wise distribution of people with KARTIKEY surname

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People with the surname KARTIKEY 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.

Farmer Beneficiary Records category for KARTIKEY surname

219 (49%)

Farmer Beneficiary Records

Food Distribution Records category for KARTIKEY surname

216 (48%)

Food Distribution Records

Voters List category for KARTIKEY surname

16 (4%)

Voters List

Frequently Asked Questions

KARTIKEY families worship KARTIKEYA and VENKATESHWARA as their Kuldevta (family deities).

KARTIKEY is classified as a OTHERS-based surname because it is historically associated with METAPHORICAL.

The KARTIKEY surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

KARTIKEY families belong to multiple gotras including AATREYA, DADICH, KASHYAP, MAHADEVA, RAGHU KULA.

Madhya Pradesh has the highest concentration of the KARTIKEY surname with 391 records (86.7%).

The KARTIKEY surname is written in HINDI, SANSKRIT scripts.

KARTIKEY is ranked #12900 in India with approximately 504 people bearing this surname.

The KARTIKEY surname is found across 7 states, with the top 3 being Madhya Pradesh (86.7%), Maharashtra (5.3%), Bihar (4.0%).

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