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KRISHNAGIRI Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

13,066th

Most common surname in India

338

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

The gotras associated with this surname are angiras, dadhich, kashyapa, mahadeva and raghu kula. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are gopal krushna, shree krishna and venkateshwara.

Description:

The surname Krishnagiri probably comes from the town of Krishnagiri in Tamil Nadu, South India. The religion associated with KRISHNAGIRI surname is hinduism. The Mother Tonuge associated with this surname are kannada and telugu.
This surname is common in areas where people speak Dravidian languages. So, people with this surname often speak Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, or Malayalam, depending on where their family comes from in South India. Because people have moved around India and the world, some families with the Krishnagiri surname also speak Hindi, Marathi, or English. The language they speak depends on where this surnames family has lived over time.

The surname Krishnagiri has several variations, including Krishna Giri, Krishnagiry, Krisnagiri, Krisna Giri, Krisnagiry, Kistnagiri, Kistna Giri, Kistnagiry, Kishtnagiri, Kishtna Giri, and Kishtnagiry.

State-wise distribution of people with KRISHNAGIRI surname

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Andhra Pradesh state distribution for KRISHNAGIRI surname

Andhra Pradesh

213

Maharashtra state distribution for KRISHNAGIRI surname

Maharashtra

3

Tamil Nadu state distribution for KRISHNAGIRI surname

Tamil Nadu

1

Category-wise distribution of people with KRISHNAGIRI surname

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People with the surname KRISHNAGIRI 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.

Food Distribution Records category for KRISHNAGIRI surname

172 (79%)

Food Distribution Records

Voters List category for KRISHNAGIRI surname

45 (21%)

Voters List

Frequently Asked Questions

KRISHNAGIRI families worship GOPAL KRUSHNA and SHREE KRISHNA and VENKATESHWARA as their Kuldevta (family deities).

KRISHNAGIRI is classified as a PLACE-based surname because it is historically associated with KRISHNAGIRI.

The KRISHNAGIRI surname is found across multiple communities including Thevar, Gounder, Paliyan communities.

The KRISHNAGIRI surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

KRISHNAGIRI families belong to multiple gotras including ANGIRAS, DADHICH, KASHYAPA, MAHADEVA, RAGHU KULA.

Andhra Pradesh has the highest concentration of the KRISHNAGIRI surname with 213 records (98.2%).

The KRISHNAGIRI surname is written in KANNADA, TELUGU scripts.

KRISHNAGIRI is ranked #13066 in India with approximately 338 people bearing this surname.

The KRISHNAGIRI surname is found across 3 states, with the top 3 being Andhra Pradesh (98.2%), Maharashtra (1.4%), Tamil Nadu (0.5%).

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