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KRITHIKA Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

12,829th

Most common surname in India

575

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

The gotras associated with this surname are aatreya, danoli, kasyapa, malyavanta and raghukula. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are amba, amba devi of mardal, bhavani, bhavani devi of tuljapur, devi tulja bhavani, kartikeya and venkateshwara.

Description:

The surname Krithika is mainly found among communities in South India, especially Tamil Brahmins. The religion associated with KRITHIKA surname is hinduism. The Mother Tonuge associated with this surname is tamil.
These Brahmins are divided into smaller groups based on which Veda (Rigveda, Yajurveda, Samaveda, or Atharvaveda) they follow, as well as their specific philosophical beliefs. The name Krithika itself comes from Hindu astrology, referring to the Pleiades star cluster, also called Karthigai in Tamil. People with this surname likely have ancestors from Tamil Nadu and possibly other areas of South India where Tamil Brahmins have moved.

Because of its possible origins, people with this surname most likely speak languages common in India. This includes Hindi, an official language of India spoken throughout the country. Also, depending on the familys regional background, they might speak Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, or Malayalam. These Dravidian languages are common in South India. Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, and Punjabi are other possibilities, showing Indias diverse range of languages.

The surname Krittika has several variations, including Kritika, Krithiga, Kruthika, Kruthiga, Kirthika, Kirthiga, Kiruthika, and Kiruthiga.

State-wise distribution of people with KRITHIKA surname

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Andhra Pradesh state distribution for KRITHIKA surname

Andhra Pradesh

141

Tamil Nadu state distribution for KRITHIKA surname

Tamil Nadu

21

Delhi state distribution for KRITHIKA surname

Delhi

14

Karnataka state distribution for KRITHIKA surname

Karnataka

8

Rajasthan state distribution for KRITHIKA surname

Rajasthan

1

Category-wise distribution of people with KRITHIKA surname

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People with the surname KRITHIKA 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 KRITHIKA surname

146 (79%)

Food Distribution Records

Voters List category for KRITHIKA surname

36 (19%)

Voters List

Farmer Beneficiary Records category for KRITHIKA surname

3 (2%)

Farmer Beneficiary Records

Frequently Asked Questions

KRITHIKA families worship AMBA and AMBA DEVI OF MARDAL and BHAVANI and BHAVANI DEVI OF TULJAPUR and DEVI TULJA BHAVANI and KARTIKEYA and VENKATESHWARA as their Kuldevta (family deities).

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

The KRITHIKA surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

KRITHIKA families belong to multiple gotras including AATREYA, DANOLI, KASYAPA, MALYAVANTA, RAGHUKULA.

Andhra Pradesh has the highest concentration of the KRITHIKA surname with 141 records (76.2%).

The KRITHIKA surname is written in TAMIL script.

KRITHIKA is ranked #12829 in India with approximately 575 people bearing this surname.

The KRITHIKA surname is found across 5 states, with the top 3 being Andhra Pradesh (76.2%), Tamil Nadu (11.4%), Delhi (7.6%).

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