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KULKARNI Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

306th

Most common surname in India

2,59,466

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

The surname Kulkarni is derived from the Sanskrit words "kula" meaning family and "karni" meaning "archivist".The origin place or state associated with this surname is Maharashtra, India.The surname Kulkarni is linked to the profession of village record keeper.The languages spoken by those with this surname include Marathi, Hindi, and English.Some famous or notable personalities associated with this surname include Dnyaneshwar, Eknath, Samarth Ramdas, Ramchandra Pant Amatya, Parshuram Trimbak Kulkarni, Atul Kulkarni, Chandrakant Kulkarni, Girish Kulkarni, Mamta Kulkarni, Mrinal Dev-Kulkarni, Saleel Kulkarni, Sameep Kulkarni, Sandeep Kulkarni, Sonali Kulkarni, Sonalee Kulkarni, Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni, G.A.Kulkarni, Nilesh Kulkarni, Raju Kulkarni, Shubhangi Kulkarni, Vineet Kulkarni, Ravi S.Kulkarni, Sudha Kulkarni Murty, Sri Preston Kulkarni, and Srinivas Kulkarni.

Description:

The surname Kulkarni is commonly found in the states of Maharashtra and Karnataka in India.Families with this surname may follow traditional Hindu customs and rituals.People with this surname typically belong to the Brahmin community, particularly the Deshastha and Karhade sub-castes.Common variations of the surname Kulkarni found in Wikipedia include Kulkarni, Kulkarni, and Kulkarni.This Surname has Bharadwaj, Atri, Kaashyap, Vishwamitra, Vashishtha, Agasthi, Kaushik, Vasishta, Kashyap, Haritasya, Mudgal, Shandilya, Atri, Atreya, Gautama maharishi, Jamadagni, Mudgalya, Gargya, Mandavya, Vashista, Kashyap Gotra.This Surname Worships Tuljabhavanee, Renuka of mahur, Bhavanidevi of tuljapur, Bhavani of tuljapur, Khandoba, Yamaidevi of aundh, Khandoba(malhari martand) of jejuri, Lakshmi of havalgi, Tirupati venkateshwara, Banashankari devi of badami, Dattaguru-narasimha wadi, Venkateshwara of tirupati, Ekveera of murha, Renuka of chandwad, Khandoba of jejuri, Ekveera, Saundattiyellamma devi of saundatti, Renuka, Khaderao jejuri, Shakhambari of karnataka, Laxmi-narasimha of islampur, Bhavani devi of tuljapur, Bhavani mata of tuljapur, Khandoba of anadur near naldurg, Trimbakeshwar of nasik, Dongarai of kadegaon, Shakambari devi of badami, Yogeshwari devi of ambejogai, Durga, Amba, Harinai of bhushangad, Tuljabai bhavani, Khandoba of mailar, Shakambhari devi of badami, Yamai of aundh, Saptashrungi of vani, Renuka (yellamma) of saudatti, Tuljapurbhavani, Mahalaxmi of kolhapur, Renuka of mahur (mahur ambabai), Khandoba malhari martand of jejuri, Trimbakeshwar of nasik (10th jyotirlingam]), Harinai, Saptashrungi of vani (nashik), Tuljapur bhavani Kuldevta.

State-wise distribution of people with KULKARNI surname

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Maharashtra state distribution for KULKARNI surname

Maharashtra

29,281

Madhya Pradesh state distribution for KULKARNI surname

Madhya Pradesh

7,045

Tamil Nadu state distribution for KULKARNI surname

Tamil Nadu

3,817

Bihar state distribution for KULKARNI surname

Bihar

2,437

Karnataka state distribution for KULKARNI surname

Karnataka

2,354

Jharkhand state distribution for KULKARNI surname

Jharkhand

1,245

Delhi state distribution for KULKARNI surname

Delhi

248

Telangana state distribution for KULKARNI surname

Telangana

49

Andhra Pradesh state distribution for KULKARNI surname

Andhra Pradesh

39

Goa state distribution for KULKARNI surname

Goa

11

Category-wise distribution of people with KULKARNI surname

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People with the surname KULKARNI appear across 5 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 KULKARNI surname

25,228 (54%)

Food Distribution Records

Farmer Beneficiary Records category for KULKARNI surname

17,111 (37%)

Farmer Beneficiary Records

Voters List category for KULKARNI surname

4,109 (9%)

Voters List

Investor & Taxpayer Records category for KULKARNI surname

86 (0.2%)

Investor & Taxpayer Records

Govertment Farmers Benificary List category for KULKARNI surname

12 (0.0%)

Govertment Farmers Benificary List

Frequently Asked Questions

KULKARNI families worship TULJABHAVANEE and RENUKA OF MAHUR and BHAVANIDEVI OF TULJAPUR and BHAVANI OF TULJAPUR and KHANDOBA and YAMAIDEVI OF AUNDH and KHANDOBA(MALHARI MARTAND) OF JEJURI and LAKSHMI OF HAVALGI and TIRUPATI VENKATESHWARA and BANASHANKARI DEVI OF BADAMI and DATTAGURU-NARASIMHA WADI and VENKATESHWARA OF TIRUPATI and EKVEERA OF MURHA and RENUKA OF CHANDWAD and KHANDOBA OF JEJURI and EKVEERA and SAUNDATTIYELLAMMA DEVI OF SAUNDATTI and RENUKA and KHADERAO JEJURI and SHAKHAMBARI OF KARNATAKA and LAXMI-NARASIMHA OF ISLAMPUR and BHAVANI DEVI OF TULJAPUR and BHAVANI MATA OF TULJAPUR and KHANDOBA OF ANADUR NEAR NALDURG and TRIMBAKESHWAR OF NASIK and DONGARAI OF KADEGAON and SHAKAMBARI DEVI OF BADAMI and YOGESHWARI DEVI OF AMBEJOGAI and DURGA and AMBA and HARINAI OF BHUSHANGAD and TULJABAI BHAVANI and KHANDOBA OF MAILAR and SHAKAMBHARI DEVI OF BADAMI and YAMAI OF AUNDH and SAPTASHRUNGI OF VANI and RENUKA (YELLAMMA) OF SAUDATTI and TULJAPURBHAVANI and MAHALAXMI OF KOLHAPUR and RENUKA OF MAHUR (MAHUR AMBABAI) and KHANDOBA MALHARI MARTAND OF JEJURI and TRIMBAKESHWAR OF NASIK (10TH JYOTIRLINGAM]) and HARINAI and SAPTASHRUNGI OF VANI (NASHIK) and TULJAPUR BHAVANI and VITHOBA as their Kuldevta (family deities).

KULKARNI is classified as a PROFESSION-based surname because it is historically associated with ACCOUNTANT,VILLAGE RECORD KEEPER.

The KULKARNI surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

KULKARNI families belong to the KASHYAPA gotra.

Maharashtra has the highest concentration of the KULKARNI surname with 29,281 records (62.9%).

The KULKARNI surname is written in MARATHI, KANNADA, TULU scripts.

KULKARNI is ranked #306 in India with approximately 2,59,466 people bearing this surname.

The KULKARNI surname is found across 10 states, with the top 3 being Maharashtra (62.9%), Madhya Pradesh (15.1%), Tamil Nadu (8.2%).

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