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LAHRI Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

12,581st

Most common surname in India

823

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

The gotras associated with this surname are aatreya, dadich, kashyap, malahari and ravi. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are ambabai, khandoba and venkateshwara.

Description:

Lahri, also spelled Lähri, is a surname that comes from the Punjab region of India and Pakistan. The religion associated with LAHRI surname is hinduism. The MotherTounge associated with this surname are punjabi and hindi.
This surname is mainly linked to the Khatri community. The Khatris were a merchant group who historically worked in trade and administration. Within the Khatri community, this surname appears in different subgroups or clans. The prevalence of this surname among Khatris suggests they share a common ancestry or job within the larger community.

The surname Lahri, which is common among people of Indian descent, is mainly found in areas where Indo-Aryan languages are spoken. As a result, people with this surname often speak languages like Hindi and Punjabi, which are common in northern India. Because India has so many languages, Lahri families may also speak regional languages such as Gujarati, Marathi, or Bengali, depending on where they originally came from and how they have moved around.

Here are some variations of the Lahiry surname: Lari, Laheri, Lahree, and Lahiri.

State-wise distribution of people with LAHRI surname

from iMeUsWe Database

Bihar state distribution for LAHRI surname

Bihar

60

Madhya Pradesh state distribution for LAHRI surname

Madhya Pradesh

58

Delhi state distribution for LAHRI surname

Delhi

29

Uttar Pradesh state distribution for LAHRI surname

Uttar Pradesh

12

Jharkhand state distribution for LAHRI surname

Jharkhand

11

Telangana state distribution for LAHRI surname

Telangana

11

Punjab state distribution for LAHRI surname

Punjab

6

Maharashtra state distribution for LAHRI surname

Maharashtra

4

Tamil Nadu state distribution for LAHRI surname

Tamil Nadu

4

Gujarat state distribution for LAHRI surname

Gujarat

1

Category-wise distribution of people with LAHRI surname

from iMeUsWe Database

People with the surname LAHRI 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 LAHRI surname

134 (51%)

Food Distribution Records

Farmer Beneficiary Records category for LAHRI surname

94 (36%)

Farmer Beneficiary Records

Voters List category for LAHRI surname

34 (13%)

Voters List

Frequently Asked Questions

LAHRI families worship AMBABAI and KHANDOBA and VENKATESHWARA as their Kuldevta (family deities).

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

The LAHRI surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

LAHRI families belong to multiple gotras including AATREYA, DADICH, KASHYAP, MALAHARI, RAVI.

Bihar has the highest concentration of the LAHRI surname with 60 records (30.6%).

The LAHRI surname is written in PUNJABI, HINDI scripts.

LAHRI is ranked #12581 in India with approximately 823 people bearing this surname.

The LAHRI surname is found across 10 states, with the top 3 being Bihar (30.6%), Madhya Pradesh (29.6%), Delhi (14.8%).

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