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LOHIT Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

12,935th

Most common surname in India

469

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

The gotras associated with this surname are angira, dadich, lohit, mahadeva and raghu. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are shri ram of ayodhya, bhavani, kartikeya and venkateshwara.

Description:

Youll see it fairly often in Assam, especially among those who come from the Brahmaputra Valley. The religion associated with LOHIT surname is hindu. The community associated with this surname is brahmin deshastha. The Mother Tonuge associated with this surname is marathi.
The surname Lohit, mainly found in India, is associated with regions where many languages are spoken. Hindi is a strong possibility because its spoken so widely in India. Also, depending on the specific area where someones family comes from, languages like Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati, or Punjabi might be common. Dravidian languages such as Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, or Malayalam could also be relevant, depending on family history. English is also commonly spoken because of its importance in education and government.

Here are few notable Indian personalities with the surname and their professions: Anjali Lohit is an author. Lohit Marwaha is a Major General. Lohit Datta is a Colonel.

Here are the different ways the surname Lohita can be spelled: Lohita, Loheet, Lohitaksha, Lohite, Lohitha, Lohith, Lohitashwa, Loith, and Loiht.

State-wise distribution of people with LOHIT surname

from iMeUsWe Database

Andhra Pradesh state distribution for LOHIT surname

Andhra Pradesh

126

Maharashtra state distribution for LOHIT surname

Maharashtra

32

Tamil Nadu state distribution for LOHIT surname

Tamil Nadu

18

Delhi state distribution for LOHIT surname

Delhi

9

Uttar Pradesh state distribution for LOHIT surname

Uttar Pradesh

4

Madhya Pradesh state distribution for LOHIT surname

Madhya Pradesh

3

Gujarat state distribution for LOHIT surname

Gujarat

2

Karnataka state distribution for LOHIT surname

Karnataka

2

Jharkhand state distribution for LOHIT surname

Jharkhand

1

Telangana state distribution for LOHIT surname

Telangana

1

Category-wise distribution of people with LOHIT surname

from iMeUsWe Database

People with the surname LOHIT 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 LOHIT surname

159 (80%)

Food Distribution Records

Voters List category for LOHIT surname

32 (16%)

Voters List

Farmer Beneficiary Records category for LOHIT surname

7 (4%)

Farmer Beneficiary Records

Frequently Asked Questions

LOHIT families worship SHRI RAM OF AYODHYA and BHAVANI and KARTIKEYA and VENKATESHWARA as their Kuldevta (family deities).

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

The LOHIT surname is found across multiple communities including Brahmin Deshastha, Deshastha Brahmin communities.

The LOHIT surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

LOHIT families belong to multiple gotras including ANGIRA, DADICH, LOHIT, MAHADEVA, RAGHU.

Andhra Pradesh has the highest concentration of the LOHIT surname with 126 records (63.6%).

The LOHIT surname is written in MARATHI script.

LOHIT is ranked #12935 in India with approximately 469 people bearing this surname.

The LOHIT surname is found across 10 states, with the top 3 being Andhra Pradesh (63.6%), Maharashtra (16.2%), Tamil Nadu (9.1%).

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