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MAKALI Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

12,861st

Most common surname in India

543

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

The gotras associated with this surname are angiras, danoli, kashyapa, makali and raghu kula. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are ambabhaivani, kali and tulja bhavani.

Description:

The surname Makali probably comes from India and might connect to several languages spoken there. The religion associated with MAKALI surname is hinduism. The Mother Tonuge associated with this surname are kannada and tulu.
However, people with this surname might speak Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, or Marathi, depending on where their family comes from in India. Its also possible that some speak Hindi or English, since those languages are widely used in India for communication, school, and work. A persons language often shows their regional and family history.

The surname Makalli has several variations, including Macal, Makal, Magali, Makula, Makalay, Makaley, Makalie, and Makleigh.

State-wise distribution of people with MAKALI surname

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Jharkhand state distribution for MAKALI surname

Jharkhand

72

Tamil Nadu state distribution for MAKALI surname

Tamil Nadu

58

Karnataka state distribution for MAKALI surname

Karnataka

24

Rajasthan state distribution for MAKALI surname

Rajasthan

15

Andhra Pradesh state distribution for MAKALI surname

Andhra Pradesh

7

Maharashtra state distribution for MAKALI surname

Maharashtra

4

Uttar Pradesh state distribution for MAKALI surname

Uttar Pradesh

3

Gujarat state distribution for MAKALI surname

Gujarat

2

Mizoram state distribution for MAKALI surname

Mizoram

1

Category-wise distribution of people with MAKALI surname

from iMeUsWe Database

People with the surname MAKALI 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.

Farmer Beneficiary Records category for MAKALI surname

149 (80%)

Farmer Beneficiary Records

Voters List category for MAKALI surname

27 (15%)

Voters List

Food Distribution Records category for MAKALI surname

10 (5%)

Food Distribution Records

Frequently Asked Questions

MAKALI families worship AMBABHAIVANI and KALI and TULJA BHAVANI as their Kuldevta (family deities).

The MAKALI surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

MAKALI families belong to multiple gotras including ANGIRAS, DANOLI, KASHYAPA, MAKALI, RAGHU KULA.

Jharkhand has the highest concentration of the MAKALI surname with 72 records (38.7%).

The MAKALI surname is written in KANNADA, TULU scripts.

MAKALI is ranked #12861 in India with approximately 543 people bearing this surname.

The MAKALI surname is found across 9 states, with the top 3 being Jharkhand (38.7%), Tamil Nadu (31.2%), Karnataka (12.9%).

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