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Most common surname in India
People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database
The gotras associated with this surname are angira, danoli, kashyap, maaricha and raghukula. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are bhavani, khandoba and venkateshwara.
The surname Merya has several variations, including Meria, Merjaoui, Merdja, Merdji, Merdzhan, and Merjan. The religion associated with MERJA surname is hindu. The communities associated with this surname are patidar and kadvapatel. The Mother Tonuge associated with this surname is gujarati.
from iMeUsWe Database
Tamil Nadu
116
Gujarat
52
Andhra Pradesh
8
Bihar
5
Uttar Pradesh
3
Delhi
1
Odisha
1
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People with the surname MERJA 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.
144 (77%)
Voters List
32 (17%)
Farmer Beneficiary Records
11 (6%)
Food Distribution Records
MERJA families worship BHAVANI and KHANDOBA and VENKATESHWARA as their Kuldevta (family deities).
The MERJA surname is found across multiple communities including Patidar, Kadvapatel, Kadva Patel communities.
The MERJA surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.
MERJA families belong to multiple gotras including ANGIRA, DANOLI, KASHYAP, MAARICHA, RAGHUKULA.
Tamil Nadu has the highest concentration of the MERJA surname with 116 records (62.4%).
The MERJA surname is written in GUJARATI script.
MERJA is ranked #12559 in India with approximately 845 people bearing this surname.
The MERJA surname is found across 7 states, with the top 3 being Tamil Nadu (62.4%), Gujarat (28.0%), Andhra Pradesh (4.3%).