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MURUGAVEL Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

12,694th

Most common surname in India

710

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are ayyappa, murugan and venkateshwara.

Description:

The name probably started as a way to show religious devotion, connecting people to Lord Murugan (with "Vel" referring to his sacred spear). The religion associated with MURUGAVEL surname is hinduism. The MotherTounge associated with this surname is tamil.
As a result, people with deep Murugan worship traditions are more likely to have this surname.

The surname Murugavel is most common among people from South India. As a result, many individuals with this surname speak Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, or Malayalam. These languages are the main linguistic heritage of the regions where this surname is common. While English might also be spoken because of globalization and migration, the ancestral languages remain strongly tied to the cultural identity associated with this surname. The specific language spoken often shows the familys geographical roots within South India.

The surname Murugavel has several variations, including Muruga Vel, Murugavell, Murugavél, Murukavel, Muruka Vel, Murukavell, Murukavél, Murugavelan, Muruka Velan, Murugavelavan, and Muruka Velavan.

State-wise distribution of people with MURUGAVEL surname

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Tamil Nadu state distribution for MURUGAVEL surname

Tamil Nadu

245

Rajasthan state distribution for MURUGAVEL surname

Rajasthan

214

Maharashtra state distribution for MURUGAVEL surname

Maharashtra

6

Andhra Pradesh state distribution for MURUGAVEL surname

Andhra Pradesh

5

Karnataka state distribution for MURUGAVEL surname

Karnataka

1

Category-wise distribution of people with MURUGAVEL surname

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People with the surname MURUGAVEL 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 MURUGAVEL surname

525 (97%)

Farmer Beneficiary Records

Food Distribution Records category for MURUGAVEL surname

8 (1%)

Food Distribution Records

Voters List category for MURUGAVEL surname

7 (1%)

Voters List

MURUGAVEL is the only known surname recorded in 2 gotras: MURUGAVEL IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH ANY SPECIFIC GOTRA FROM THE PROVIDED LIST., MURUGAVEL.

Frequently Asked Questions

MURUGAVEL families worship AYYAPPA and MURUGAN and VENKATESHWARA as their Kuldevta (family deities).

The MURUGAVEL surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

MURUGAVEL families belong to multiple gotras including MURUGAVEL IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH ANY SPECIFIC GOTRA FROM THE PROVIDED LIST., DHAKSHA, DHAKSHINAMURTHI, KASYAPA, MURUGAVEL, RAGHU KULA.

Tamil Nadu has the highest concentration of the MURUGAVEL surname with 245 records (52.0%).

The MURUGAVEL surname is written in TAMIL script.

MURUGAVEL is ranked #12694 in India with approximately 710 people bearing this surname.

The MURUGAVEL surname is found across 5 states, with the top 3 being Tamil Nadu (52.0%), Rajasthan (45.4%), Maharashtra (1.3%).

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