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NAKSHATRAM Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

12,790th

Most common surname in India

614

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

The gotras associated with this surname are aatreya, danoli, kashyap, mavanulla and raghu. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are ambabai, kalankadevi and venkateshwara.

Description:

The surname Nakshatram comes from the Sanskrit word for constellation or lunar mansion. The religion associated with NAKSHATRAM surname is hinduism. The MotherTounge associated with this surname are telugu and kannada.
Within the Telugu Brahmin community, sub-castes like Niyogi, Vaidiki, and Dravida Brahmins may also have this surname. Families with this surname probably have ancestors who worked in astrology, astronomy, or temple services. Knowing about Nakshatras was very important in those jobs for religious events and figuring out the calendar. The name Nakshatram shows a background in Vedic customs and intellectual fields connected to understanding the stars.

People with this surname likely speak languages common in the regions where the surname is found. This mainly includes Telugu, a Dravidian language primarily spoken in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Because of their widespread use in India for communication and education, Hindi and English are also frequently spoken. These languages help people interact both within and beyond their regional and linguistic borders.

The surname Nakshatra has a few variations, including Nakshathra and Natchathiram.

State-wise distribution of people with NAKSHATRAM surname

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Andhra Pradesh state distribution for NAKSHATRAM surname

Andhra Pradesh

433

Tamil Nadu state distribution for NAKSHATRAM surname

Tamil Nadu

91

Telangana state distribution for NAKSHATRAM surname

Telangana

1

Category-wise distribution of people with NAKSHATRAM surname

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People with the surname NAKSHATRAM 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 NAKSHATRAM surname

363 (69%)

Food Distribution Records

Voters List category for NAKSHATRAM surname

92 (18%)

Voters List

Farmer Beneficiary Records category for NAKSHATRAM surname

70 (13%)

Farmer Beneficiary Records

Frequently Asked Questions

NAKSHATRAM families worship AMBABAI and KALANKADEVI and VENKATESHWARA as their Kuldevta (family deities).

The NAKSHATRAM surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

NAKSHATRAM families belong to multiple gotras including AATREYA, DANOLI, KASHYAP, MAVANULLA, RAGHU.

Andhra Pradesh has the highest concentration of the NAKSHATRAM surname with 433 records (82.5%).

The NAKSHATRAM surname is written in TELUGU, KANNADA scripts.

NAKSHATRAM is ranked #12790 in India with approximately 614 people bearing this surname.

The NAKSHATRAM surname is found across 3 states, with the top 3 being Andhra Pradesh (82.5%), Tamil Nadu (17.3%), Telangana (0.2%).

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