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PAPPAN Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

12,832^nd

Most common surname in India

572

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

The gotras associated with this surname are paraashara, angiras, dadhich, kasyapa, mudgal and raghu kula. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are bhavani, khandoba and venkateshwara.

Description:

The surname Pappan has several variations, including Papan, Pappant, Pappand, Papin, Papins, Papp, Pappe, Poppan, Poppen, Popan, and Popin. The religion associated with PAPPAN surname is hindu. The community associated with this surname is padmasali. The MotherTounge associated with this surname is telugu.

State-wise distribution of people with PAPPAN surname

from iMeUsWe Database

Karnataka

268

Rajasthan

Tamil Nadu

Kerala

Maharashtra

Delhi

Uttar Pradesh

Gujarat

Andhra Pradesh

Bihar

Category-wise distribution of people with PAPPAN surname

from iMeUsWe Database

People with the surname PAPPAN 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.

219 (60%)

Food Distribution Records

127 (35%)

Farmer Beneficiary Records

22 (6%)

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Frequently Asked Questions

PAPPAN families worship BHAVANI and KHANDOBA and VENKATESHWARA as their Kuldevta (family deities).

The PAPPAN surname is found across multiple communities including Padmasali communities.

The PAPPAN surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

PAPPAN families belong to multiple gotras including PARAASHARA, ANGIRAS, DADHICH, KASYAPA, MUDGAL, RAGHU KULA.

Karnataka has the highest concentration of the PAPPAN surname with 268 records (73.2%).

The PAPPAN surname is written in TELUGU script.

PAPPAN is ranked #12832 in India with approximately 572 people bearing this surname.

The PAPPAN surname is found across 10 states, with the top 3 being Karnataka (73.2%), Rajasthan (7.7%), Tamil Nadu (7.4%).

PAPPAN Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

History:

Description:

State-wise distribution of people with PAPPAN surname

Category-wise distribution of people with PAPPAN surname

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