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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 angiras, danoli, kashyap, mahodara and raghukula. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are bhavani, khandoba and venkateshwara of tirupati.
The surname "Payan" has several variations, including Paiyan, Paiani, and Payani. The religion associated with PAYANI surname is hindu. The community associated with this surname is velama. The MotherTounge associated with this surname is gujarati.
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Andhra Pradesh
301
Maharashtra
51
Karnataka
6
Bihar
2
Tamil Nadu
1
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People with the surname PAYANI 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.
186 (52%)
Voters List
107 (30%)
Farmer Beneficiary Records
68 (19%)
Food Distribution Records
PAYANI families worship BHAVANI and KHANDOBA and VENKATESHWARA OF TIRUPATI as their Kuldevta (family deities).
PAYANI is classified as a OTHERS-based surname because it is historically associated with .
The PAYANI surname is found across multiple communities including Velama communities.
The PAYANI surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.
PAYANI families belong to multiple gotras including ANGIRAS, DANOLI, KASHYAP, MAHODARA, RAGHUKULA.
Andhra Pradesh has the highest concentration of the PAYANI surname with 301 records (83.4%).
The PAYANI surname is written in GUJARATI script.
PAYANI is ranked #12885 in India with approximately 519 people bearing this surname.
The PAYANI surname is found across 5 states, with the top 3 being Andhra Pradesh (83.4%), Maharashtra (14.1%), Karnataka (1.7%).