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PRACHAND Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

12,795th

Most common surname in India

609

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

The gotras associated with this surname are angiras, dadich, kashyap, maandavya and raghukula. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are bhavani, khandoba and venkateshwara.

Description:

It appears more often among Kayasthas in northern regions, especially Uttar Pradesh. The religion associated with PRACHAND surname is hinduism. The Mother Tonuge associated with this surname are hindi and marathi.
Kayasthas, who were traditionally scribes and administrators, are a unique community with their own social structure, customs, and traditions. Surnames in the Kayastha community often show ancestral jobs, places of origin, or titles of honor.

As a result, the languages most often spoken by people with this surname are those common in India. Hindi, one of Indias official languages, is very likely to be spoken. Depending on the familys specific geographic roots within India, regional languages such as Marathi, Gujarati, or Punjabi might also be spoken. Considering Indias diverse languages, its also possible that other languages from the subcontinent, like Bengali or Tamil, could be spoken within families bearing this surname. English is also a possibility.

The surname Prachanda has several variations, including Prachand, Prachande, Prachando, Prasand, Prasanda, Prasande, and Prasando.

State-wise distribution of people with PRACHAND surname

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Maharashtra state distribution for PRACHAND surname

Maharashtra

116

Madhya Pradesh state distribution for PRACHAND surname

Madhya Pradesh

21

Tamil Nadu state distribution for PRACHAND surname

Tamil Nadu

13

Bihar state distribution for PRACHAND surname

Bihar

1

Delhi state distribution for PRACHAND surname

Delhi

1

Category-wise distribution of people with PRACHAND surname

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People with the surname PRACHAND 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 PRACHAND surname

106 (70%)

Food Distribution Records

Farmer Beneficiary Records category for PRACHAND surname

29 (19%)

Farmer Beneficiary Records

Voters List category for PRACHAND surname

17 (11%)

Voters List

Frequently Asked Questions

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

PRACHAND is classified as a OTHERS-based surname because it is historically associated with .

The PRACHAND surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

PRACHAND families belong to multiple gotras including ANGIRAS, DADICH, KASHYAP, MAANDAVYA, RAGHUKULA.

Maharashtra has the highest concentration of the PRACHAND surname with 116 records (76.3%).

The PRACHAND surname is written in HINDI, MARATHI scripts.

PRACHAND is ranked #12795 in India with approximately 609 people bearing this surname.

The PRACHAND surname is found across 5 states, with the top 3 being Maharashtra (76.3%), Madhya Pradesh (13.8%), Tamil Nadu (8.6%).

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