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PUDURI Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

13,042nd

Most common surname in India

362

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

The gotras associated with this surname are narada, aduri, dhanoli, kashyap, mavanulla and rachandrala. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are bhavani, khandoba and venkateshwara.

Description:

The surname Puduri is mainly found in Andhra Pradesh, India, and is typically associated with the Brahmin community, especially Telugu-speaking Brahmins. The religion associated with PUDURI surname is hindu. The community associated with this surname is thogata. The Mother Tonuge associated with this surname is telugu.
More specifically, this surname is linked to the Niyogi sub-sect. Niyogi Brahmins traditionally held administrative and secular positions, setting them apart from the Vaidiki Brahmins, who were priests. Therefore, people with this surname often have ancestors who were involved in governance, scholarship, or other non-religious jobs within the historical social structure of Andhra Pradesh. However, surname distribution can change over time, and there may be exceptions.

The surname Puduri is most commonly found among people of Indian origin. Because of this, people with this surname likely speak languages common in India. This includes many languages, with Hindi and Telugu being especially common. English is also frequently spoken, particularly in cities and among educated people. Due to Indias diverse languages, other languages like Tamil, Kannada, Marathi, and Bengali might also be spoken within families or communities with this surname, depending on where they come from and how their families have moved over time.

The surname Poodoori has several variations, including Pudari, Pudduri, and Puturi. It is also written as বুদুরি in Bengali script and పుదురి in Telugu script.

State-wise distribution of people with PUDURI surname

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Tamil Nadu state distribution for PUDURI surname

Tamil Nadu

304

Maharashtra state distribution for PUDURI surname

Maharashtra

21

Andhra Pradesh state distribution for PUDURI surname

Andhra Pradesh

19

Category-wise distribution of people with PUDURI surname

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People with the surname PUDURI 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.

Voters List category for PUDURI surname

335 (97%)

Voters List

Food Distribution Records category for PUDURI surname

8 (2%)

Food Distribution Records

Farmer Beneficiary Records category for PUDURI surname

1 (0.3%)

Farmer Beneficiary Records

PUDURI is the only known surname recorded in 1 gotra: NARADA.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

PUDURI is classified as a PLACE-based surname because it is historically associated with .

The PUDURI surname is found across multiple communities including Thogata communities.

The PUDURI surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

PUDURI families belong to multiple gotras including NARADA, ADURI, DHANOLI, KASHYAP, MAVANULLA, RACHANDRALA.

Tamil Nadu has the highest concentration of the PUDURI surname with 304 records (88.4%).

The PUDURI surname is written in TELUGU script.

PUDURI is ranked #13042 in India with approximately 362 people bearing this surname.

The PUDURI surname is found across 3 states, with the top 3 being Tamil Nadu (88.4%), Maharashtra (6.1%), Andhra Pradesh (5.5%).

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