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PURALKAR Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

12,785th

Most common surname in India

619

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

The gotras associated with this surname are lomesh, angiras, dadhich, kashyapa, mudgal and ravi. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are bhavani, kalankadevi and tulja bhavani.

Description:

It is mainly used by the Marathi Brahmin community, particularly the Deshastha Brahmin sub-caste. The religion associated with PURALKAR surname is hindu. The communities associated with this surname are maratha and teli. The Mother Tonuge associated with this surname is marathi.
Deshastha Brahmins are typically located in western Maharashtra. Surnames like this surname often come from the name of a village (Pural), with "-kar" added to mean "from." So, families with this surname probably came from a village called Pural. These surnames were chosen a long time ago to help identify families and show their family history, reflecting where their ancestors came from within the Deshastha Brahmin community.

The surname Puralkar probably comes from the Indian subcontinent, especially the state of Maharashtra. People with this surname are usually connected to Marathi, Maharashtras official language. These languages are important for communication, education, and work, both in India and in other countries.

The surname Puralkar has several variations, including Puralikar, Puralkar (again), Puraliker, Pooralkar, Poorlikar, Pooralikar, and Pooraliker.

State-wise distribution of people with PURALKAR surname

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Maharashtra state distribution for PURALKAR surname

Maharashtra

166

Category-wise distribution of people with PURALKAR surname

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People with the surname PURALKAR 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 PURALKAR surname

122 (73%)

Food Distribution Records

Farmer Beneficiary Records category for PURALKAR surname

38 (23%)

Farmer Beneficiary Records

Voters List category for PURALKAR surname

6 (4%)

Voters List

Frequently Asked Questions

PURALKAR families worship BHAVANI and KALANKADEVI and TULJA BHAVANI as their Kuldevta (family deities).

PURALKAR is classified as a PROFESSION-based surname because it is historically associated with POTTER,ARTISAN.

The PURALKAR surname is found across multiple communities including Maratha, Teli communities.

The PURALKAR surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

PURALKAR families belong to multiple gotras including LOMESH, ANGIRAS, DADHICH, KASHYAPA, MUDGAL, RAVI.

Maharashtra has the highest concentration of the PURALKAR surname with 166 records (100.0%).

The PURALKAR surname is written in MARATHI script.

PURALKAR is ranked #12785 in India with approximately 619 people bearing this surname.

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