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RAYTE Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

12,464th

Most common surname in India

940

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

The surname Rayte, common among Indian surnames, likely spread and evolved due to historical migrations. However, general patterns in Indian history offer some clues.

Forced migrations, such as those caused by invasions or political changes, could have scattered families bearing this surname across different regions. Voluntary migrations, driven by economic opportunities or social factors, might also have played a role. For example, people seeking better opportunities could have carried this surname to new settlements. There, the name may have interacted with local languages and customs, potentially leading to changes in pronunciation or spelling over time. Further study of regional records and family trees would be needed to trace the specific migratory paths of this surname.

The gotras associated with this surname are rayte, danoli, kashyapa, mavanulla and rayanaakula. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are bhavani, khandoba and venkateshwara.

Description:

The surname "Raite" has several variations, including "Rate," "Reight," "রাইট (Bengali)," and "রাইত (Bengali). The religion associated with RAYTE surname is hinduism. The MotherTounge associated with this surname are bengali and hindi.
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State-wise distribution of people with RAYTE surname

from iMeUsWe Database

Maharashtra state distribution for RAYTE surname

Maharashtra

699

Madhya Pradesh state distribution for RAYTE surname

Madhya Pradesh

130

Bihar state distribution for RAYTE surname

Bihar

12

Delhi state distribution for RAYTE surname

Delhi

1

Category-wise distribution of people with RAYTE surname

from iMeUsWe Database

People with the surname RAYTE 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 RAYTE surname

692 (82%)

Food Distribution Records

Farmer Beneficiary Records category for RAYTE surname

150 (18%)

Farmer Beneficiary Records

Investor & Taxpayer Records category for RAYTE surname

1 (0.1%)

Investor & Taxpayer Records

Frequently Asked Questions

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

The RAYTE surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

RAYTE families belong to multiple gotras including RAYTE, DANOLI, KASHYAPA, MAVANULLA, RAYANAAKULA.

Maharashtra has the highest concentration of the RAYTE surname with 699 records (83.0%).

The RAYTE surname is written in BENGALI, HINDI scripts.

RAYTE is ranked #12464 in India with approximately 940 people bearing this surname.

The RAYTE surname is found across 4 states, with the top 3 being Maharashtra (83.0%), Madhya Pradesh (15.4%), Bihar (1.4%).

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