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SAMBRANI Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

12,445th

Most common surname in India

959

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

The gotras associated with this surname are paidipala, angiras, dadhich, kashyapa, mudgal and samalla. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are bhavani, kali, khandoba and venkateshwara.

Description:

The surname Sambrani is mainly found among Hindu Brahmins in Karnataka, India. The religion associated with SAMBRANI surname is hindu. The community associated with this surname is kapu. The Mother Tonuge associated with this surname is telugu.
Its particularly common among the Havyaka Brahmins, a group known for their traditional roles as temple priests and farmers in the Uttara Kannada and Dakshina Kannada regions. The name probably comes from "Sambrani," which is a fragrant resin used in Hindu ceremonies, indicating that ancestors of those with this surname might have been involved in religious activities.

The surname Sambraan has several variations, including Sambreeny, Sambreiny, Sambrainy, Sambraenie, Sombrani, and Sumbrani.

State-wise distribution of people with SAMBRANI surname

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Tamil Nadu state distribution for SAMBRANI surname

Tamil Nadu

40

Jharkhand state distribution for SAMBRANI surname

Jharkhand

25

Andhra Pradesh state distribution for SAMBRANI surname

Andhra Pradesh

23

Karnataka state distribution for SAMBRANI surname

Karnataka

15

Maharashtra state distribution for SAMBRANI surname

Maharashtra

5

Category-wise distribution of people with SAMBRANI surname

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People with the surname SAMBRANI 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 SAMBRANI surname

53 (49%)

Voters List

Farmer Beneficiary Records category for SAMBRANI surname

40 (37%)

Farmer Beneficiary Records

Food Distribution Records category for SAMBRANI surname

15 (14%)

Food Distribution Records

Frequently Asked Questions

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

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

The SAMBRANI surname is found across multiple communities including Kapu communities.

The SAMBRANI surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

SAMBRANI families belong to multiple gotras including PAIDIPALA, ANGIRAS, DADHICH, KASHYAPA, MUDGAL, SAMALLA.

Tamil Nadu has the highest concentration of the SAMBRANI surname with 40 records (37.0%).

The SAMBRANI surname is written in TELUGU script.

SAMBRANI is ranked #12445 in India with approximately 959 people bearing this surname.

The SAMBRANI surname is found across 5 states, with the top 3 being Tamil Nadu (37.0%), Jharkhand (23.1%), Andhra Pradesh (21.3%).

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