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SANJIVARAO Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

13,090th

Most common surname in India

314

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

The gotras associated with this surname are aatreya, dadhich, kashyap, maadhaval and sanadya. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are ambabai, khandoba and venkateshwara.

Description:

The surname Sanjivarao is most commonly found in communities from the South Indian states of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. The religion associated with SANJIVARAO surname is hinduism. The Mother Tonuge associated with this surname is telugu.
It is a patronymic surname, meaning it comes from a fathers name. Specifically, it combines the name Sanjiva, which means "long-lived" or "alive," with the honorific suffix "rao," which indicates status or respect.

The "rao" suffix was historically given to prominent individuals, often those associated with the Brahmin or other upper castes. Therefore, families with this surname may have ancestral ties to these communities.

Sanjivarao is a surname primarily found among people of Indian descent. As a result, the languages spoken by individuals with this surname are generally those common in India, a country with a remarkably diverse range of languages. The specific language spoken largely depends on the familys regional background and cultural heritage.

The surname Sanjeeva Rao has several variations, including Sanjiva Rao, Sanjeev Rao, Sanjiv Rao, Sanjeevarao, Sanjivarao, Sanjivrau, Sanjeevrau, Sanjeevroy, and Sanjivroy.

State-wise distribution of people with SANJIVARAO surname

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Andhra Pradesh state distribution for SANJIVARAO surname

Andhra Pradesh

178

Tamil Nadu state distribution for SANJIVARAO surname

Tamil Nadu

19

Maharashtra state distribution for SANJIVARAO surname

Maharashtra

2

Telangana state distribution for SANJIVARAO surname

Telangana

2

Karnataka state distribution for SANJIVARAO surname

Karnataka

1

Category-wise distribution of people with SANJIVARAO surname

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People with the surname SANJIVARAO 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 SANJIVARAO surname

115 (57%)

Food Distribution Records

Farmer Beneficiary Records category for SANJIVARAO surname

73 (36%)

Farmer Beneficiary Records

Voters List category for SANJIVARAO surname

14 (7%)

Voters List

Frequently Asked Questions

SANJIVARAO families worship AMBABAI and KHANDOBA and VENKATESHWARA as their Kuldevta (family deities).

The SANJIVARAO surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

SANJIVARAO families belong to multiple gotras including AATREYA, DADHICH, KASHYAP, MAADHAVAL, SANADYA.

Andhra Pradesh has the highest concentration of the SANJIVARAO surname with 178 records (88.1%).

The SANJIVARAO surname is written in TELUGU script.

SANJIVARAO is ranked #13090 in India with approximately 314 people bearing this surname.

The SANJIVARAO surname is found across 5 states, with the top 3 being Andhra Pradesh (88.1%), Tamil Nadu (9.4%), Maharashtra (1.0%).

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