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SESHA Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

12,398th

Most common surname in India

1,006

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

The gotras associated with this surname are adhiseshu, dadhich, kashyapa, mudgal and raghukula. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are anjaneya, kali and venkateshwara.

Description:

Sesha, a surname of Indian origin, is mainly found among the Brahmin community. The religion associated with SESHA surname is hinduism. The MotherTounge associated with this surname are telugu and tamil.
Its particularly common among Telugu Brahmins, who come from the Andhra Pradesh and Telangana regions of India. Within Telugu Brahmins, this surname is linked to different sub-castes or gotras, which show family lines and ancestry. However, the surname generally points to a connection with educated priestly families that historically focused on Vedic knowledge and traditions. Its prevalence in the Brahmin community shows its link to learning, religious practices, and the cultural heritage of South India.

The surname Sesha is common in India and is used by people who speak several different languages. Many Telugu speakers, especially in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, have this surname. Tamil speakers in Tamil Nadu also use this surname. Additionally, Kannada is another language spoken by families with this surname in Karnataka. While less common, some this surname families might also speak Hindi or English, particularly in cities, because of migration and the effects of globalization on language.

Here are some variations of the Sesha surname: Seshaiyya and Seshan.

State-wise distribution of people with SESHA surname

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Andhra Pradesh state distribution for SESHA surname

Andhra Pradesh

313

Tamil Nadu state distribution for SESHA surname

Tamil Nadu

52

Bihar state distribution for SESHA surname

Bihar

9

Uttar Pradesh state distribution for SESHA surname

Uttar Pradesh

6

Maharashtra state distribution for SESHA surname

Maharashtra

2

Category-wise distribution of people with SESHA surname

from iMeUsWe Database

People with the surname SESHA 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 SESHA surname

224 (59%)

Food Distribution Records

Voters List category for SESHA surname

150 (39%)

Voters List

Farmer Beneficiary Records category for SESHA surname

8 (2%)

Farmer Beneficiary Records

Frequently Asked Questions

SESHA families worship ANJANEYA and KALI and VENKATESHWARA as their Kuldevta (family deities).

The SESHA surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

SESHA families belong to multiple gotras including ADHISESHU, DADHICH, KASHYAPA, MUDGAL, RAGHUKULA.

Andhra Pradesh has the highest concentration of the SESHA surname with 313 records (81.9%).

The SESHA surname is written in TELUGU, TAMIL scripts.

SESHA is ranked #12398 in India with approximately 1,006 people bearing this surname.

The SESHA surname is found across 5 states, with the top 3 being Andhra Pradesh (81.9%), Tamil Nadu (13.6%), Bihar (2.4%).

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