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SHAKUNTLA Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

12,563rd

Most common surname in India

841

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

The gotras associated with this surname are aatreya, dadich, kashyapa, mahadev and shandilya. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are ambabai, kali, khandoba and tulja bhavani.

Description:

The languages spoken by people with the Shakuntla surname are connected to the Indian subcontinent, where the name comes from. The religion associated with SHAKUNTLA surname is hinduism. The MotherTounge associated with this surname are hindi and sanskrit.
These languages mainly include Hindi, an official language of India, and other regional languages that depend on the familys specific geographic background. For example, some might speak Marathi in Maharashtra, Gujarati in Gujarat, or Bengali in West Bengal. English is also commonly spoken, especially among educated people and in cities in India.

The surname Shakuntala has several variations, including Sakuntala, Shakunthala, Sakunthala, Shakuntlae, Shakuntlay, Shakuntlai, Sakuntlai, Sakuntlay, and Shakuntlae. Phonetic variations of this surname might also occur due to regional accents, with slight shifts in pronunciation and syllable emphasis, such as "Sha-koon-tla" versus "Sha-kun-tla.".

State-wise distribution of people with SHAKUNTLA surname

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Maharashtra state distribution for SHAKUNTLA surname

Maharashtra

531

Madhya Pradesh state distribution for SHAKUNTLA surname

Madhya Pradesh

111

Bihar state distribution for SHAKUNTLA surname

Bihar

14

Tamil Nadu state distribution for SHAKUNTLA surname

Tamil Nadu

14

Delhi state distribution for SHAKUNTLA surname

Delhi

10

Uttar Pradesh state distribution for SHAKUNTLA surname

Uttar Pradesh

7

Andhra Pradesh state distribution for SHAKUNTLA surname

Andhra Pradesh

5

Telangana state distribution for SHAKUNTLA surname

Telangana

4

Gujarat state distribution for SHAKUNTLA surname

Gujarat

1

Jharkhand state distribution for SHAKUNTLA surname

Jharkhand

1

Category-wise distribution of people with SHAKUNTLA surname

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People with the surname SHAKUNTLA 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 SHAKUNTLA surname

659 (94%)

Food Distribution Records

Voters List category for SHAKUNTLA surname

25 (4%)

Voters List

Farmer Beneficiary Records category for SHAKUNTLA surname

14 (2%)

Farmer Beneficiary Records

Frequently Asked Questions

SHAKUNTLA families worship AMBABAI and KALI and KHANDOBA and TULJA BHAVANI as their Kuldevta (family deities).

SHAKUNTLA is classified as a OTHERS-based surname because it is historically associated with BIRDS.

The SHAKUNTLA surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

SHAKUNTLA families belong to multiple gotras including AATREYA, DADICH, KASHYAPA, MAHADEV, SHANDILYA.

Maharashtra has the highest concentration of the SHAKUNTLA surname with 531 records (76.1%).

The SHAKUNTLA surname is written in HINDI, SANSKRIT scripts.

SHAKUNTLA is ranked #12563 in India with approximately 841 people bearing this surname.

The SHAKUNTLA surname is found across 10 states, with the top 3 being Maharashtra (76.1%), Madhya Pradesh (15.9%), Bihar (2.0%).

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