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SHALIGRAM Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

10,049th

Most common surname in India

3,370

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

But we can guess. Wars and political mess might have forced families with this surname to move to different places. People might also have chosen to move for better jobs or because of their religion or culture. Imagine people looking for better lives or escaping trouble—this would spread families and, therefore, this surname. Where people settled depended on things like resources, weather, and who already lived there. The story of this surnames spread is probably a mix of all these things over a long time.

This Surname has Haritasya, Haritas Gotra. This Surname Worships Khandoba of jejuri Kuldevta.

Description:

This surname, Shaligram, is interesting! It could shorten to Shaligram, a simpler form. It might also add an s to become Shaligrams. Or, a slight spelling change like Shaligramma could happen. These are just possibilities based on how surnames usually change; real variations might be different.

State-wise distribution of people with SHALIGRAM surname

from iMeUsWe Database

Madhya Pradesh state distribution for SHALIGRAM surname

Madhya Pradesh

1,380

Maharashtra state distribution for SHALIGRAM surname

Maharashtra

1,078

Gujarat state distribution for SHALIGRAM surname

Gujarat

35

Bihar state distribution for SHALIGRAM surname

Bihar

9

Delhi state distribution for SHALIGRAM surname

Delhi

4

Uttar Pradesh state distribution for SHALIGRAM surname

Uttar Pradesh

4

Tamil Nadu state distribution for SHALIGRAM surname

Tamil Nadu

1

Category-wise distribution of people with SHALIGRAM surname

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People with the surname SHALIGRAM appear across 4 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 SHALIGRAM surname

2,410 (96%)

Food Distribution Records

Farmer Beneficiary Records category for SHALIGRAM surname

57 (2%)

Farmer Beneficiary Records

Voters List category for SHALIGRAM surname

43 (2%)

Voters List

Investor & Taxpayer Records category for SHALIGRAM surname

1 (0.0%)

Investor & Taxpayer Records

SHALIGRAM is the only known surname recorded in 1 gotra: HARITASYA.

Frequently Asked Questions

SHALIGRAM families worship KHANDOBA OF JEJURI as their Kuldevta (family deity).

The SHALIGRAM surname is found across multiple communities including Brahmin Deshastha, Brahmin, Deshastha Brahmin, Deshastha communities.

The SHALIGRAM surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

SHALIGRAM families belong to multiple gotras including HARITASYA, HARITAS.

Madhya Pradesh has the highest concentration of the SHALIGRAM surname with 1,380 records (55.0%).

The SHALIGRAM surname is written in MARATHI script.

SHALIGRAM is ranked #10049 in India with approximately 3,370 people bearing this surname.

The SHALIGRAM surname is found across 7 states, with the top 3 being Madhya Pradesh (55.0%), Maharashtra (42.9%), Gujarat (1.4%).

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