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SHESHA Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

12,933rd

Most common surname in India

471

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

The gotras associated with this surname are adhiseshu, dadhich, kashyapa, mahadeva and sheshamalla. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are bhavani, kali and venkateshwara.

Description:

While rare, it might also appear in other South Indian communities. The religion associated with SHESHA surname is hinduism. The Mother Tonuge associated with this surname are kannada and telugu.
The names origin is connected to Shesha, the serpent deity in Hindu mythology, who is often linked to Vishnu. Families with this surname likely have ancestral ties to regions where Vishnu is widely worshipped.

The surname "SHESHA" is most often found among people of Indian origin. Therefore, individuals with this surname primarily speak languages common in India. This includes Hindi, an official language widely spoken in northern and central India. Other significant languages from South India, such as Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam, are also likely, reflecting the diverse linguistic landscape where this surname might be found. Depending on their specific regional background within India, people with this surname might also speak Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Punjabi, or Urdu.

The name "Shesha" may originate from Indian mythology, possibly related to the serpent Shesha, a symbol of cosmic balance and support.

The surname Sesha has many variations, including Sheshaiah, Seshadri, Seshagiri, Seshan, Shesher, Sheshel, Shesheth, Sheskin, Shasha, and Shosho. Phonetic variations might include spellings that attempt to capture pronunciations like "Shaysha," "Sheysha," or even "Seesha," depending on regional accents and transliteration conventions.

State-wise distribution of people with SHESHA surname

from iMeUsWe Database

Andhra Pradesh state distribution for SHESHA surname

Andhra Pradesh

85

Tamil Nadu state distribution for SHESHA surname

Tamil Nadu

30

Maharashtra state distribution for SHESHA surname

Maharashtra

14

Gujarat state distribution for SHESHA surname

Gujarat

12

Karnataka state distribution for SHESHA surname

Karnataka

11

Madhya Pradesh state distribution for SHESHA surname

Madhya Pradesh

5

Rajasthan state distribution for SHESHA surname

Rajasthan

5

Uttar Pradesh state distribution for SHESHA surname

Uttar Pradesh

2

Odisha state distribution for SHESHA surname

Odisha

1

Category-wise distribution of people with SHESHA surname

from iMeUsWe Database

People with the surname SHESHA 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 SHESHA surname

78 (47%)

Food Distribution Records

Voters List category for SHESHA surname

72 (44%)

Voters List

Farmer Beneficiary Records category for SHESHA surname

15 (9%)

Farmer Beneficiary Records

Frequently Asked Questions

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

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

The SHESHA surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

SHESHA families belong to multiple gotras including ADHISESHU, DADHICH, KASHYAPA, MAHADEVA, SHESHAMALLA.

Andhra Pradesh has the highest concentration of the SHESHA surname with 85 records (51.5%).

The SHESHA surname is written in KANNADA, TELUGU scripts.

SHESHA is ranked #12933 in India with approximately 471 people bearing this surname.

The SHESHA surname is found across 9 states, with the top 3 being Andhra Pradesh (51.5%), Tamil Nadu (18.2%), Maharashtra (8.5%).

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