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SHESHAPPA Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

12,833rd

Most common surname in India

571

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

The gotras associated with this surname are adhiseshu, dattatreya, kashyap, mudgal and sheshamalla. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are bhavani, khandoba and venkateshwara.

Description:

The surname Sheshappa is most common in Karnataka, India, and is mainly linked to Kannada-speaking communities. The religion associated with SHESHAPPA surname is hinduism. The Mother Tonuge associated with this surname is kannada.
The name probably started as a patronymic, coming from the given name "Shesha"—referencing the serpent Shesha in Hindu mythology—along with the suffix "appa," a respectful or affectionate term.

The surname Sheshappa has several variations, including Seshappa, Sheshappah, Seshappah, Sesappa, Sheshapa, Seshapa, Shesha, Sesha, Shesh, and Sesh.

State-wise distribution of people with SHESHAPPA surname

from iMeUsWe Database

Andhra Pradesh state distribution for SHESHAPPA surname

Andhra Pradesh

128

Karnataka state distribution for SHESHAPPA surname

Karnataka

70

Maharashtra state distribution for SHESHAPPA surname

Maharashtra

57

Jharkhand state distribution for SHESHAPPA surname

Jharkhand

26

Tamil Nadu state distribution for SHESHAPPA surname

Tamil Nadu

21

Telangana state distribution for SHESHAPPA surname

Telangana

1

Category-wise distribution of people with SHESHAPPA surname

from iMeUsWe Database

People with the surname SHESHAPPA 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.

Farmer Beneficiary Records category for SHESHAPPA surname

166 (55%)

Farmer Beneficiary Records

Food Distribution Records category for SHESHAPPA surname

84 (28%)

Food Distribution Records

Voters List category for SHESHAPPA surname

53 (17%)

Voters List

Frequently Asked Questions

SHESHAPPA families worship BHAVANI and KHANDOBA and VENKATESHWARA as their Kuldevta (family deities).

The SHESHAPPA surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

SHESHAPPA families belong to multiple gotras including ADHISESHU, DATTATREYA, KASHYAP, MUDGAL, SHESHAMALLA.

Andhra Pradesh has the highest concentration of the SHESHAPPA surname with 128 records (42.2%).

The SHESHAPPA surname is written in KANNADA script.

SHESHAPPA is ranked #12833 in India with approximately 571 people bearing this surname.

The SHESHAPPA surname is found across 6 states, with the top 3 being Andhra Pradesh (42.2%), Karnataka (23.1%), Maharashtra (18.8%).

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