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SONAPURAM Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

12,925th

Most common surname in India

479

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

The gotras associated with this surname are angiras, danoli, kashyap, mavuluri and raghupati. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are bhavani mata of tuljapur, khandoba and venkateshwara.

Description:

The surname Sonapuram probably comes from a place name, likely a town or village named Sonapuram, which means "golden town" or "golden place. The religion associated with SONAPURAM surname is hinduism. The MotherTounge associated with this surname is telugu.
" This kind of surname is common in India, where surnames often show where a family came from. People from different communities, such as Brahmin, Vysya, or other land-owning castes, in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and maybe other South Indian states, might have this surname.

The surname Sonapuram probably comes from India. In India, surnames often tell you about a persons hometown, job, or family history. Because of its South Asian background, people with this surname likely speak languages common in India. Telugu and Tamil are strong possibilities, suggesting that the family might have come from Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, or Tamil Nadu. The language spoken depends on how families bearing this surname moved around and where they settled.

The surname Sonapuram has several variations, including Sonapurum, Sona Puram, Sonepuram, Sonepurum, Sona Pooram, Sone Pooram, Chonapuram, Shonapuram, Shonapurum, Soanapuram, and Soanapurum.

State-wise distribution of people with SONAPURAM surname

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Andhra Pradesh state distribution for SONAPURAM surname

Andhra Pradesh

218

Tamil Nadu state distribution for SONAPURAM surname

Tamil Nadu

70

Gujarat state distribution for SONAPURAM surname

Gujarat

1

Maharashtra state distribution for SONAPURAM surname

Maharashtra

1

Category-wise distribution of people with SONAPURAM surname

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People with the surname SONAPURAM appear across 2 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.

Voters List category for SONAPURAM surname

162 (56%)

Voters List

Food Distribution Records category for SONAPURAM surname

128 (44%)

Food Distribution Records

Frequently Asked Questions

SONAPURAM families worship BHAVANI MATA OF TULJAPUR and KHANDOBA and VENKATESHWARA as their Kuldevta (family deities).

SONAPURAM is classified as a PLACE-based surname because it is historically associated with SONAPURAM.

The SONAPURAM surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

SONAPURAM families belong to multiple gotras including ANGIRAS, DANOLI, KASHYAP, MAVULURI, RAGHUPATI.

Andhra Pradesh has the highest concentration of the SONAPURAM surname with 218 records (75.2%).

The SONAPURAM surname is written in TELUGU script.

SONAPURAM is ranked #12925 in India with approximately 479 people bearing this surname.

The SONAPURAM surname is found across 4 states, with the top 3 being Andhra Pradesh (75.2%), Tamil Nadu (24.1%), Gujarat (0.3%).

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