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SUPPAIYA Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

12,325th

Most common surname in India

1,079

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

The gotras associated with this surname are aarakula, danoli, kashyapa, madhusudhana and raghukula. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are ambabai, khandoba and venkateshwara.

Description:

The surname Suppaiya, mainly found in South India, is usually associated with the Tamil community. The religion associated with SUPPAIYA surname is hinduism. The MotherTounge associated with this surname is tamil.
It is often linked to sub-castes within the larger Vellalar community. The Vellalar are a land-owning agricultural group with various sub-divisions, and this surname can indicate lineage within some of them. Furthermore, the name might be connected to regions like the Chettinad area, known for its unique cultural and social structures. It is important to remember that surname distribution can differ, and while Suppaiya points toward these communities, individual family histories may offer more specific origins.

People with this surname commonly speak Tamil, especially since its widespread in the regions where the name likely began. However, because of migration and globalization, speakers might also be fluent in English, Hindi, or other Indian languages, depending on their familys history and where they currently live. The languages spoken really depend on individual situations rather than this surname itself.

The surname has these variations: Suppiah, Suppayya, and Suppayyaa.

State-wise distribution of people with SUPPAIYA surname

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Tamil Nadu state distribution for SUPPAIYA surname

Tamil Nadu

930

Rajasthan state distribution for SUPPAIYA surname

Rajasthan

87

Maharashtra state distribution for SUPPAIYA surname

Maharashtra

6

Category-wise distribution of people with SUPPAIYA surname

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People with the surname SUPPAIYA 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.

Farmer Beneficiary Records category for SUPPAIYA surname

1,017 (99%)

Farmer Beneficiary Records

Food Distribution Records category for SUPPAIYA surname

6 (1%)

Food Distribution Records

SUPPAIYA is the only known surname recorded in 1 gotra: MADHUSUDHANA.

Frequently Asked Questions

SUPPAIYA families worship AMBABAI and KHANDOBA and VENKATESHWARA as their Kuldevta (family deities).

The SUPPAIYA surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

SUPPAIYA families belong to multiple gotras including AARAKULA, DANOLI, KASHYAPA, MADHUSUDHANA, RAGHUKULA.

Tamil Nadu has the highest concentration of the SUPPAIYA surname with 930 records (90.9%).

The SUPPAIYA surname is written in TAMIL script.

SUPPAIYA is ranked #12325 in India with approximately 1,079 people bearing this surname.

The SUPPAIYA surname is found across 3 states, with the top 3 being Tamil Nadu (90.9%), Rajasthan (8.5%), Maharashtra (0.6%).

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