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TELKAR Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

12,435th

Most common surname in India

969

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

The gotras associated with this surname are vaatsa, angiras, danoli, kashyapa, mudgal and raghukula. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are ambabai, khandoba and tulja bhavani.

Description:

The surname Telkar is mainly used by the Marathi-speaking people of Maharashtra, India. The religion associated with TELKAR surname is hindu. The community associated with this surname is bhavsar kshtriya. The MotherTounge associated with this surname is marathi.
Its especially common among the Kunbi community, which is a traditionally farming group. Some this surname families are also part of the Teli community, who were traditionally oil pressers and merchants. However, this surname is more widespread among the Kunbi community. In India, surnames can sometimes point to ancestral jobs or where someones family came from. So, "Telkar" could suggest a past link to the oil pressing trade ("tel" means oil in Marathi) or to a place with "Tel" in its name.

The surname Telkar, which is common in India, is mainly found in communities that speak Marathi and Kannada. These languages are spoken in Maharashtra and Karnataka, respectively. Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language with a strong literary history and many speakers. Kannada, a Dravidian language, is also important in South India and has its own unique script and culture. Therefore, people with this surname are likely to speak Marathi, Kannada, or both, showing the languages of where their family came from.

The surname Telker has several variations, including Tellker, Telkarz, Telkner, and Telkare.

State-wise distribution of people with TELKAR surname

from iMeUsWe Database

Maharashtra state distribution for TELKAR surname

Maharashtra

179

Tamil Nadu state distribution for TELKAR surname

Tamil Nadu

93

Andhra Pradesh state distribution for TELKAR surname

Andhra Pradesh

71

Madhya Pradesh state distribution for TELKAR surname

Madhya Pradesh

36

Karnataka state distribution for TELKAR surname

Karnataka

28

Kerala state distribution for TELKAR surname

Kerala

10

Lakshadweep state distribution for TELKAR surname

Lakshadweep

8

Jharkhand state distribution for TELKAR surname

Jharkhand

2

Category-wise distribution of people with TELKAR surname

from iMeUsWe Database

People with the surname TELKAR 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 TELKAR surname

223 (52%)

Food Distribution Records

Voters List category for TELKAR surname

139 (32%)

Voters List

Farmer Beneficiary Records category for TELKAR surname

66 (15%)

Farmer Beneficiary Records

Frequently Asked Questions

TELKAR families worship AMBABAI and KHANDOBA and TULJA BHAVANI as their Kuldevta (family deities).

TELKAR is classified as a PROFESSION-based surname because it is historically associated with OIL PRESSING.

The TELKAR surname is found across multiple communities including Bene Israel communities.

The TELKAR surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

TELKAR families belong to multiple gotras including VAATSA, ANGIRAS, DANOLI, KASHYAPA, MUDGAL, RAGHUKULA.

Maharashtra has the highest concentration of the TELKAR surname with 179 records (41.9%).

The TELKAR surname is written in MARATHI script.

TELKAR is ranked #12435 in India with approximately 969 people bearing this surname.

The TELKAR surname is found across 8 states, with the top 3 being Maharashtra (41.9%), Tamil Nadu (21.8%), Andhra Pradesh (16.6%).

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