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VALAJI Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

12,549th

Most common surname in India

855

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

The gotras associated with this surname are angiras, dadich, kashyap, mavanulla and raghukula. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are balaji, khandoba and venkateshwara.

Description:

It is especially found within specific groups of the Gujarati Lohana community. The religion associated with VALAJI surname is hinduism. The MotherTounge associated with this surname is gujarati.
Lohanas are traditionally merchants, and families with this surname likely share this background. Additionally, the name might appear less often among other Gujarati communities like Patels or Brahmins. This reflects the intricate distribution of surnames across various castes and sub-castes in India. However, its strongest connection remains with the Lohana community of Gujarat.

The surname Valaji has a few variations, including Valajiya and Valajee.

State-wise distribution of people with VALAJI surname

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Maharashtra state distribution for VALAJI surname

Maharashtra

216

Gujarat state distribution for VALAJI surname

Gujarat

177

Andhra Pradesh state distribution for VALAJI surname

Andhra Pradesh

69

Madhya Pradesh state distribution for VALAJI surname

Madhya Pradesh

28

Tamil Nadu state distribution for VALAJI surname

Tamil Nadu

14

Rajasthan state distribution for VALAJI surname

Rajasthan

12

Bihar state distribution for VALAJI surname

Bihar

5

Punjab state distribution for VALAJI surname

Punjab

1

Category-wise distribution of people with VALAJI surname

from iMeUsWe Database

People with the surname VALAJI 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 VALAJI surname

270 (52%)

Food Distribution Records

Farmer Beneficiary Records category for VALAJI surname

178 (34%)

Farmer Beneficiary Records

Voters List category for VALAJI surname

74 (14%)

Voters List

Frequently Asked Questions

VALAJI families worship BALAJI and KHANDOBA and VENKATESHWARA as their Kuldevta (family deities).

The VALAJI surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

VALAJI families belong to multiple gotras including ANGIRAS, DADICH, KASHYAP, MAVANULLA, RAGHUKULA.

Maharashtra has the highest concentration of the VALAJI surname with 216 records (41.4%).

The VALAJI surname is written in GUJARATI script.

VALAJI is ranked #12549 in India with approximately 855 people bearing this surname.

The VALAJI surname is found across 8 states, with the top 3 being Maharashtra (41.4%), Gujarat (33.9%), Andhra Pradesh (13.2%).

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