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VEERESHA Surname Meaning & Heritage Data

12,859th

Most common surname in India

545

People with this surname currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

The gotras associated with this surname are aatreya, dadich, haritha, mahodeva and raghukula. The Kuldevtas associated with this surname are beereshwara, khandoba and venkateshwara.

Description:

The surname Veeresha is most common in Karnataka, a state in South India. The religion associated with VEERESHA surname is hinduism. The MotherTounge associated with this surname is kannada.
Its often linked to the Lingayat community, also called the Veerashaiva community. This community worships Lord Shiva as their main god. The name Veeresha comes from "Veera," meaning brave, and "Isha," a name for Lord Shiva, suggesting someone devoted to Shiva. Within the Lingayat community, different groups may use this surname, showing different jobs or regions they come from. However, this surname is mainly connected to people who identify with the larger Veerashaiva-Lingayat tradition.

The surname Veeresha is mainly found in India, especially in regions where Dravidian languages are common. People who speak Kannada often have this surname, particularly in Karnataka. Telugu is another language frequently spoken by families with this surname, especially in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

The surname Veeresh has several variations, including Veerasha, Veerashaiva, Veeresham, Veresh, Veresham, வீரேஷ், வீரೇಶ, வீரೇಶம், वीरेश, and वीरेशम.

State-wise distribution of people with VEERESHA surname

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Category-wise distribution of people with VEERESHA surname

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People with the surname VEERESHA 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 VEERESHA surname

276 (56%)

Farmer Beneficiary Records

Voters List category for VEERESHA surname

198 (40%)

Voters List

Food Distribution Records category for VEERESHA surname

18 (4%)

Food Distribution Records

Frequently Asked Questions

VEERESHA families worship BEERESHWARA and KHANDOBA and VENKATESHWARA as their Kuldevta (family deities).

The VEERESHA surname is primarily associated with the Hindu religion.

VEERESHA families belong to multiple gotras including AATREYA, DADICH, HARITHA, MAHODEVA, RAGHUKULA.

The VEERESHA surname is written in KANNADA script.

VEERESHA is ranked #12859 in India with approximately 545 people bearing this surname.

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