Ragam (surname)

Ragam surname (in Telugu రాగం) is a commonly used surname by the Kapu or Telaga caste people who live in the Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states of India.

The people with Ragam surname belong to Palangula Gotra who lives in coastal regions of Andhra Pradesh in the Guntur and Krishna districts on the banks of Krishna River.

In Kapu culture, surnames have less importance compared to caste names when recognizing people. The Ragam surname is used by mostly Telaga subcaste of the Kapu caste whose last name ends with the Naidu title. For example, the name Ragam Srinivasulu Naidu involves 3 parts: Ragam is the surname, Srinivasulu is the given name, and Naidu refers to the Kapu caste name.

In recent days, most of the population does not use caste titles in their names, but only uses surnames to denote their lineage.

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