Region Andhra PradeshTelangana | ||
Ragam surname (in Telugu రాగం) is commonly used surname by Kapu or Telaga caste people lives in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states of India.
The people with Ragam surname belongs to Palangula Gotra who lives in coastal regions of Andhra Pradesh in districts Guntur and Krishna district on the banks of Krishna River.
In Kapu culture surnames have less importance compare to caste names when recognizing people. Ragam surname is used by mostly Telaga subcaste of Kapu caste whose last name ends with Naidu title.
For example the name Ragam Srinivasulu Naidu involves 3 parts:
Ragam is surname
Srinivasulu is Given name and
Naidu is caste name refers to Kapu caste
But in recent days most of the population not using caste titles in their names but only using surnames to recognize their lineage.
Kapu naidus who are different from Kamma naidu in the same region.