45. Krishna:

Krishna is the name directly used by Lord Krishna and is commonly used as the last name for several South Indian names.

46. Shetty:

Shetty is from the state of Karnataka. They are primarily from the coastal Karnataka area who belong to both Vaishya and Kshatriya communities.

47. Gowda:

Gowda is another prevalent surname in several Karnataka regions. In ancient times, Gowda was the administrative head or head of a village.

48. Hebbar:

Hebbar is a popular surname in Karnataka state too.

49. Goud:

Gouds is a surname that came from the caste groups. They are dominantly present in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu.

50. Raju:

As the name suggests directly in South Indian languages, Raju means King and are from Kshatriya caste groups. Several from the particular caste use the surname.

Top East Indian Surnames:

51. Banerjee:

Banerjee or Bandyopadhyay is a form of Brahmins surname in the state of West Bengal. The other forms here include Bonnerjee, Banerjea, and Banerji.

52. Basu:

Basu is another popular Surname in Bengal. They are also called Bose.

53. Choudhury:

Choudhury is another popular caste group in Bengal, which means the holder of responsibilities. That surname came initially from a title given to military commander or navy and elephant corps.

54. Chakrabarti:

Chakrabarti is another popular surname in East India, which means emperor or ruler.

55. Datta:

Dutta is generally a Kshatriya caste group in Orissa and Bengal.

56. Ghosh:

Ghosh in several Eastern states belongs to the caste groups of Milkmen. They are dominant in Bengal, Assam, and Orissa too.

57. Ganguly:

Ganguly surname, otherwise called Gonguly or Gangopadhyay, are considered descendants of the Brahmin community. Hence, they are popular in Bengal.

58. Gupta:

Gupta means protector of Governor. They are also popular in the Bengal regions.