Karanam

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Karanam or karana is a caste mostly prevalent in Orissa and Andhra Pradesh. In orissa this is spelled as Karana and Andhra Pradesh Karanam. The surname of the people from this caste group may be patnaik, mohanty, patro, etc in Orissa. In Andhra Pradesh the surname may be rao, murthy, etc. In the border district of Orissa (Koraput, Rayagada, Nowrangpur, Ganjam, Paralakhemundi) and Andhra Pradesh (Visakhapatnam, Vizianagram, Srikakulam) karana caste people are known as telugu karana or oriya karana or sometimes used interchangeably. Since Patnaik is the most common surname, it is used interchangeably with Karana.