Nepal (surname)

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Nepal (Nepali: नेपाल) is a common surname found among the Hill Brahmin people of Nepal, alternate spelling of the surname include Naipal or Nepalaya. The origin of people with surname Nepal is the Nepa village of Dullu.[1] All Nepal surname families trace their origin to Sarvagyadhar Pandit, who started living in the Nepa Birta and later people referred to him and his descendants with the surname Nepal. [1]Nepals are predominantly found in hilly regions of Nepal like Palpa, Dailekh and Panchthar. People with the surname Nepal can be also found in Indian states like Sikkim, Assam, and in countries like Bhutan and Myanmar.They belong to the Ghritkaushik (घृतकौशिक) gotra along with Khanal, Baral, Pandit and karki(Sutar).[1] It is considered that the surname 'Naipul' or 'Naipaul' is an Anglicized form of the surname Nepal.[2]

## Notable people with Nepal/Naipal/Naipaul surname

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* Madhav Kumar Nepal, 34th Prime Minister of Nepal
* Kul Prasad Nepal, Nepali politician
* Jeetu Nepal, Nepali actor and comedian
* V. S. Naipaul, British Nobel Laureate of Indo-Nepalese origin[3][2]
* Seepersad Naipaul,
* Shiva Naipaul,
* Pradeep Nepal

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Nepal Bansawali". www.nepalbansawali.com. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
2. ^ a b "VS Naipaul dies at 85: Nobel-winning novelist's flawed character kept him from greatness". Firstpost. 2018-08-12. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
3. ^ "Naipul, Udit and Tenzing- Nepali Times". archive.nepalitimes.com. Retrieved 2021-12-06.

## Further reading

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* Rajatpatra sabdalekh' by Malla kings, 'Nepabirta thamauti Rukka lalmohar' By Shree 5 Maharajdhiraj Rana Bahadur Shah on BS 1852 Bhadra 13 Preserved by Government of Nepal
* Nepal Bansawali'Rajagaganiraj ko yatra' by Purnaprakash Nepal 2039BS, 'Karnali Pradesh ekbaato adhyaan' 2028 BS Editorial Bhimprasad/Devichandra Shrestha. 'seti anchal digdarshan'2035 BS, 'Nepal ko atihaashik ruprekha' Balachhandra sharma

## External links

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* [1] Directory to Nepal clan.

Surname list

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Subcastes, Surnames and Clans of the Bahun people

Upadhyaya Bahun|

| Purbiya Bahun|

* Acharya
* Adhikari
* Aryal
* Banskota
* Baral
* Belbase
* Bhandari
* Bhattarai
* Bhusal
* Chalise
* Chapagain
* Chaulagain
* Dahal
* Devkota
* Dhakal
* Dhamala
* Dhital
* Dhungana
* Dhungel
* Dikshit
* Ghimire
* Gautam
* Khanal
* Kafle
* Khatiwada
* Koirala
* Lamichhane
* Luitel
* Nepal
* Neupane
* Niraula
* Pandit
* Parajuli
* Paudel
* Phuyal
* Pokhrel
* Rijal
* Rimal
* Rosyara
* Sapkota
* Silwal
* Subedi
* Wagle

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Kumain Bahun|

* Awasthi
* Bhatta
* Bista
* Gyawali
* Joshi
* Kandel
* Kharel
* Lohani
* Mainali
* Oli
* Pandey
* Panta
* Pathak
* Prasain
* Regmi
* Sedhain
* Simkhada
* Sitaula
* Siwakoti
* Tiwari
* Tripathi
* Trivedi
* Upreti

Jaishi Bahun|

* Kattel

Families and dynasties|

* Koirala family

Priestly titles|

* Acharya
* Agnihotri
* Guru
* Jyotishi
* Pandit
* Pujari
* Purohit
* Sharma
* Upadhyay

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Chhetri people related topics

Tagadhari Chhetri|

| Jharra Chhetri|

* Basnet
* Khaptari Basnet
* Shreepali Basnet
* Bisht/Bista
* Bohra
* Chand
* Dani
* Karki
* Khadka
* Khulal
* Kunwar
* Mahara
* Panwar
* Rana
* Raut
* Rawal
* Samant/Sawad/Saud
* Singh
* Thapa

Ekthariya|

* Bogati
* Bohra
* Budhathoki
* Chauhan
* Dangi
* Dikshit
* Katuwal
* Mahat
* Rawat
* Raya
* Rayamajhi

Khatri Chhetri|

* Adhikari
* Aryal
* Baral
* Bhandari
* Bhattarai
* Dahal
* Devkota
* Dhakal
* Dhungana
* Ghimire
* Gautam
* Joshi
* Kandel
* KC/K.C./Khatri Chhetri
* Kharel
* Khanal
* Khatiwada
* Khatri
* Koirala
* Lamichhane
* Luitel
* Nepal
* Neupane
* Niraula
* Pandey
* Panta
* Parajuli
* Pathak
* Paudel
* Pokhrel
* Sapkota
* Sitaula
* Siwakoti
* Subedi
* Tiwari
* Upreti

Bhat Chhetri|

* Ranabhat

Gharti Chhetri|

* Gharti Chhetri (G.C.)

Matwali/Pawai Chhetri|

* Airee
* Bhandari
* Bisht/Bista
* Bohra
* Budha
* Dhami
* Rokaya
* Saud

Families and dynasties|

* Basnyat family
* Kunwar family
* Pande family
* Rana dynasty
* Thapa dynasty
* Family of Amar Singh Thapa

Heraldic titles|

* Kaji
* Thapa Kaji

Socio-political practices|

* Kaji Pratha
* Basnyat family
* Kunwar family
* Pande family
* Thapa dynasty
* Rollkram Pratha
* Rana dynasty
* Samant Pratha

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