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Baral is a surname found in the Hindu Suvarna Banik caste of Bengal (West Bengal and Bangladesh), [1] and among the Bahuns of Nepal. [2] It is also found in a small number of Jews from Poland and Austria.[ citation needed ]
Bhat is a surname in the Indian subcontinent. Bhat and Bhatt are shortened renditions of Brahmabhatta or Bhatta.
Joshi is a surname used by the Brahmin (caste) in India and Nepal. Joshi is also sometimes spelled as Jyoshi. The name is derived from the Sanskrit word Jyotishi meaning "astrologer" or a person who practices jyotisha. Jyotisha refers to Hindu astrology and astronomy and is derived from jyotish.
Sharma is a Hindu Brahmin surname. The Sanskrit stem ṣárman- can mean 'joyfulness', 'comfort', 'happiness'. Sarma and Sarmah are alternative English spellings of the name, commonly used by Assamese Brahmins.
Pandey, Pande, or Panday is a surname which has its roots in Sanskrit.
Bhandari or Bhandary is a surname found in various Hindu castes and communities in India and Nepal. Bhandari means treasurer, keeper of a storehouse. In Punjab, Bhandaris belong to the Khatri caste. In Nepal, the surname is used by both Matwali and Tagadhari Chhetris, as well as Bahuns.
Chakraborty is a surname of Bengali Hindus and Assamese Hindus of India and Bangladesh, the surname is used by people of the Bengali Brahmin and Assamese Brahmin communities in States of West Bengal,Tripura and Assam.
Sen is a native Bengali Hindu surname derived from "Sena", the Sanskrit word for "army".
Das is a common last name in South Asia, among adherents of Hinduism and Sikhism, as well as those who converted to Islam or Christianity. It is a derived from the Sanskrit word Dasa meaning servant, devotee, or votary. "Das" may be inferred to be one who has surrendered to God. The surname is often used by those in the Vaishnav community.
Kumar is a title, given name, middle name, or a family name found in the Indian subcontinent, mainly in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal, though not specific to any religion, ethnicity, or caste. It is a generic title which variously means prince, son, boy, or chaste. It is the 11th most common family name in the world as of August 2019.
Ghosh or Ghose is a native Bengali surname that is found among the Bengali Hindu community of India and Bangladesh.
Ojha is a Brahmin surname. The term Ojha' or Oza is a Hindu Brahmin caste that has settled in north and central India and are found in the states of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and some parts of Bihar and Madhya Pradesh. Ojha is a surname for Hindu Sikhwal Brahmins, Shrimali Brahmins, Atri Gotra Brahmin, Saraswat Brahmin, Bhumihar Brahmins, Kanya Kubj Brahmin, Saryuparin Brahmin, Maithil Brahmin of Nepal, Nepali, Vishwakarma Brahmin, and Bengali Brahmin of India and Nepal. Ojhas are considered to be worshipers of Durga, Saraswati, Hanuman, Mahalakshmi and Shiva. The surname is used amongst speakers of Nepali, Bhojpuri, Rajasthani, Gujarati, Hindi, Oriya, Maithili, Kumaoni and Bengali as well as the Santhals. In India all ojha originate from Rajasthan.Ojha were also spiritual leader for uttar Pradesh and Bihar region. They perform as “Rajguru”, “Army Trainer”, “Thinker” and Philosopher. Most of the Ojhas are concentrated in the Rajasthan Gujarat (India) and Nepal.
Gopal may refer to:
Dutta, also spelled Datta, is an Indian family name. Its variation is Dutt.
Majumdar is a native Bengali surname that is used by both the Bengali Hindu and Bengali Muslim community of Indian states of West Bengal, Assam and as well as of Bangladesh.
Dasgupta is a common Bengali surname that is used by the Bengali Hindus of West Bengal, Assam, Tripura and Bangladesh. The surname is found among the members of the Baidya caste of Bengal.
Sengupta is a Bengali surname found among the Bengalis of West Bengal, Assam, Tripura and Bangladesh. They belong to the Baidya caste of Bengal. The surname is a compound of Sen and Gupta.
Mitra, also called Mittra or Mitro, is a Bengali Hindu surname found mostly amongst the Bengali Kayastha community in the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent. This surname also has a prevalence in Iran and is a popular Persian last name found in America. The surname may have been derived either from the Sanskrit word Mitra, meaning friend or ally, or from the name of an important Indo-Iranian deity in the Vedas and in ancient Iran.
Rai is a surname in use since historical times on the Indian subcontinent. Etymologically the term is inherited from Shauraseni: 𑀭𑀸𑀬, romanized: rāya, from Sanskrit: राजन्, romanized: rājan. Rai is a doublet with the Hindi: राजा, romanized: rājā: both words—raja and rai—mean 'king' in Hindi.
Bhowmick, also spelled Bhowmik or Bhaumik, is a native Bengali Hindu surname, commonly found among the Bengalis of Bangladesh and Indian states of West Bengal, Assam and Tripura. The surname is found among the Bengali Kayastha, Mahishya as well as some Scheduled Castes of West Bengal and Bangladesh.
Acharya is a surname mainly found in the South Asian countries of India, Bangladesh and Nepal.
The most common surnames of Brahmans are Sharma and Upadhyaya . Here are some other surnames : Acharya , Adhikari , Aryal , Banskota , Baral , Bhandari , Bhatta , Bhatta- rai , Bista , Chalise , Chapagain , Dahal , Dixit ..
