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.
Koirala is a common surname among upadhayay Brahmin and chettri Nepal and some parts of northeast India. All Koiralas share the same gotra, Moudgalya.
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.
Tripathi or Tripathy is a Hindu Brahmin family name in India and Nepal. Trivedi and Tiwari are variants of the name.
Sapkota is a surname among the Upadhya Brahmin/Bahun, Jaisi Bahun, Khas, KC or Chhetri families in Nepal and Indian states Uttarakhand, Sikkim and some part of North and northeast India.
Neopaney/Neupane or Nyaupane or Hindi a surname found mainly in Nepal and in significant communities in India and Bhutan. It belongs predominantly to Brahmin (Bahun) and Kshatriya (Chhetri) of Nepal and Indian territories of Sikkim, Darjeeling, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Assam, Meghalaya and some are up to Bhutan and Myanmar. They belong to Kanyakubja Brahmin family of Pancha-Gauda Brahmans following Kaudilya/Kaudinya gotra, names after Sage Kaudilya.
Airee or Airy or Airi is a Chhetri and Pahadi Rajput surname found in Nepal and Uttarakhand, India. Notable people with the surname include:
Nischal Basnet is a Nepalese director, writer, actor and playback singer who predominantly works in Nepali cinema. Considered as one of the best directors of Nepali cinema, he is widely acclaimed for "revolutionizing Nepali cinema" through his realistic, dark and comic depiction of social problems prevalent in Nepal on celluloid screen. Basnet has directed three feature films: Loot (2012), Talakjung vs Tulke (2014) and Loot 2 (2017). He has acted in the films Kabaddi (2014), Dui Rupaiyan (2017), and Prasad (2018).
Subedi is one of the surnames of both Brahmin and Chhetri Varna in Nepal. In ancient days, people who could recite Veda easily were called by the surname Subedi. It is also believed that they originated from the same Village called Subeda which lies in the Rolpa, Bajhang District of Far Western Nepal which is why they are called Subedi. They belong to the Bharadwaja Gotra. Subedi are mostly found in the hilly region of Nepal. They are also found in certain states of India like Sikkim, Assam, and West Bengal. Significant numbers of the Subedi family are also found in the kingdom of Bhutan and Myanmar.
Dhami is a Nepalese and Indian surname. Some famous people with the surname "Dhami":
Bista is a family name of people of North Indian Hills and Nepal belonging to Khas people group under the caste Chhetri, sub-groups of the Bahun caste. They are Hindu with a local Masto deity.
Khanal is a common surname among the hill brahmins of Nepal and some northern Indian states. The Khanals belonged to the Thar Ghar aristocracy group which assisted the rulers of the Gorkha Kingdom.
Acharya is a surname or upādhi also called warrior Brahmins who have much more skills and strategies for victory of a war and so on examples in the history which are mainly found in the South Asian countries of India, Bangladesh and Nepal.
Parajuli/ee or Parajuly is a surname found in Nepal. It is a toponymic family name from Parajul village in Dailekh district, which lies in two former VDCs: Awal Parajul and Dada Parajul. Notable people with the surname include:
Khatiwada is a Nepali Brahmin surname found in Nepal and Sikkim. Khatiwada is a toponymic family name from Khatyadi gaun in Doti district. They belong to Atri Gotra. Notable people with the surname include:
Kharel is a bahun surname found in Nepal and some parts of India
Bhusal or Bhushal is a surname belonging to the Khas people of Bahun caste from Nepal.
Prasain or Prasai is a surname belonging to the Khas people of both the Brahmin and Chhetri caste from Nepal.
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