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Although Hindu society used to be [7] formally stratified into caste categories, caste did not figure prominently in the Bangladeshi Hindu community. About 75 percent of the Hindus in Bangladesh belonged to the lower castes, notably namasudras (lesser cultivators), and the remainder belonged primarily to outcaste or untouchable groups.
Deb (surname) Deb (Bengali: দেব) is a Bengali surname, commonly used by the Bengali Hindus of West Bengal, Tripura, Assam and Bangladesh. The surname is mostly found among the Bengali Kayastha and Baidya communities of India and Bangladesh. [1]
Pal was also a popular surname among the Parmar Rajput rulers of the Garhwal. [11] [12] Pal is a surname of the Thakuri people of Nepal. [13]: 22 In Punjab and other states, Pal is often used as a middle name followed by Singh. [citation needed] Pal is also used as a surname by the Punjabi Khatri community. [citation needed]
Guha is an Indian surname. It is commonly found among Bengali Hindus, especially Bengali Kayasthas in the Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura and the neighbouring country Bangladesh, and occasionally used by other Indian communities. Guhas mostly belong to Kayastha caste in Bengal.
Das is a common surname among Bengali Kayasthas. [2] In Bengal, the surname is also used by both Scheduled Castes [3] and General Castes.In Bihar, it is used by people belonging to Ambashtha and Karan Kayastha castes.
Ghosh or Ghose (Bengali: ঘোষ) is a native Bengali surname that is found among the Bengali Hindu community of India and Bangladesh. Ghoshes originally belong to Kayastha caste in Bengal . The Bengali Kayasthas evolved as a caste from a category of officials or scribes, between the 5th/6th century AD and 11th/12th century AD, its component ...
Mandal. Mandal (Sanskrit: मण्डल, romanized: maṇḍala), also spelled Mondal (Bengali: মণ্ডল, romanized: môṇḍôl), is an honorific title that was used for local chieftains in present-day Bangladesh, India and Nepal. The title was usually hereditary and so, in modern times, the term is a common surname for both males ...
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