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People with this surname are found in the Madhesi people and the Chhetri Kshatriya communities of Nepal. The famous Pande dynasty of Nepal were a Chhetri aristocratic family that dominated the Nepalese administration and military up until the 19th century as Mulkaji and Mukhtiyar .
In modern times, the term is a common South Asian surname for both males and females. In Odisha "Choudhury" surname holders are mostly Zamindar Karanas [ 7 ] and Utkal Brahmins . Chaudhary is also a common last name among the Tharu community of Nepal.
It is a common in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and some other parts of South India that the spouse adopts her husband's first name instead of his family or surname name after marriage. [10] In Rajasthan, the community name and sometimes the gotra or clan name are used as surnames. Usage of community name as surname include: Charan, Jat, Meena, Rajput, etc.
Shah is a popular surname in India, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Pakistan. [1]Shah (/ ʃ ɑː /; Persian: شاه, romanized: Šāh, pronounced , 'king') is a title given to the emperors, kings, princes and lords of Iran (historically known as Persia in the West). [2]
A coin, around 200 BCE, of the Yaudheyas with depiction of Kumāra Karttikeya. Kumar (pronunciation ⓘ; Sanskrit: कुमार kumārá) is a title, given name, middle name, or a family name found in the Indian subcontinent, mainly in, but not limited to, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Nepal, though not specific to any religion, ethnicity, or caste.
Lokeshwar Basu noticed Mandal surname among a section of Kayastha and Suvarna Banik. [7] [8] Mondal surname is commonly found among trading and peasant communities like Baishya Saha, Mahishya, Sadgop, Tili and some OBC castes. [9] [7] Mandal is also a Scheduled Castes surname, many from which has now become "social elite", according to Clark. [10]
Rai (Hindi: राय; Urdu: رائے; Bengali: রায়; Nepali: राई) [1] is a surname in use since historical times on the Indian subcontinent ...
Pal was also a popular surname among the Parmar Rajput rulers of the Garhwal. [12] [13] Pal is a surname of the Thakuri people of Nepal. [14]: 22 Among Sikhs, Pal is often used as suffix to the given name or a middle name. [15] The rulers of Kullu held the surname Pal up to about the 15th century A.D., which they later changed to Singh. [16]