| Language | Nepali |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Language | Khas language |
| Word/name | Nepal and India |
| Other names | |
| Variant form | Brahmin |
| Derivative | Neupane bahun |
| See also | Sapkota, Acharya, Ghimire, Subedi, Dikshit Sharma |
Neupane (Nepali: नेउपाने) or Nyaupane (Nepali: न्यौपाने) surname found mainly in Nepal and in significant communities in Pahari region of India and Bhutan. It belongs predominantly to Bahun and Khatri group of Nepal. They belong to Purbiya Bahun following Kaudilya/Kaudinya gotra, names after Sage Kaudilya.[1][2][3][4]
Notable people with the surname Neupane/Nyaupane
[edit]- Amar Neupane, Nepali writer
- Kedar Neupane, Nepali politician
- Kedar Nath Neupane (1927–1971), Nepali educator and author
- Mukunda Neupane, Nepali trade unionist and politician
- Yogmaya Neupane (1860–1941),
References
[edit]- ^ Hachhethu, Krishna (2023). Nation-Building and Federalism in Nepal. p. 40.
- ^ "List of Gotras with Thar (surname, Lastname)".
- ^ Declan Quigley, David Gellner (2017). Contested Hierarchies: A Collaborative Ethnography of Caste Among the Newars of Kathmandu. edited by David Gellner & Declan Quigley. Macmillan and Company limited. p. 199.
- ^ Chaturvedi, Shyam lal (1945). In Fraternity with Nepal, An Account of the Activities Under the Auspices of the Wider Life Movement for the Furtherance and Consolidation of the Indo-Nepalese Cultural Fellowship. p. 65.