Nepali Surnames
Explore 531 Nepali surnames with meanings and origins.
Tawa
Iron plate
Tembahang
Mountain tiger
Tenzing
Holder of the teaching, from Tibetan
Thada
Magar clan name
Thakali
People of the Thak region in Mustang
Thakuri
Small king or minor royal, from 'thakur' meanin...
Thami
Derived from the Thami ethnic group of Tibeto-B...
Thamsuhang
A Limbu clan from the Panchthar region
Thapa Chhetri
Thapa clan specifically of Chhetri warrior lineage
Thapa Magar
Thapa clan of the Magar ethnic group
Thapaliya
Derived from a Brahmin lineage of the hill region
Thatal
A Tamang clan from the Kavrepalanchok area
Theeng
Strong one
Thing
From Tamang clan
Thokar
A Tamang clan from the Makwanpur region
Thoki
A Magar clan lineage name
Thulung
A Rai clan from the Solukhumbu region
Tilarakh
Protector of sesame fields
Tilung
A Rai sub-clan from eastern Nepal
Timilsaina
Variant of Timilsina, a Brahmin lineage
Timilsina
From the Timilsina Brahmin lineage
Timsina
Derived from the Timsina Brahmin clan lineage
Tingbo
Mountain peak
Titung
A Tamang clan from the Dhading region
Tongden
Valley spirit
Tulachan
A Thakali clan associated with weighing and trade
Tuladhar
One who holds the scale, from 'tula' meaning sc...
Tumbahamphe
A Limbu clan from the Panchthar region
Tumbahang
Peak clan
Tumbahangphe
A Limbu clan name from eastern Nepal
Tumbapo
Limbu ancestral name
Tumrokpa
Bamboo worker
Udas
Detached or indifferent, a Newar Buddhist surname
Upreti
One who lives on the upper side, from 'upari' m...
Waiba
A Tamang clan from the Nuwakot region
Wambule
A Rai clan from the Okhaldhunga region
Wanem
Rare Kirant clan of forest dwellers
Yakchhha
A Limbu clan meaning yak herder
Yakha
A Kirant ethnic group from eastern hills
Yakkha
Kirant sub-group from Sankhuwasabha
Yakso
Limbu sub-clan from Yakso area
Yalungcha
Rai ancestral surname
Yamphu
A Rai clan from the Taplejung region
Yangden
Mountain spirit keeper
Yehang
From Rai sub-clan