Nepali Surnames
Explore 531 Nepali surnames with meanings and origins.
Choukanidhi
Treasure of the courtyard
Chudal
A Brahmin sub-clan from the hill region
Chyame
A Newar Dalit community surname
Dadeldhuri
People from the Dadeldhura district
Dahal
One who resides on a hill ridge, from 'daha' me...
Dahit
Tharu clan surname
Dailekhi
People from the Dailekh district
Dangol
A Newar clan name associated with farming commu...
Daraiya
Of the Darai people
Darlami
A Chhetri clan from the Palpa region
Dawa
Moon or Monday-born, from Tibetan
Dawadi
One who administers justice, from a Brahmin lin...
Deshar
A Newar clan from the Kathmandu Valley
Deuba
Derived from a Chhetri lineage associated with...
Devkota
Abode of gods, from 'dev' meaning god and 'kota...
Devkotaa
Variant spelling of Devkota meaning abode of gods
Devnagar
One from the city of gods, a place-based surname
Dhakal
One who pushes forward, from 'dhakalna' meaning...
Dhamala
One who is large or corpulent, a Brahmin clan name
Dhanaha
One who possesses grain
Dhangadhi
From Dhangadhi region
Dharan
One from the city of Dharan in Sunsari
Dhaubhadel
From the Newar Dhaubhadel lineage
Dhimali
Of the Dhimal people
Dhital
A Brahmin sub-clan from the hill region
Dhungana
One who lives near stones, from 'dhunga' meanin...
Dhungel
One who lives among stones, variant of Dhungana
Dhyola
A Newar sub-clan from Bhaktapur
Dimdung
A Tamang clan from the Kavrepalanchok region
Dolma
Female liberator, from Tibetan Buddhist tradition
Dolpo
People from the Dolpo region of upper Mustang
Dongol
Variant of Dangol, a Newar community name
Dorje
Diamond thunderbolt, from Tibetan 'rdo-rje'
Doti
People from the Doti district of far-western Nepal
Dukpa
From Dukpa clan
Dulal
Beloved one, from a term of endearment meaning...
Dumi
A Rai clan from the Khotang region
Dura
Derived from the Dura ethnic group of Mongoloid...
Duwadi
One from the junction of two rivers
Duwal
Newar community associated with cotton work
Dware
Gatekeeper, from 'dwar' meaning door or gate
Ektamba
One pillar