Kunwar
कुँवर

a young Kunwar Rana prince; name Kunwar is coined to denote a young prince[1]
Language(s)	Nepali, Hindi, Kumaoni, Doteli, Rajasthani, Punjabi
Origin
Language(s)	Sanskrit
Word/name	South Asia
Derivation	Kumar
Meaning	Prince[1]
Other names
Variant form(s)	Kuwar, Kuar, Kaur, Kanwar, Kamar, Kunwar
Derivative(s)	Rana Kunwar, Kanwar Mian
See also	Mian, Rana, Kanwar

Kunwar (Nepali: कुँवर) is a surname of Nepalese and Indian people. The name Kunwar is coined to denote a young prince in South Asia region.^[1] Kunwar family was a dynasty of Nepalese Khas-Chhetri nobility of Gorkha Kingdom bearing the surname.^[2]

Notable people with surname Kunwar[edit]

• Ram Krishna Kunwar, Nepalese warlord during rule of King Prithvi Narayan Shah
• Ranajit Kunwar, Nepalese military commander and governor
• Chandrabir Kunwar, Nepalese governor and military commander
• Kunwar Nau Nihal Singh, 3rd Maharaja of Sikh Emipre
• Bal Narsingh Kunwar, Nepalese military officer and courtier
• Kuwar Virk, Punjabi Rajput
• Balbhadra Kunwar; Nepalese military commander, One of the National heroes of Nepal^[3]
• Jung Bahadur Kunwar Rana; Eighth Prime Minister of Nepal and Founder of 104 years old Rana dynasty in Nepal
• Bam Bahadur Kunwar, Ninth Prime Minister of Nepal
• Ranodip Singh Kunwar; Tenth Prime Minister of Nepal. Fifth Brother of Jung Bahadur
• Dhir Shamsher Kunwar Rana, Commander-in-chief of the Nepalese Army, youngest brother of Jung Bahadur
• Ramjee Kunwar, Nepalese politician
• Ashutosh kunwar, Nepalese
• Kabita Kunwar, Nepalese cricketer
• Baburam Kunwar, First governor of Gandaki Province
• Basanta Bahadur Kunwar, 30th Inspector General of Police (IGP) of Nepal Police^[4][5]

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