| Language(s) | Nepali |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Khas language |
| Word/name | Nepal |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Brahmin |
| Derivative(s) | Neupane Chettri |
| See also | Sapkota, Acharya, Ghimire, Subedi, Dikshit |
Neopaney/Neupane (Nepali: नेउपाने) or Nyaupane (Nepali: न्यौपाने)or Hindi (हिन्दी- न्यूपाने) a surname found mainly in Nepal and in significant communities in India and Bhutan. It belongs predominantly to Brahmin (Bahun) and Kshatriya (Chhetri) of Nepal and Indian territories of Sikkim, Darjeeling, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Assam, Meghalaya and some are up to Bhutan and Myanmar. They belong to Kanyakubja Brahmin family of Pancha-Gauda Brahmans following Kaudilya/Kaudinya gotra, names after Sage Kaudilya.[1]
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Notable people with the surname Neopaney/Neupane/Nyaupane/Nepane[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.