Castes, surnames and gotras of Nepal
Surnames by kuldevata
Pick a clan deity - every surname that lists it appears with its community, and each leads to its full entry.
Kuldevata
Mahadev
महादेव
- Surnames
- 40
- Communities
- Bahun (Khas Brahmin), Hill Dalit
Surnames that worship this deity
- Acharyaआचार्य· Bahun (Khas Brahmin)
- Amgaiअम्गाईं· Bahun (Khas Brahmin)
- Awasthiअवस्थी· Bahun (Khas Brahmin)
- Badiवादी· Hill Dalit
- Baskotaबास्कोटा· Bahun (Khas Brahmin)
- Bastolaबास्तोला· Bahun (Khas Brahmin)
- Bhattaraiभट्टराई· Bahun (Khas Brahmin)
- Bhetwalभेटवाल· Bahun (Khas Brahmin)
- Bhurtelभुर्तेल· Bahun (Khas Brahmin)
- Bhusalभुसाल· Bahun (Khas Brahmin)
- Bikralबिक्राल· Bahun (Khas Brahmin)
- Bistaबिष्ट· Bahun (Khas Brahmin)
- Chaliseचालिसे· Bahun (Khas Brahmin)
- Devदेव· Bahun (Khas Brahmin)
- Devkotaदेवकोटा· Bahun (Khas Brahmin)
- Dhakalढकाल· Bahun (Khas Brahmin)
- Dhungelढुङ्गेल· Bahun (Khas Brahmin)
- Dixitदीक्षित· Bahun (Khas Brahmin)
- Gartolaगर्तौला· Bahun (Khas Brahmin)
- Ghartelघर्तेल· Bahun (Khas Brahmin)
- Ghartmelघर्तमेल· Bahun (Khas Brahmin)
- Gilalगिलाल· Bahun (Khas Brahmin)
- Gotameगोतामे· Bahun (Khas Brahmin)
- Kaphleकाफ्ले· Bahun (Khas Brahmin)
- Khakurelखकुरेल· Bahun (Khas Brahmin)
- Kharelखरेल· Bahun (Khas Brahmin)
- Mainaliमैनाली· Bahun (Khas Brahmin)
- Mudbhariमुडभरी· Bahun (Khas Brahmin)
- Neupaneन्यौपाने· Bahun (Khas Brahmin)
- Paneruपनेरु· Bahun (Khas Brahmin)
- Parajuliपराजुली· Bahun (Khas Brahmin)
- Punwalपुनवाल· Bahun (Khas Brahmin)
- Purtelपुर्तेल· Bahun (Khas Brahmin)
- Pyakurelप्याकुरेल· Bahun (Khas Brahmin)
- Risalरिसाल· Bahun (Khas Brahmin)
- Sangraulaसङ्ग्रौला· Bahun (Khas Brahmin)
- Satyalसत्याल· Bahun (Khas Brahmin)
- Sharmaशर्मा· Bahun (Khas Brahmin)
- Suyalसुयाल· Bahun (Khas Brahmin)
- Upadhyayaउपाध्याय· Bahun (Khas Brahmin)
A kuldevata belongs to a kul, not a surname: different lineages of one surname can keep different deities. These are the names the Cast in Nepal archive records against each surname; a surname that lists several appears under each. Your own kul's custom and purohit have the last word.