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
Nilkantha
नीलकण्ठ
- Surnames
- 28
- Communities
- Bahun (Khas Brahmin), Khas-Chhetri (Kshatriya)
Surnames that worship this deity
- Bagyalबग्याल· Bahun (Khas Brahmin)
- Basnetबस्नेत / बस्न्यात· Khas-Chhetri (Kshatriya)
- Chamlagainचम्लागाईं· Bahun (Khas Brahmin)
- Chatautचटौत· Bahun (Khas Brahmin)
- Chaulagainचौलागाईं· Bahun (Khas Brahmin)
- Devkotaदेवकोटा· Bahun (Khas Brahmin)
- Dhakalढकाल· Bahun (Khas Brahmin)
- Ghurcholiघुरचोली· Bahun (Khas Brahmin)
- Joshiजोशी· Bahun (Khas Brahmin)
- Kadariyaकडरिया· Bahun (Khas Brahmin)
- Kadelकँडेल· Bahun (Khas Brahmin)
- Kandariyaकण्डरिया· Bahun (Khas Brahmin)
- Kandelकँडेल· Bahun (Khas Brahmin)
- Khadkaखड्का· Khas-Chhetri (Kshatriya)
- Lekhakलेखक· Bahun (Khas Brahmin)
- Lohaniलोहनी· Bahun (Khas Brahmin)
- Mainaliमैनाली· Bahun (Khas Brahmin)
- Neupaneन्यौपाने· Bahun (Khas Brahmin)
- Niraulaनिराला· Bahun (Khas Brahmin)
- Pantपन्त· Bahun (Khas Brahmin)
- Pokhrelपोखरेल· Bahun (Khas Brahmin)
- Silwalसिलवाल· Khas-Chhetri (Kshatriya)
- Simkharaसिम्खडा· Bahun (Khas Brahmin)
- Sitaulaसिटौला· Bahun (Khas Brahmin)
- Siwakotiसिवाकोटी· Bahun (Khas Brahmin)
- Subediसुवेदी· Bahun (Khas Brahmin)
- Thapaliaथपलिया· Bahun (Khas Brahmin)
- Wagleवाग्ले· 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.