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
Rahu
राहु
- Surnames
- 32
- Communities
- Tarai Dalit, Newar-Dalit
Surnames that worship this deity
- Bantarबान्तर· Tarai Dalit
- Chamarचमार· Tarai Dalit
- Chidimarचिडीमार· Tarai Dalit
- Dasदास· Tarai Dalit
- Dhandiधान्डी· Tarai Dalit
- Dharikarधारीकार· Tarai Dalit
- Dhobiधोबी· Tarai Dalit
- Domडोम· Newar-Dalit
- Domडोम· Tarai Dalit
- Dushadhदुसाध· Tarai Dalit
- Hajaraहजरा· Tarai Dalit
- Halkhorहलखोर· Tarai Dalit
- Harijanहरिजन· Tarai Dalit
- Kakaihiyaककैहिया· Tarai Dalit
- Kalarकलार· Tarai Dalit
- Khangखङ्ग· Tarai Dalit
- Khatikखटिक· Tarai Dalit
- Khatweखत्वे· Tarai Dalit
- Koriकोरी· Tarai Dalit
- Mandalमण्डल· Tarai Dalit
- Marikमरीक· Tarai Dalit
- Mestarमेस्तर· Tarai Dalit
- Mochiमोची· Tarai Dalit
- Musaharमुसहर· Tarai Dalit
- Natuwaनटुवा· Tarai Dalit
- Pasiपासी· Tarai Dalit
- Paswanपासवान· Tarai Dalit
- Rajakरजक· Tarai Dalit
- Ramराम· Tarai Dalit
- Ravidasरविदास· Tarai Dalit
- Tantiताँती· Tarai Dalit
- Tatmaतत्मा· Tarai Dalit
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.