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
Vishnu
विष्णु
- Surnames
- 9
- Communities
- Bahun (Khas Brahmin)
Surnames that worship this deity
- Bajgainबजगाईं· Bahun (Khas Brahmin)
- Belbaseबेलबासे· Bahun (Khas Brahmin)
- Gyawaliज्ञावली· Bahun (Khas Brahmin)
- Koiralaकोइराला· Bahun (Khas Brahmin)
- Kuinkelकुइँकेल· Bahun (Khas Brahmin)
- Panthiपन्थी· Bahun (Khas Brahmin)
- Sinkhadaसिङ्खडा· Bahun (Khas Brahmin)
- Timilsinaतिमिल्सिना / तिमल्सिना / तिमिल्सेना / तिमल्सेना / तिम्सिना· Bahun (Khas Brahmin)
- Upretiउप्रेती· 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.