Karki (

Devanagari Devanagari ( ; , , Sanskrit pronunciation: ), also called Nagari (),Kathleen Kuiper (2010), The Culture of India, New York: The Rosen Publishing Group, , page 83 is a left-to-right abugida (a type of segmental writing system), based on the ...

/कार्की) is a

Nepali Nepali or Nepalese may refer to : Concerning Nepal * Anything of, from, or related to Nepal * Nepali people, citizens of Nepal * Nepali language, an Indo-Aryan language found in Nepal, the current official national language and a language spoken ...

/ Kumaoni surname used by

Khas people Khas people (; ne, खस) popularly known as Khas Arya are an Indo-Aryan ethno-linguistic group native to the Himalayan region of South Asia, what is now present-day Nepal, Indian states of Uttarakhand, West Bengal and Sikkim. Histor ...

. It is found among the

Chhetri Chhetri (Kshetri, Kshettri, Kshetry or Chhettri), ( ne, क्षेत्री ; IAST: ''Kṣetrī'') historically called Kshettriya or Kshetriya or Khas are Nepali speakers of Khas community, some of whom trace their origin to migration from ...

community from Nepal. Karki was one of the titles of governmental posts in ancient Khasa kingdom. The tax collecting officers in Dara/Garkha had the governmental title of karki. There are various subgroups within the Karki family. ' Rikhle Karki', 'Lama Karki', 'Sutar Karki', 'Mudula Karki', 'Khulal Karki', 'Khaptari Karki', Rume Karki, 'Sinjapati Karki', 'Godar Karki', etc. are the clans of Karki. ].

Notable people with surname Karki

Notable people who bear the name Karki include: *

Bipin Karki Bipin Karki ( ne, बिपिन कार्की, born 21 August 1982 in Bahuni, Nepal) is a Nepalese film and theatre actor known for his work in Nepali cinema. Karki began his career at a young age by appearing in stage plays with his bro ...

, Nepalese actor * Dipak Karki, Nepalese politician *

Gyanendra Bahadur Karki Gyanendra Bahadur Karki (Nepali:ज्ञानेन्द्र बहादुर कार्की) is a Nepali politician from Nepali Congress. He is the current Minister for Information and Communications of Nepal. He was Finance Minister ...

, Nepalese politician * Lokman Singh Karki, Nepalese civil servant, former head of CIAA * Neelam Karki "Niharika", Nepalese poet *

Priyanka Karki Priyanka Karki DS Joshi (née Karki) is a Nepali people, Nepalese film actress, model, director and the winner of the Miss Teen Nepal 2005 pageant. Early Life Karki was born in 1987 in Kathmandu, Nepal. Her parents are economist Bhupendra ...

, Nepalese actress *

Ram Karki Ram Karki ( ne, राम कार्की( पार्थ)), (born 16 October 1956) also known as Surendra Kumar Karki, is a Nepali politician belonging to the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre), Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist). From ...

, Nepalese politician * Rameshwor Karki, Nepalese cinematographer *

Sushila Karki Sushila Karki () (born 7 June 1952 in Biratnagar) is a Nepalese jurist. She is the former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nepal and the only woman to have held the post. Karki became Chief Justice on 11 July 2016. The Constitutional Coun ...

, Nepalese jurist and first female

Chief Justice of Nepal The Chief Justice of Nepal ( ne, प्रधान न्यायाधीश) is the head of the judicial branch of Nepal and the chief judge of the Supreme Court of Nepal. The Chief Justice is the highest judicial officer in the country, and ...

(2016 – 2017) * Sushma Karki, Nepalese actress * Swarup Singh Karki, Kaji and later,

Dewan ''Dewan'' (also known as ''diwan'', sometimes spelled ''devan'' or ''divan'') designated a powerful government official, minister, or ruler. A ''dewan'' was the head of a state institution of the same name (see Divan). Diwans belonged to the e ...

of the

Kingdom of Nepal The Kingdom of Nepal ( ne, नेपाल अधिराज्य), also known as the Gorkha Empire ( ne, गोरखा अधिराज्य) or Asal Hindustan ( ne, असल हिन्दुस्तान)(), was a Hindu king ...

(c.1775 – c.1777)

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{{Chhetri communities Surnames of Nepalese origin Khas surnames

Notable people with surname Karki

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