Nepal ( ne, नेपाल) is a surname used by

Khas 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. Historical ...

Brahmin Brahmin (; sa, ब्राह्मण, brāhmaṇa) is a varna as well as a caste within Hindu society. The Brahmins are designated as the priestly class as they serve as priests (purohit, pandit, or pujari) and religious teachers (gur ...

people of

Nepal Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in S ...

. The origin of people with surname Nepal is

Nepa The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) is a United States environmental law that promotes the enhancement of the environment and established the President's Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ). The law was enacted on January 1, 1970.Un ...

village of

Dullu Dullu ( ne, दुल्लु) is an urban Municipality in Dailekh District of Karnali Province in Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census former Dullu had a population of 30,457 people living in 5,861 individual households. After the reconst ...

. It is considered that the surname Naipal or Naipaul has been Anglicization of the surname Nepal.

Notable people with Nepal/Naipal/Naipaul surname

Madhav Kumar Nepal Madhav Kumar Nepal ( ne, माधवकुमार नेपाल, ; born 6 March 1953), is a Nepalese politician and former Prime Minister of Nepal. He served as Prime Minister of Nepal from 25 May 2009 to 6 February 2011 for nearly two years. ...

, 34th Prime Minister of Nepal * Kul Prasad Nepal, Nepalese politician *

Jeetu Nepal Jeetu Nepal also sometimes called Jitu Nepal ( ne, जितु नेपाल) is a Nepali Stand-up Comedian, Writer, Actor and Director. He is widely famous and commonly known as Mundre from his hit sitcom Jire Khursani . He started his Te ...

, Nepalese actor and comedian *

V. S. Naipaul Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul (; 17 August 1932 – 11 August 2018) was a Trinidadian-born British writer of works of fiction and nonfiction in English. He is known for his comic early novels set in Trinidad, his bleaker novels of alienati ...

, British Nobel Laureate of Indo-Nepalese origin *

Seepersad Naipaul Seepersad Naipaul (; 1906–1953) was an Indo-Trinidadian writer. He was the father of V. S. Naipaul, Shiva Naipaul, Kamla Tewari (''née'' Naipaul), and Sati Bissoondath (''née'' Naipaul), and married into the influential Hindu Indo-Trinidadian ...

, * Shiva Naipaul

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Directory to Nepal clan. {{Chhetri communities Ethnic groups in Nepal Bahun Surnames of Nepalese origin Nepali-language surnames Khas surnames

Notable people with Nepal/Naipal/Naipaul surname

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