Rayamajhi ( ne, रायमाझी) is a

Rajput Rajput (from Sanskrit ''raja-putra'' 'son of a king') is a large multi-component cluster of castes, kin bodies, and local groups, sharing social status and ideology of genealogical descent originating from the Indian subcontinent. The term Ra ...

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 ...

family name. Rayamajhis belong to Ekthariya Chhetri subcaste that is widely accepted to be of

patrilineal Patrilineality, also known as the male line, the spear side or agnatic kinship, is a common kinship system in which an individual's family membership derives from and is recorded through their father's lineage. It generally involves the inheritan ...

origin from present day India.

Notable people with the surname Rayamajhi

Deepak Rayamajhi Deepak Rayamajhi ( ne, दीपक रायमाझी) (7 May 1953 – 18 October 2011) was a Nepalese film director and film producer, producer known for his work in Nepali cinema. His early directorial career consisted of acclaimed movies, ...

, Nepali Film Director *

Dilip Rayamajhi Dilip Rayamajhi ( ne, दिलीप रायमाझी; born 16 September 1974) is a Nepalese film actor, producer and choreographer. He started his career as a dancer and went on to become an assistant dance director. He got his first mo ...

, Nepali Film Actor *

Top Bahadur Rayamajhi Top Bahadur Rayamajhi or ( ne, टोपबहादुर रायमाझी) is a Nepalese politician and former Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal. Rayamajhi was the member of both the Constituent Assembly. Rayamajhi is the secretary of CPN (U ...

, Deputy Prime Minister * Narayan Rayamajhi, Nepali composer, lyricist, feature-film script writer, film director, and producer. *

Keshar Jung Rayamajhi Keshar Jung Rayamajhi (1919 – 17 December 2012) ( ne, केशरजंग रायमाझी) was a Nepalese politician. He was a leading figure in the communist movement in the country, but later turned into a royalist. Rayamajhi hails fr ...

, Advisor to late King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah

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External links

Subodh Rana's blog

{{Chhetri communities Surnames of Nepalese origin Khas surnames