Paudel
Paudel (Nepali: पौडेल, pouḍel) is a surname, alternative spellings of which include Paudel, Powdyel, Powdel, Poudal, Poudyal and Paudyal. This is the most popular surname of Brahmin family of Nepal belonging to all 77 districts of Nepal. Paudel belongs to gotra (family of surnames) - Atreya.
Notable people bearing the surname include:
| Language(s) | Nepali |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Nepal |
| Meaning | Intelligence officer of Khasa kingdom |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Poudel |
- Bal Chandra Poudel (born 1961), Politician of Nepali Congress, Nepal.
- Ananta Prasad Paudel (born 1962), Member of the Second Nepalese Constituent Assembly.
- Lekhnath Paudyal (1885–1966), Poet (author of "A Parrot in a Cage").
- Prakash Sharma Poudel, Member of Second Nepalese Constituent Assembly.
- Purusottam Paudel, Former Minister of Nepal.
- Ram Chandra Poudel, politician belonging to the Nepali Congress.
- Ranga Nath Poudyal, First Brahmin Prime Minister of Nepal in 1838.
- Shivahari Paudel, Nepalese actor from Jire Khursani.
- Usha Poudel, Nepalese dancer and actress.
- Rohit Kumar Poudel, Nepalese cricketer, the youngest cricketer to hit international half century.
- Sunil Kumar Poudyal, Former Press Advisor to the Rt. Honorable Prime Minister of Nepal (Manmohan Adhikari) and a writer.
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