Paudel

Paudel (Devanagari . पौडेल, Latin. Pāudel) is commonly South Asian surname, mainly used in the Nepal. Nevertheless, Paudel surname is being used interchangeably in all continent with Poudyal, Poudel, Paudyal, and some other variations regardless of its origination, religion, and race.

Most people with this surname live in the Nepali and Hindi speaking belt of South Asia. There are many sub divisions in the Nepali caste which are based on peoples origins. For example, Brahmins who resided north of the Saryu River were called Saryuparin Brahmins. The Paudels in Nepal are spread mainly in the western hills of Lamjung, Tanahu, Baglung, Parbat, Gulmi, and the surrounding areas as well as in the capital Kathmandu around Naikap, Nagarkot, Doldu, Sisneri, Luvu and in the lowlands including Chitwan.

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Derivation

Paudel was derived from Paude (पौडी), which is place in the Himachal Pradesh region of India. The Sanskrit word Aalya (आलय) which means "the abode of" is joined in with the "Paude" to form "Paudeaalya", which later evolved into Paudel or Poudyal. Another research found that before Paudel was used for surname, Bhatt was used. When some Bhatt emigrated to Nepal from Rajasthan(at the time, Himalayan Range included Afghanistan, Nepal, and India), they originated Paude, which later become Paudel circa 1100. In fact, Bhatt, both in Nepal and India also possess the same Gotras, Atreya as Paudel. Similarly, historic artifacts traced back to Rajendra Bikram Shah, King of Nepal (1813–1881) A.D. also proved a surprising facts that Paudel, Sigdel, and Bagale Thapa all have Atreya gotra and are interrelated.

Ancestors

Notable Paudel

Books

Historic artifacts and authors

See also

The Sigdel surname is also derived from Paudel. Sigdel people mostly live in Taunahu and Kaski.

References

Paudel in the news

The New York Times

Nepali Refugee Manju Poudel And Her Family

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