Caste Divisions in Nepal Culture22 Dec
- Brahmin
- Chhetri
- Baishya
- Sudra
Family Names
Brahmin
- Adhikari
- Aryal
- Acharya
- Bhattarai
- Bhatta
- Chiwal
- Dahal
- Dhakal
- Gautam
- Kandel
- Khaliwada
- Khanal
- Kharel
- Nepal
- Niraula
- Neupane
- Ojha
- Pandey
- Pokhrel
- Paudel
- Regmi
- Risal
- Rijal
- Subedi
- Sapkota
Chhetri
- Bista
- Basnyat
- Bhandari
- Budhathoki
- Chand
- Deuba
- Karki
- Khatri(KC)
- Khadka
- Rana
- Shah
- Singh
- Thakuri
- Thapa
Newar
- Bajracharya
- Dangol
- Gurbacharya
- Joshi
- Karmacharya
- Karranjit
- Kashpal
- Maharjan
- Mathema
- Pradhan
- Rajbhandari
- Raghubansi
- Shrestha
- Tuladhar
- Tamrakar
Dalit
- Bishwakarma (Blacksmith)
- Damai (Tailor)
- Gaine (Traditional Singer)
- Gajmer
- Nepali
- Pariyaar
- Rasaili
- Sarki (Cobbler)
- Sunar
- Sunam
Dalit (only found in terai region)
- Bansphor
- Badhai
- Chidimar
- Dhobi
- Dhawal
- Dum/Mehattar
- Harijan
- Jolaha
- Kahar
- Kujada
- Musahar
- Majhi
- Mallaha
- Paswan
- Teli
Ethnic Groups
Gurung
- Ghale
- Lama
- Lamichhane
- Ghodane
Magar
- Ale
- Khapangi
- Rana
- Thapa
- Pulami
- Pun
Rai
- Bangdel
- Bantawa
- Chamling
- Channasisa
- Khaling
- Thulung
Thakali
- Bhattachan
- Gauchan
- Hirachan
- Lalchan
- Tulachan
- Sherchan
Limbu
- Angdambe
- Chemjong
- Lingden
- Mabuhang
- Sumbhahamphe
- Subba
- Thumbahamphe
- Thebe
- Tembe
Tamang
- Bomjan
- Ghising
- Yonjan
- Gole
- Moktan
