Nepal Naming Customs

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Understanding customs used in surnames and given names can help you identify your ancestors in records. Learn to recognize name variations and see clues in names.

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• Behind the Name: Nepalese Surnames
• Behind the Name: Nepalese Given Names

Surnames

The people of Nepal are predominately Tibeto-Mongolian but they speak Khas, a dialect of a northern Indic language.

Male

Barati	Khadka	Nawang Topkay
Paneru	Tensing Norgay	Thakchay Duma f
Tshering

Female

• Duma
• Kanti