| Pronunciation | /ˈpoʊkrɛl/ |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Hindi, Nepali, Sanskrit, Kumaoni |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Khas |
| Word/name | India, Nepal |
| Meaning | Toponym of Pokhar village in Dailekh district |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Pokhrel, Pokharel, Pokhariyal |
| See also | Poudel, Bhattarai, Adhikari, Subedi |
Pokharel (Nepali: पोखरेल) or Pokhrel (Nepali: पोख्रेल) is a surname in India, Bhutan, and mostly found in Nepal.
Notable people
- Aananda Pokharel, Nepali politician
- Aastha Pokharel, Nepali model
- Bal Krishna Pokharel, Nepali writer and historian
- Bidhyanath Pokhrel, Nepali poet and politician
- Bina Pokharel, Nepali politician
- Cool Pokhrel, Nepali singer
- Dibesh Pokharel, Nepali singer, known by his stage name Arthur Gunn
- Giriraj Mani Pokharel, Nepali politician
- Ishwar Pokhrel, Nepali politician
- Kanhaya Lal Pokhriyal, Indian police official and mountaineer
- Khadga Bahadur Pokharel, Nepali politician
- Krishna Bhakta Pokhrel, Nepali politician
- Krishna Chandra Nepali Pokharel, Nepali politician
- Laxmi Prasad Pokhrel, Nepali politician
- Mariska Pokharel, Nepali actress
- Menuka Kumari Pokharel, Nepali politician
- Narayan Pokharel, Nepali Hindu preacher
- Pushpa Raj Pokharel, Nepali politician
- Ram Chandra Pokhrel, Nepali politician
- Ramesh Pokhriyal, Indian politician
- Rishikesh Pokharel, Nepali politician
- Saigrace Pokharel, Nepali film maker
- Shankar Pokharel, Nepali politician
- Sugam Pokharel, Nepali singer
- Suman Pokhrel, Nepali poet and playwright
- Sunil Pokharel, Nepali theater director
- Trilochan Pokhrel, Indian
References
- "Pokhrel Surname Origin, Meaning & Last Name History". forebears.io. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
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