Dahal

Ethnic group
Dahal
दाहाल
Regions with significant populations
   Nepal
Languages
Nepali
Religion
Hinduism

Dahal (Nepali: दाहाल) is a Nepali surname of Khas origin, and also prevalent in some regions of India mainly in Sikkim, Uttarakhand and few parts of Bhutan. The Dahals belong to the Indo-Aryan ethinic group, within the gentry class including Brahmin (high priest), Chhetri (ruling) or Rajput (i.e. Royal clan) (dahal grandson`s) (ja.ba.ra., rana)ex. JANGA BAHADUR RANA (dahal grandson`s) (ja.ba.ra., rana)castes in accordance to traditional Hindu classification system.

Notable people

  • Pushpa Kamal Dahal (born 1954), Nepali politician, former Prime minister of Nepal, chairman of the Nepal Communist Party
  • Bhusan Dahal, Nepali media tycoon
  • Dayaram Dahal, Nepali film director
  • Dinesh D.C., Nepali film director
  • Bhim Prasad Dahal (born 1954), Leader of Sikkim Democratic Front
  • Renu Dahal, Nepali politician, current mayor of Bharatpur Metropolitan City
  • Shailendra Kumar Upadhyay Dahal, former Minister, Nepali Ambassador and UN Representative
  • Chandra Devi Dahal (born 1986), Nepali woman footballer
  • Nara Bahadur Dahal (born 1960), Nepali long-distance runner
  • Prince Dahal (born 2004), badminton player from Nepal
  • Ramesh Dahal (born 1978), Nepali songwriter and lyricist

See also

Surname list
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