Upreti
Indo-Nepalese family name
Hindi pronunciation: [ʊp'reːt̪iː]
- derived from the village name Upreda or Upretyada, meaning "originated from Upreda"
- based on claim regarding the word derived from Sanskrit Uparati, meaning "cessation from worldly pleasure".
Upreti or Upraiti, sometimes spelled as Uprety. also (ISO: Upretī), is a surname.
Notable people with Upreti as a surname
- Almoda Rana Uprety; Nepalese singer and musician
- Arun Kumar Upreti, Indian politician
- Benoy Upreti; Indian cricketer
- Bharat Raj Upreti; Former judge of the Supreme Court of Nepal
- Bishal Nath Upreti; Nepalese academic
- Dalip Kumar Upreti; Indian lichenologist
- Hari Prasad Upreti; Nepalese politician
- Kharananda Upreti; Indian politician
- Kul Prasad Uprety, Nepalese politician
- Melissa Upreti; Nepalese Lawyer and Human rights Expert
- Mohan Upreti; Indian playwright and theatre personality
- Nikhil Upreti; Nepalese actor
- Nilkantha Upreti; Former Chief Election Commissioner of Nepal
- Ramesh Upreti; Nepalese actor
- Sanjeev Uprety; Nepalese journalist