Kunwar (surname) explained

Kunwar कुँवर
Language:	Nepali, Hindi, Kumaoni, Doteli, Rajasthani, Punjabi
Language origin:	Sanskrit
Origin:	South Asia
Derivation:	Kumar
Meaning:	Prince^[1]
Variant:	Kuwar, Kuar, Kaur, Kanwar, Kamar, Kunwar
Derivative:	Rana Kunwar, Kanwar Mian
See also:	Mian, Rana, Kanwar

Kunwar (Nepali: कुँवर) is a surname of Nepalese and Indian people. The name Kunwar is coined to denote a young prince in South Asia region. Kunwar family was a dynasty of Nepalese Khas-Chhetri nobility of Gorkha Kingdom bearing the surname.

Notable people with surname Kunwar

Ram Krishna Kunwar, Nepalese warlord during rule of King Prithvi Narayan Shah
Ranajit Kunwar, Nepalese military commander and governor
Chandrabir Kunwar, Nepalese governor and military commander
Kunwar Nau Nihal Singh, 3rd Maharaja of Sikh Empire
Bal Narsingh Kunwar, Nepalese military officer and courtier
Kuwar Virk, Punjabi Rajput
Balbhadra Kunwar; Nepalese military commander, One of the National heroes of Nepal^[2]
Jung Bahadur Kunwar Rana; Eighth Prime Minister of Nepal and Founder of 104 years old Rana dynasty in Nepal
Bam Bahadur Kunwar, Ninth Prime Minister of Nepal
Ranodip Singh Kunwar; Tenth Prime Minister of Nepal. Fifth Brother of Jung Bahadur
Dhir Shamsher Kunwar Rana, Commander-in-chief of the Nepalese Army, youngest brother of Jung Bahadur
Ramjee Kunwar, Nepalese politician
Ashutosh kunwar, Nepalese
Kabita Kunwar, Nepalese cricketer
Baburam Kunwar, First governor of Gandaki Province
Basanta Bahadur Kunwar, 30th Inspector General of Police (IGP) of Nepal Police^[3] ^[4]