Mahara or Mahra (महरा) is a Chhetri surname from Nepal and Kshatriya (Rajput) surname in Uttarakhand. In Kali Kumaon, the Mahra(Mahara) and Phartyals were the most famous 'dharras'/(धड़ा) in the recorded history of Kumaon. Have no relation with Mahar community of other states of India.
Notable people with the surname include: