Pokhrel Explained

Pokhrel
Language:	Hindi, Nepali, Sanskrit, Kumaoni
Language origin:	Khas
Origin:	India, Nepal
Meaning:	Toponym of Pokhar village in Dailekh district
Variant:	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.^[1]

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pokhrel Surname Origin, Meaning & Last Name History . 2024-06-07 . forebears.io.