Paudel (Nepali:पौडेल,pouḍel) is a surname among theBahun families in Nepal, alternative spellings of which includePoudel,Paudyal, andPoudyal.^[1] There are 2 types of Paudel some are called "Kalo Paudel" and some are called "Seto Paudel". The Paudels belong to thebahun ethnic group. They are of Atreya (आत्रेय) gotra and have three pravaras (त्रिप्रवर) which are (आत्रेय, अर्चनाना, श्यावश्व).

Notable people bearing the surname include:

• Ram Chandra Poudel, president of Nepal since 2023
• Modanath Paudel popularly known asModanath Prasrit, Nepali writer, politician and Political Activist
• Bal Chandra Poudel (born 1961), politician of Nepali Congress
• Ananta Prasad Paudel (born 1962), Member of the Second Nepalese Constituent Assembly
• Lekhnath Paudyal (1885–1966), poet (author of "A Parrot in a Cage")
• Prakash Sharma Poudel, Member of Second Nepalese Constituent Assembly
• Purusottam Poudel, Nepalese politician and government minister
• Ranga Nath Poudyal, first Brahmin Prime Minister of Nepal in 1838
• Shivahari Poudel, Nepalese actor fromJire Khursani
• Usha Poudel, Nepalese dancer and actress
• Rohit Kumar Poudel, Nepalese cricketer, the youngest cricketer to hit an international half century and the captain of Nepal national Cricket Team
• Bishnu Prasad Paudel, Nepalese politician, vice-chairman of Communist Party of Nepal
• Zenith Poudel Morang
• Sankalpa Poudel, Nepalese wikipedia editor

Surname list

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