Khanal
Khanal is one of the common surnames among Brahmins/Chhetris in Nepal and North East Indian States. Khanal belonged to the Thar Ghar aristocracy group which assisted the rulers of Gorkha Kingdom.Notable people with surname Khanal
- Dipendra K Khanal, Nepalese director
- Alish Khanal, Nepalese Child Actor
- Dipendra Khanal, Nepalese Business Man, MD Easylink Remittance.
- Prithvi Khanal, Popular Singer and Inspector of Armed Police Force.
- Jhala Nath Khanal, ex-Prime Minister of Nepal
- Rewati Raman Khanal, ex-chief Secretary to the King Birendra of Nepal
- Sardar Yadunath Khanal, pioneer diplomat; ex-Foreign Affair Secretary of Nepal; ex-Ambassador to US India, and China
- Udayraj Khanal, Nepalese physicist