Nepal is a multi-ethnic society with more than 40 types of different races, tribes, & ethnicity constituting a population of approximately 30 million. People in Nepal can be variously categorized according to altitude, religion, and ethnicity.
These people carry a surname according their profession. Although Buddhists do not have systematic caste systems, some Buddhist Newars of Kathmandu have been carrying their surnames like Bajracharya, Gurubacharya, Tamrakar, Tuladhar which denoted their professions during medieval Nepal.
It has Brahmins (Bahun), Chetris, Newars, Sherpas, Magar, Gurung, Tamang, Rai, Limbu, Madhesis, Tharu, Rajbansi, Danuwar, Majhi, Manangi & Dolpo are main ethnic groups.
These people carry a surname according their profession. Although Buddhists do not have systematic caste systems, some Buddhist Newars of Kathmandu have been carrying their surnames like Bajracharya, Gurubacharya, Tamrakar, Tuladhar which denoted their professions during medieval Nepal.
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