Interesting stories behind 16 surnames of the Newa community in Nepal

Nepal is a multi-ethnic, multi-caste and multi-lingual country. As per the report of census 2011, there are 126 castes or ethnic groups in Nepal.

Within a single ethnic group also, there are several subgroups identified by their surnames or family/second names. It is believed that the surnames were introduced after dividing various groups of people either after the name of the place (village) of their origin or based on their work (occupation) during a particular era.