Koirala
 BP Koirala | |
| Language(s) | Nepali, Doteli, Kumaoni |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Khas |
| Word/name | Khasa kingdom |
| Meaning | toponym of Koirali village |
| Other names | |
| Derivative(s) | Koirala Khatri, (K.C.) |
| See also | Poudel, Pokharel, Bhattarai, Adhikari, Subedi, |
Koirala is a common surname among upadhayay brahmin, jaishi brahmin and chettri of nepal and some part of northeast India.
Notable people with surname Koirala
- Koirala family, a dominating family in Nepalese politics
- Anuradha Koirala (born 1949), Nepalese social activist, founder and director of Maiti Nepal
- Bhagawan Koirala (born 1960), Executive Director & Senior Consultant Cardiac Surgeon
- Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala (B.P. Koirala) (1914–1982), Prime Minister of Nepal from 1959 to 1960
- Bharat Koirala, winner of the 2002 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Journalism
- Girija Prasad Koirala (1925–2010), five times Prime Minister of Nepal in the 1990s and 2000s, Head of State from 2007 to 2008
- Krishna Prasad Koirala (died 1943), political leader of Nepal
- Manisha Koirala (born 1970), Indian Bollywood actress
- Matrika Prasad Koirala (1912–1997), Prime Minister of Nepal from 1951 to 1952 and from 1953 to 1955
- Prakash Koirala, Nepalese politician
- Raj Ballav Koirala (born 1982), Nepalese actor
- Shashanka Koirala (born 1958), Nepalese politician
- Siddharth Koirala, Nepalese film actor
- Sujata Koirala (born 1954), Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal
- Sujata Koirala, Nepalese actress
- Sushil Koirala (1939–2016), Prime Minister of Nepal from 2014 to 2015
- Tarini Prasad Koirala (1923–1973), Nepalese politician, journalist and writer
References
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