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Pandey पाण्डे pāṇḍey र पाण्डेय pāṇḍeya थर हो। यो प्रायगरेर नेपालको ब्राह्मण / बाहुन जातमा पाइन्छ। The majority of people with the surname Pandey reside in the western territories of नेपाल and Gulmi, Harmichaur.

The surname is also found in India Guyana, Fiji, Mauritius and Trinidad and Tobago. The name was carried out of India by members of प्रवासि भारतीयहरु communities.

[परिवर्तन्] उन्पन्न

The etymology of Pandey is unclear. Some sources suggest that it is derived from the संस्कृत word Template:Unicode (Template:Unicode), which refers to a 'scholar' or 'priest'.


[परिवर्तन्] विवादीत कुराहरु

The surname Pandey is similar to the surname "Pande" पाण्डे pāṇḍe, which is used in Gujarat. In Maharashtra, several Brahmin families have names ending in "-pande", such as "Deshpande". It is also distinct from the surname "Panday", which is also used by various social groups


Some sources indicate that clans bearing the surname Pandey preside as the traditional teachers and priests of the kings of Nepal and are called as "राज गुरु घराना" or "राजाको गुरुको परिवार".