Pandey, Pande, or Panday (Hindi: पाण्डेय/पाण्डे/पाँडे/पाण्डेय) (Nepali: पाण्डे/पाँडे/पाण्डेय) is a surname which has its roots in Sanskrit.

India

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Majority of Pandey in India are classified under Brahmin varna, mainly residing in various north Indian states including Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Maharashtra, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka. They used to have the knowledge of all four of the Vedas, Puranas, and Upnishads. With urban migration, now you can find people with the name in other parts of India as well.

Nepal

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Pandey surname / family name most commonly found amongst the Chhetri Kshatriyas communities of Nepal; Pande dynasty of Nepal were the Kshatriyas Chhetri aristocratic family who dominated the Nepalese administration and military up until the 19th century as Mulkaji and Mukhtiyar.

Similarly to India, Pandey as a last name is also used by Bhramins of the Madhesi community.

Notable people

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See also

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References

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Books

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  • Pradhan, Kumar L. (2012). Thapa Politics in Nepal: With Special Reference to Bhim Sen Thapa, 1806–1839. New Delhi: Concept Publishing Company. ISBN 9788180698132.
  • Regmi, Mahesh Chandra (1995), Kings and political leaders of the Gorkhali Empire, 1768–1814, Orient Longman, p. 83, ISBN 9788125005117
  • Pradhan, Kumar L. (2001). Brian Hodgson at the Kathmandu residency, 1825–1843. Spectrum Publications. ISBN 9788187502159.