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Pandey, Pande, or Panday (
Hindi: पाण्डेय/पाण्डे/पाँडे/पाण्डेय) (
Nepali: पाण्डे/पाँडे/पाण्डेय) is a surname which has its roots in Sanskrit.
India
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
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
Aditya Pande, (born 1976) Indian contemporary artist
Kabinga Pande (born 1952), Minister of Foreign Affairs, Zambia
Kalu Pande (born Vamshidhar Pande); Kaji of Gorkha Kingdom, one of the Nepalese military leaders of Unification of Nepal, leader of aristocratic Pande family of Nepal
Kedar Pandey (1920–1982), politician, Chief Minister of Bihar
Kedar Nath Pandey (1943–2022} Indian politician and leader of Communist Party of India
Rahul Sankrityayan (Kedarnath Pandey), polyglot Writer, Padma Bhushan, Sahitya Academy Award winner
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