Karki (surname)

This article is about hindu surname. For other uses, see Karki.
कार्की
Language(s)Nepali, Kumaoni
Origin
DerivationKar (Tax)
MeaningTax Collector[1]
Region of originNepal,[1] Uttarakhand[2]
Other names
See alsoThapa, Basnet, Khadka, Kunwar, Mahat, Bista

Karki (Devanagari:कार्की) is a Chhetri surname from Nepal and a Kumaoni Rajput clan in Uttarakhand.[3][4]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Adhikary was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Pandey was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Subba, Tanka Bahadur (1989). Dynamics of a Hill Society: Nepalis in Darjeeling and Sikkim Himalayas. Mittal Publications. p. 33. ISBN 9788173041143. Some of the Chhetri clans are Adhikari, Baniya, Basnet, Bist, Bohra, Bura or Burathoki, Gharti, Karki, Khadka, Khatri, Khulal, Mahat, Raut, Rana, Roka, Thapa, etc.
  4. ^ Singh, K. S. (1992). People of India: Communities, segments, synonyms, surnames, and titles. Anthropological Survey of India. p. 1483. ISBN 8185579091.