Siwakoti

Siwakoti
Language(s)Nepali
Origin
Language(s)Khas
Word/nameDolakha, Nepal
MeaningUnknown
Other names
Variant form(s)Siwakoti, Shiwakoti, Sibakoti, Shibakoti, Shivakoti

Siwakoti (Nepali: सिवाकोटी) also spelled as Shiwakoti, Sibakoti, Shibakoti or Shivakoti, is a surname used by certain subgroup belonging to the Brahmin caste, Kshetri and natives of Nepal, Northeast India, & Bhutan. Siwakoti is a sub caste referred to as thar in the Nepalese community.

According to their traditions they are the descendants of the Rishi Bharadwaja. Siwakoti belongs to Bharadwaj gotra (clan).