Pokharel is used as a family name or surname in Nepal. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Pokharel
No. of characters: 8
Origin: Nepal
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Pokharel

How popular is Pokharel?

Pokharel is common in Nepal.

Pokharel is ranked 3105 on our list.

There are about 421 people in US who wears Pokharel as surname and ranked 49824 in US Census Bureau. In 2010 census, the last name was found in around 1 per 1 million. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 94.06
Hispanic or Latino 2.14
White 1.9
Others 1.66
Pokharel is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Nepal which signifies that it is originated from Nepal. Around 176090 people have been found who wears Pokharel as their family name. Pokharel is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
486,351 Russia10
38,459 New Zealand7
13,220 Thailand6
1,377 South Korea6
7,294 Kuwait3
90,215 Germany3
50,640 Switzerland2
20,595 China2
34,681 Norway2
4,367 Afghanistan2
31,767 Greece2
1,400 Mongolia2
7,574 Bangladesh2
2,361 United States Virgin Islands1
18,969 Wales1
107,212 South Africa1
7,790 Zambia1
53,033 Nigeria1
492,292 Ukraine1
91,024 Belgium1
10,683 Cyprus1
277,603 France1
7,340 Democratic Republic of The Congo1
31,207 Ireland1
49,529 Israel1
12,270 Lebanon1
2,057 Myanmar1
66,560 Philippines1
58,885 Poland1
36,814 Romania1
36,678 Singapore1
10,190 Bahrain1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
12,692 Scotland33
57,220 Netherlands27
2,015 Iceland19
94,038 Spain11
5,493 Japan11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
7,560 Finland97
2,566 Qatar97
35,452 Canada92
Countries with hundreds of Pokharel:
61,964 United States409
102,585 India207
4,770 United Arab Emirates206
14,049 Australia193
15,678 Saudi Arabia192
31,049 England145
15,665 Malaysia101
Countries with hundred thousands of Pokharel:
34 Nepal174,182
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Comments

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Anjela Pokharel 13th February 2022 , 2:43 PM
I dont know how the family name Pokharel was originated but I also belong to the same surname and there is huge population of Pokharel especially in Nepal

Pokharel Namesakes

  • Giriraj Mani Pokharel, Politician
  • Nisha Sharma Pokharel, Actor
  • Mariska Pokharel, from 2018 romance film Mr. Virgin, who characterized Roji.
  • Shibir Pokharel characterized the pivotal character of Suman Bikram Thapa in 2016 adventure, drama film Safar.

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