Upreti

Indo-Nepalese family name

Hindi pronunciation: [ʊp'reːt̪iː]OriginMeaning
  • derived from the village name Upreda or Upretyada, meaning "originated from Upreda"
  • based on claim regarding the word derived from Sanskrit Uparati, meaning "cessation from worldly pleasure".
Region of originPithoragarh district, Uttarakhand, IndiaOther namesSee alsoAcharya, Joshi, Pant, Sharma, Upadhyay

Upreti or Upraiti, sometimes spelled as Uprety. also (ISO: Upretī), is a surname.

Notable people with Upreti as a surname

  • Almoda Rana Uprety; Nepalese singer and musician
  • Arun Kumar Upreti, Indian politician
  • Benoy Upreti; Indian cricketer
  • Bharat Raj Upreti; Former judge of the Supreme Court of Nepal
  • Bishal Nath Upreti; Nepalese academician
  • Dalip Kumar Upreti; Indian lichenologist
  • Hari Prasad Upreti; Nepalese politician
  • Kharananda Upreti; Indian politician
  • Kul Prasad Uprety, Nepalese politician
  • Melissa Upreti; Nepalese Lawyer and Human rights Expert
  • Mohan Upreti; Indian playwright and theatre personality
  • Nikhil Upreti; Nepalese actor
  • Nilkantha Upreti; Former Chief Election Commissioner of Nepal
  • Ramesh Upreti; Nepalese actor
  • Sanjeev Uprety; Nepalese journalist

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