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Table 1 Categorization of caste groups according to surname

From: Impact of caste on the neurodevelopment of young children from birth to 36 months of age: a birth cohort study in Chitwan Valley, Nepal

Caste name

Surname or Family name

Brahmin

Kharel, Adhikari, Subedi, Kandel, Chapagain, Gaire, Dhakal, Neupane, Sharma*, Gautam, Sapkota, Rijal, Dawadi, Neure, Kattel, Khanal, Parajuli, Wosti, Pathak, Puri, Nepal, Poudel, Aryal, Lamichhane, Bhattarai, Prasai, Ghimire*, Shinkhada,

Chetri

Thapa, Chhetri, Kuwar, Khadka, Khatri, KC, Thakuri, Burlakoti, Yadav

Vaishya

Chaudhari, Shrestha, Mahato, Manandhar, Rauniyar, Lama, Tamang, Aale, Gurung, Thapa

Shudra

Pariyar, BK, Sunar, Kumal, Giri*, Sharma*, Baraili, Nagarkoti, Rana, Darai

  1. *The same surname is currently being used by Shudra for social assimilation. However, they were categorized into four caste groups based on home and phone consultations.