Gurung (surname)

Gurung (Nepali: गुरुङ) is a common surname among people of the Gurung Tamu ethnic group in Bhutan, Nepal and India, as well as among other groups who are not ethnically Gurung (e.g. by some families of the Bhotiya in Dolpa).[1] At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, 798,658 people (2.97% of the population of Nepal) identified as Gurung. Gurung people predominantly live around the Annapurna Region in Manang, Mustang, Dolpo, Kaski, Lamjung, Gorkha, Parbat and Syangja districts of Nepal. They are one of the main Gurkha tribes and have been established as one of the successful indigenous communities in Nepal. Most of the Gurung people serve in the military, farming, entertainment industry, business, entrepreneurship and politics. The origin of the Gurung people can be traced back to Qiang people located in Qinghai, China.[2][3] Gurung people speak Gurung language which is part of the Sino-Tibetan languages family.

Notable Gurung people

Notable individuals with the surname include:

References

  1. ^ https://himalaya.socanth.cam.ac.uk/collections/journals/contributions/pdf/CNAS_17_01_01.pdfhttps://himalaya.socanth.cam.ac.uk/collections/journals/contributions/pdf/CNAS_17_01_01.pdf%7Ctitle=Gurungs, Goorkhalis, Gurkhas: Speculations on a Nepalese Ethno-History By Donald Tod A. Ragsdale. Contributions to Nepalese Studies, Vol.7, No.1, January 1990. pg 2
  2. ^ Winner, Ellen. "Worldwide Resurgence of Gurung Shamanism".
  3. ^ "History of Gurungs". 4 February 2013.
  4. ^ https://thegurkhamuseum.co.uk/blog/the-empire-gallantry-medal-and-george-cross/
  5. ^ https://www.wwfnepal.org/?323114/WWF-Nepal-announces-its-new-Country-Representative
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