Rayamajhi (Nepali: रायमाझी) is a Rajput-Chhetri family name. Rayamajhis belong to Ekthariya[note 1] Chhetri subcaste that is widely accepted to be of patrilineal Rajput origin from present day India.[1]
Notable people with the surname Rayamajhi
- Keshar Jung Rayamajhi, Advisor to late King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah
- Top Bahadur Rayamajhi, Deputy Prime Ministers
- Dhan Bahadur Rayamajhi, Nepali political, UML’s Pyuthan district secretary, Member of Parliament of Nepal(नेपालको संविधान सभा सदस्य)
- Deepak Rayamajhi, Nepali Film Director
- Dilip Rayamajhi, Nepali Film Actor, Dancer
- Narayan Rayamajhi, Nepali composer, lyricist, feature-film script writer, film director, and producer
- Rayamajhi Kuldevata Samiti
Notes
References
- ^ a b Katwal, Balendra B. (1998), The Ekthariya Chhetris of Nepal, Ekthariya Research Centre, ISBN 9780785573845