Baral (surname)

For other uses, see Baral (disambiguation).

Baral is a surname found mostly in the Hindu Suvarna Banik caste of Bengal (West Bengal and Bangladesh),[1] and among the Bahuns of Nepal.[2] It is also found in a small number of Jews from Poland and Austria.^[citation needed]

Notable people

• Akshay Kumar Baral (1860–1918), Indian Bengali-language poet and writer
• Anup Baral (born 1968), Nepali actor, writer, and film director
• Bahadur Singh Baral (1892–1962), Nepali British Army soldier and national poet
• Babu Baral (1964–2011), Pakistani stage actor and comedian
• Babul Supriya Baral (born 1970), Indian politician and Bengali-language singer
• Happy Baral (born 1968), Bangladeshi politician
• Khadga Jeet Baral Magar (fl.c. 20th-cent.), Nepali folk singer
• Khadgajeet Baral (1928–2021), Nepali politician and social worker
• Krishnahari Baral (born 1954), Nepali lyricist, songwriter, poet, literary critic, author, and professor
• Mohan Baral (born 1972), Nepali singer, actor, and politician
• Sudarshan Baral (born ?), Nepali politician
• Rai Chandra Baral (born 1903), Indian music director and composer

See also

• Boral (surname), a similarly spelled surname

References

1. Hanks, Patrick (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. Oxford University Press. p. 97. ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4.
2. Lall, Kesar (1987). Nepalese Language, Folklore, and Practices for Foreigners. Himalayan Book Centre. p. 90. The most common surnames of Brahmans are Sharma and Upadhyaya . Here are some other surnames : Acharya , Adhikari , Aryal , Banskota , Baral , Bhandari , Bhatta , Bhatta- rai , Bista , Chalise , Chapagain , Dahal , Dixit ..