Koirala

Koirala (कोइराला) is a common surname among upadhayay Brahmin and Chettri in Nepal and some parts of northeast India, All Koiralas belong to same family, having one ancestor. All Koiralas share the same gotra, Moudgalya.They are one of the prominent high-class families of Nepal, having produced four Prime Ministers from the same family over almost two decades.They played a significant role in restoring the monarchy, abolishing the rana regime, and contributing to Nepal's transition to democracy giving first people elected Prime-Minister, Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala (B.P. Koirala).

Notable people with surname Koirala

 * Koirala family, a dominating family in Nepalese politics
 * Anuradha Koirala (born 1949), Nepalese social activist, founder and director of Maiti Nepal
 * Bhagawan Koirala (born 1960), Executive Director & Senior Consultant Cardiac Surgeon
 * Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala (B.P. Koirala) (1914–1982), Prime Minister of Nepal from 1959 to 1960
 * Bharat Koirala, winner of the 2002 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Journalism
 * Girija Prasad Koirala (1925–2010), five times Prime Minister of Nepal in the 1990s and 2000s, Head of State from 2007 to 2008
 * Krishna Prasad Koirala (died 1943), political leader of Nepal
 * Manisha Koirala (born 1970), Indian Bollywood actress
 * Matrika Prasad Koirala (1912–1997), Prime Minister of Nepal from 1951 to 1952 and from 1953 to 1955
 * Prakash Koirala, Nepalese politician
 * Raj Ballav Koirala (born 1982), Nepalese actor
 * Shashanka Koirala (born 1958), Nepalese politician
 * Siddharth Koirala, Nepalese film actor
 * Sujata Koirala (born 1954), Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal
 * Sujata Koirala, Nepalese actress
 * Sushil Koirala (1939–2016), Prime Minister of Nepal from 2014 to 2015
 * Tarini Prasad Koirala (1923–1973), Nepalese politician, journalist and writer