Kunwar (surname)

Kunwar (कुँवर) is a surname of Nepalese and Indian people. The name Kunwar is coined to denote a young prince in South Asia region. Kunwar family was a dynasty of Nepalese Khas-Chhetri nobility of Gorkha Kingdom bearing the surname.

Notable people with surname Kunwar

 * Ram Krishna Kunwar, Nepalese warlord during rule of King Prithvi Narayan Shah
 * Ranajit Kunwar, Nepalese military commander and governor
 * Chandrabir Kunwar, Nepalese governor and military commander
 * Kunwar Nau Nihal Singh, 3rd Maharaja of Sikh Empire
 * Bal Narsingh Kunwar, Nepalese military officer and courtier
 * Kuwar Virk, Punjabi Rajput
 * Balbhadra Kunwar; Nepalese military commander, One of the National heroes of Nepal
 * Jung Bahadur Kunwar Rana; Eighth Prime Minister of Nepal and Founder of 104 years old Rana dynasty in Nepal
 * Bam Bahadur Kunwar, Ninth Prime Minister of Nepal
 * Ranodip Singh Kunwar; Tenth Prime Minister of Nepal. Fifth Brother of Jung Bahadur
 * Dhir Shamsher Kunwar Rana, Commander-in-chief of the Nepalese Army, youngest brother of Jung Bahadur
 * Ramjee Kunwar, Nepalese politician
 * Ashutosh kunwar, Nepalese
 * Kabita Kunwar, Nepalese cricketer
 * Baburam Kunwar, First governor of Gandaki Province
 * Basanta Bahadur Kunwar, 30th Inspector General of Police (IGP) of Nepal Police