Paudel

Paudel (पौडेल, ') is a surname among the Brahmin/bahun/ Chetrri families in Nepal and North east India, alternative spellings of which include Paudel, Powdel, Powdel, Poudar, Poudal, Poudel''', They have gotra as Atrey(आत्रेय) and pravara as Three त्रिप्रवर (आत्रेय, अर्चनाना, श्यावश्व).

Notable people bearing the surname include:
 * Ram Chandra Poudel, president of Nepal.
 * Modanath Paudel popularly known as Modanath Prasrit, Nepali writer, politician and Political Activist
 * Bal Chandra Poudel (born 1961), politician of Nepali Congress
 * Ananta Prasad Paudel (born 1962), Member of the Second Nepalese Constituent Assembly
 * Lekhnath Paudyal (1885–1966), poet (author of "A Parrot in a Cage")
 * Prakash Sharma Poudel, Member of Second Nepalese Constituent Assembly
 * Purusottam Poudel, former Minister of Nepal
 * Ram Chandra Poudel, politician belonging to the Nepali Congress, president of Nepal
 * Ranga Nath Poudyal, first Brahmin Prime Minister of Nepal in 1838
 * Shivahari Poudel, Nepalese actor from Jire Khursani
 * Usha Poudel, Nepalese dancer and actress
 * Rohit Kumar Poudel, Nepalese cricketer, the youngest cricketer to hit an international half century
 * Bishnu Prasad Paudel, Nepalese politician, vice-chairman of Communist Party of Nepal