Language(s) | Nepali, Kumaoni |
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Origin | |
Derivation | Kar (Tax) |
Meaning | Tax Collector[1] |
Region of origin | Nepal,[1] Uttarakhand[2] |
Other names | |
See also | Thapa, Basnet, Khadka, Kunwar, Mahat, Bista |
Karki (Devanagari:कार्की) is a Nepali/Kumaoni surname found among the Chhetri community of Nepal and the Kumaoni Rajput community of Uttarakhand.[3][4]
Karki was a government title in the medieval Khasa Kingdom. The tax collecting officers in Dara/Garkha had the title of Karki.[1] The sub-clans of Karki in Nepal are:
Karki is a clan of Rajputs based in the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand.[6][7] The Karkis of Kali Kumaon were chiefly Faujdars/Kiladars in the Kumaon Kingdom.[2]
Notable people who bear the surname Karki include: