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			{{Short description\| Indian surname in Bengal, Bihar and Odisha, India}}
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	{{Infobox surname		{{Infobox surname
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	\| language = [[~~Kumaoni~~ language\|~~Kumaoni~~]], [[~~Bengali~~ language\|~~Bengali~~]], [[~~OBC Kumauni~~ language\|~~Kumauni~~]], [[~~OBC~~ language\|~~kumauni]], [[kumauni language\|Uttrakhand]], [[kumauni languages\|uttrakhand~~]], [[Sinhalese language\|Sinhalese]]		\| language = [[Nepali language\|Nepali]], [[Kumaoni language\|Kumaoni]], [[Odia language \|Odia]], [[Bengali language\|Bengali]], [[Sinhalese language\|Sinhalese]]
	\| languageorigin = [[Sanskrit]]		\| languageorigin = [[Sanskrit]]
	\| origin = [[South Asia]]		\| origin = [[South Asia]]
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	'''Adhikari''' ([[Devanāgarī]]: अधिकारी, [[Sinhala language\|Sinhala]]: අදිකාරී~~) (~~also ~~spelled~~ '''Adhikary ~~or Adhicary~~''') ~~Adhikari mainly belongs from uttrakhand, they are Rajput &~~ a ~~Hindu and Buddhist~~ surname ~~native to~~ the [[Indian subcontinent]], mainly found in [[Nepal]], [[~~India~~]], and [[~~Sri Lanka~~]]. It is found among several groups including [[Bengali Hindus\|Bengalis~~]], [[Nepalis~~]], [[Bihari people\|Biharis]], [[Sinhalese people\|Sinhalese]], [[Marathi people\|Marathis]]~~<ref>Ethnographical Notes on Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu~~, ~~Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu Social Club~~, ~~Poona~~,		'''Adhikari''' ([[Devanāgarī]]: अधिकारी, [[Sinhala language\|Sinhala]]: අදිකාරී, [[Bengali language\|Bengali]]: অধিকারী, [[Odia language\| Odia]] : ଅଧିକାରୀ; also spelt '''Adhikary''') is a [[surname]] originating in the [[Indian subcontinent]]. Those having their surname as Adhikari are mainly found in [[Nepal]] and Indian states of [[Uttarakhand]], [[West Bengal]] and also in fewer parts of Southern [[Bihar]] such as [[Bhagalpur]], [[Purnea]] etc. as these areas have a greater influence of [[Bengali culture]] and many [[Bengalis]] have settled in these area. In Bengal Adhikari surname is mainly found among Baishnab
	~~1904, Page 4-5</ref>~~ and [[Kumaoni people\|Kumaonis]].<ref>{{cite book \|author1=Shibani Roy \|author2=S. H. M. Rizvi \|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian surnames \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LgAdAAAAYAAJ \|year=2002 \|publisher=B.R. \|isbn=978-81-7646-247-1 \|page=3 }}</ref><ref name="Subba1989">{{cite book\|title=Dynamics of a hill society: Nepalis in Darjeeling and Sikkim Himalayas\|author=Subba, Tanka Bahadur\|date=1989\|publisher=Mittal Publications\|isbn=9788173041143\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1yZuAAAAMAAJ\|quote=Some of the [[Chhetri]] clans are Adhikari, Baniya, Basnet, Bist, Bohra, Bura or Burathoki, Gharti, Karki, Khadka, Khatri, Khulal, Mahat, Raut, Rana, Roka, Thapa, etc.}}</ref> Adhikari is literally translated as ''Officer''.<ref name="hindi2">{{cite web\|url=http://www.hindi2dictionary.com/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80-meaning-english.html\|title=अधिकारी Meaning in English\|website=hindi2dictionary.com}}</ref>		, and other communities as well.<ref>{{Cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n6nrAAAAMAAJ \|title=Bharatiya Samajik Chintan \|date=2000 \|publisher=Indian Academy of Social Sciences \|pages=95 \|language=en}}</ref> In Nepal, Adhikari are of [[Bahun\|Brahmin]], [[Chhetri]] and [[Rajbanshi people\|Rajbanshi]]. The surname is also found among several groups including [[Bengali Hindus\|Bengalis]], [[Bihari people\|Biharis]], [[Sinhalese people\|Sinhalese]], [[Marathi people\|Marathis]], [[Odia people\|Odias]], [[Nepali people\|Nepalese]], [[Rajbanshi people\|Kamatapuri]] and [[Kumaoni people\|Kumaonis]].<ref>{{cite book \|author1=Shibani Roy \|author2=S. H. M. Rizvi \|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian surnames \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LgAdAAAAYAAJ \|year=2002 \|publisher=B.R. \|isbn=978-81-7646-247-1 \|page=3 }}</ref><ref name="Subba1989">{{cite book\|title=Dynamics of a hill society: Nepalis in Darjeeling and Sikkim Himalayas\|author=Subba, Tanka Bahadur\|date=1989\|publisher=Mittal Publications\|isbn=9788173041143\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1yZuAAAAMAAJ\|quote=Some of the [[Chhetri]] clans are Adhikari, Baniya, Basnet, Bist, Bohra, Bura or Burathoki, Gharti, Karki, Khadka, Khatri, Khulal, Mahat, Raut, Rana, Roka, Thapa, etc.}}</ref> Adhikari is literally translated as ''Officer''.<ref name="hindi2">{{cite web\|url=http://www.hindi2dictionary.com/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80-meaning-english.html\|title=अधिकारी Meaning in English\|website=hindi2dictionary.com}}</ref>

	==Notable people==		==Notable people==
			* [[Ayush Adhikari]], Indian professional footballer
	~~People with this surname include:~~
	*[[Ayush Adhikari]] , professional footballer ~~from uttrakhand~~
	* [[Anil Adhikari]], Nepalese rapper better known by his stage name [[Yama Buddha]]
	* [[Amrit Bhushan Dev Adhikari]], Indian writer from Assam		* [[Amrit Bhushan Dev Adhikari]], Indian writer from Assam
	* [[Bharat Mohan Adhikari]], Nepalese politician		* [[Bharat Mohan Adhikari]], Nepalese politician
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	* [[Keki Adhikari]], Nepalese actress		* [[Keki Adhikari]], Nepalese actress
	* [[Khagaraj Adhikari]], Nepalese politician from Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)		* [[Khagaraj Adhikari]], Nepalese politician from Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
			* [[Khushal Singh Adhikari]], Indian politician
	* [[Kshetra Pratap Adhikary]], Nepalese lyricist		* [[Kshetra Pratap Adhikary]], Nepalese lyricist
	* [[Man Mohan Adhikari]], 31st Prime Minister of Nepal		* [[Man Mohan Adhikari]], 31st Prime Minister of Nepal
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	* [[Rajesh Singh Adhikari]], Indian soldier		* [[Rajesh Singh Adhikari]], Indian soldier
	* [[Ram Nath Adhikari]], Nepalese politician		* [[Ram Nath Adhikari]], Nepalese politician
			* [[Rana X. Adhikari]], American experimental physicist
	* [[Ranu Devi Adhikari]], Nepalese singer		* [[Ranu Devi Adhikari]], Nepalese singer
	* [[Sadhan Kumar Adhikari]], Indian physics professor		* [[Sadhan Kumar Adhikari]], Indian physics professor
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	[[Category:Surnames of ~~Nepalese~~ origin]]		[[Category:Surnames of Sinhalese origin]]
	~~[[Category:Nepali-language surnames]]~~
	~~[[Category:Sinhalese surnames~~]]
	[[Category:Khas surnames]]		[[Category:Khas surnames]]

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	\| language = [[Kumaoni language\|Kumaoni]], [[Bengali language\|Bengali]], [[~~Nepali~~ language\|~~Nepali~~]], [[~~Marathi~~ language\|~~Marathi~~]], [[~~Bihari~~ languages\|~~Bihari~~]], [[Sinhalese language\|Sinhalese]]		\| language = [[Kumaoni language\|Kumaoni]], [[Bengali language\|Bengali]], [[OBC Kumauni language\|Kumauni]], [[OBC language\|kumauni]], [[kumauni language\|Uttrakhand]], [[kumauni languages\|uttrakhand]], [[Sinhalese language\|Sinhalese]]
	\| languageorigin = [[Sanskrit]]		\| languageorigin = [[Sanskrit]]
	\| origin = [[South Asia]]		\| origin = [[South Asia]]
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	'''Adhikari''' ([[Devanāgarī]]: अधिकारी, [[Sinhala language\|Sinhala]]: අදිකාරී) (also spelled '''Adhikary or Adhicary''') is a Hindu and Buddhist surname native to the [[Indian subcontinent]], mainly found in [[Nepal]], [[India]], and [[Sri Lanka]]. It is found among several groups including [[Bengali Hindus\|Bengalis]], [[Nepalis]], [[Bihari people\|Biharis]], [[Sinhalese people\|Sinhalese]], [[Marathi people\|Marathis]]<ref>Ethnographical Notes on Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu, Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu Social Club, Poona,		'''Adhikari''' ([[Devanāgarī]]: अधिकारी, [[Sinhala language\|Sinhala]]: අදිකාරී) (also spelled '''Adhikary or Adhicary''') Adhikari mainly belongs from uttrakhand, they are Rajput & a Hindu and Buddhist surname native to the [[Indian subcontinent]], mainly found in [[Nepal]], [[India]], and [[Sri Lanka]]. It is found among several groups including [[Bengali Hindus\|Bengalis]], [[Nepalis]], [[Bihari people\|Biharis]], [[Sinhalese people\|Sinhalese]], [[Marathi people\|Marathis]]<ref>Ethnographical Notes on Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu, Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu Social Club, Poona,
	1904, Page 4-5</ref> and [[Kumaoni people\|Kumaonis]]<ref>{{cite book \|author1=Shibani Roy \|author2=S. H. M. Rizvi \|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian surnames \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LgAdAAAAYAAJ \|year=2002 \|publisher=B.R. \|isbn=978-81-7646-247-1 \|page=3 }}</ref><ref name="Subba1989">{{cite book\|title=Dynamics of a hill society: Nepalis in Darjeeling and Sikkim Himalayas\|author=Subba, Tanka Bahadur\|date=1989\|publisher=Mittal Publications\|isbn=9788173041143\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1yZuAAAAMAAJ\|quote=Some of the [[Chhetri]] clans are Adhikari, Baniya, Basnet, Bist, Bohra, Bura or Burathoki, Gharti, Karki, Khadka, Khatri, Khulal, Mahat, Raut, Rana, Roka, Thapa, etc.}}</ref> Adhikari is literally translated as ''Officer''.<ref name="hindi2">{{cite web\|url=http://www.hindi2dictionary.com/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80-meaning-english.html\|title=अधिकारी Meaning in English\|website=hindi2dictionary.com}}</ref>		1904, Page 4-5</ref> and [[Kumaoni people\|Kumaonis]].<ref>{{cite book \|author1=Shibani Roy \|author2=S. H. M. Rizvi \|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian surnames \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LgAdAAAAYAAJ \|year=2002 \|publisher=B.R. \|isbn=978-81-7646-247-1 \|page=3 }}</ref><ref name="Subba1989">{{cite book\|title=Dynamics of a hill society: Nepalis in Darjeeling and Sikkim Himalayas\|author=Subba, Tanka Bahadur\|date=1989\|publisher=Mittal Publications\|isbn=9788173041143\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1yZuAAAAMAAJ\|quote=Some of the [[Chhetri]] clans are Adhikari, Baniya, Basnet, Bist, Bohra, Bura or Burathoki, Gharti, Karki, Khadka, Khatri, Khulal, Mahat, Raut, Rana, Roka, Thapa, etc.}}</ref> Adhikari is literally translated as ''Officer''.<ref name="hindi2">{{cite web\|url=http://www.hindi2dictionary.com/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80-meaning-english.html\|title=अधिकारी Meaning in English\|website=hindi2dictionary.com}}</ref>

	==Notable people==		==Notable people==

	People with this surname include:		People with this surname include:
			*[[Ayush Adhikari]] , professional footballer from uttrakhand
	* [[Anil Adhikari]], Nepalese rapper better known by his stage name [[Yama Buddha]]		* [[Anil Adhikari]], Nepalese rapper better known by his stage name [[Yama Buddha]]
	* [[Amrit Bhushan Dev Adhikari]], Indian writer from Assam		* [[Amrit Bhushan Dev Adhikari]], Indian writer from Assam
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	* [[Sisir Adhikari]], Indian politician		* [[Sisir Adhikari]], Indian politician
	* [[Suvendu Adhikari]], Indian politician		* [[Suvendu Adhikari]], Indian politician
	* [ Bodh Bikram Adhikary,First person to do masters in English and Headmaster of Kathmandu high school
	* [ Kalyan Bikram Adhikary, son of Bodh Bikram Adhikary principal private secretary to his majesty king Mahendra and Birendra ,governor of nepal rashtriya bank,Chairman for ADB Bank Manila, Ambassador to France from Nepal

	== References ==		== References ==
	{{reflist}}		{{reflist}}
			{{Bahun communities}}
			{{Chhetri communities}}

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	[[Category:Sinhalese surnames]]		[[Category:Sinhalese surnames]]
			[[Category:Khas surnames]]

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{{Infobox surname
| name = Adhikari
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| pronunciation =
| language = [[Kumaoni language|Kumaoni]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Nepali language|Nepali]], [[Marathi language|Marathi]], [[Bihari languages|Bihari]], [[Sinhalese language|Sinhalese]]
| languageorigin = [[Sanskrit]]
| origin = [[South Asia]]
| derivation = Adhikar (Right/Authority)
| meaning = Officer<ref name="hindi2"/>
| variant = Adhikary
| cognate =
| derivative =
| seealso =
| family =
}}
'''Adhikari''' ([[Devanāgarī]]: अधिकारी, [[Sinhala language|Sinhala]]: අදිකාරී) (also spelled '''Adhikary or Adhicary''') is a Hindu and Buddhist surname native to the [[Indian subcontinent]], mainly found in [[Nepal]], [[India]], and [[Sri Lanka]]. It is found among several groups including [[Bengali Hindus|Bengalis]], [[Nepalis]], [[Bihari people|Biharis]], [[Sinhalese people|Sinhalese]], [[Marathi people|Marathis]]<ref>Ethnographical Notes on Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu, Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu Social Club, Poona,
1904, Page 4-5</ref> and [[Kumaoni people|Kumaonis]]<ref>{{cite book |author1=Shibani Roy |author2=S. H. M. Rizvi |title=Encyclopaedia of Indian surnames |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LgAdAAAAYAAJ |year=2002 |publisher=B.R. |isbn=978-81-7646-247-1 |page=3 }}</ref><ref name="Subba1989">{{cite book|title=Dynamics of a hill society: Nepalis in Darjeeling and Sikkim Himalayas|author=Subba, Tanka Bahadur|date=1989|publisher=Mittal Publications|isbn=9788173041143|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1yZuAAAAMAAJ|quote=Some of the [[Chhetri]] clans are Adhikari, Baniya, Basnet, Bist, Bohra, Bura or Burathoki, Gharti, Karki, Khadka, Khatri, Khulal, Mahat, Raut, Rana, Roka, Thapa, etc.}}</ref> Adhikari is literally translated as ''Officer''.<ref name="hindi2">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindi2dictionary.com/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80-meaning-english.html|title=अधिकारी Meaning in English|website=hindi2dictionary.com}}</ref>

==Notable people==

People with this surname include:
* [[Anil Adhikari]], Nepalese rapper better known by his stage name [[Yama Buddha]]
* [[Amrit Bhushan Dev Adhikari]], Indian writer from Assam
* [[Bharat Mohan Adhikari]], Nepalese politician
* [[Dev (Bengali actor)|Deepak Adhikari]], Indian film personality, better known as Dev
* [[Dibyendu Adhikari]], Indian politician
* [[Gangadhar Adhikari]], Indian communist leader
* [[Haribhakta Adhikari]], Indian politician
* [[Hemu Adhikari]], Indian cricketer
* [[Indra Adhikari]], Bhutanese journalist in exile
* [[Keki Adhikari]], Nepalese actress
* [[Khagaraj Adhikari]], Nepalese politician from Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist)
* [[Kshetra Pratap Adhikary]], Nepalese lyricist
* [[Man Mohan Adhikari]], 31st Prime Minister of Nepal
* [[Michael Sushil Adhikari]], Bangladesh politician
* [[Miriam Adhikari]], South African physician
* [[Mohamed Adhikari]], South African professor
* [[Mohan Chandra Adhikari]], Nepalese communist politician
* [[Nanda Prasad Adhikari]], Nepalese activist
* [[Narayan Prasad Adhikari]], Nepalese politician
* [[Nisha Adhikari]], Nepalese actress and model
* [[Rabindra Prasad Adhikari]], Nepalese politician from [[CPN UML]]
* [[Rajesh Singh Adhikari]], Indian soldier
* [[Ram Nath Adhikari]], Nepalese politician
* [[Ranu Devi Adhikari]], Nepalese singer
* [[Sadhan Kumar Adhikari]], Indian physics professor
* [[Saroj Kumar Nath Adhikari]], Bangladeshi educationist and political activist
* [[Shantidas Adhikari]], Indian Hindu missionary
* [[Sisir Adhikari]], Indian politician
* [[Suvendu Adhikari]], Indian politician
* [ Bodh Bikram Adhikary,First person to do masters in English and Headmaster of Kathmandu high school
* [ Kalyan Bikram Adhikary, son of Bodh Bikram Adhikary principal private secretary to his majesty king Mahendra and Birendra ,governor of nepal rashtriya bank,Chairman for ADB Bank Manila, Ambassador to France from Nepal

== References ==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Bengali Hindu surnames]]
[[Category:Surnames of Nepalese origin]]
[[Category:Nepali-language surnames]]
[[Category:Sinhalese surnames]]