| Pronunciation | /ʌpˈrɛtiː/ UP-reh-TEE hi |
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| Region of origin | Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand, India |
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| See also | Acharya, Joshi, Pant, Sharma, Upadhyay |
Upreti or Upraiti (ISO: Upretī), sometimes spelled as Uprety, is a surname found among the Brahmins of Uttarakhand, India and the Bahuns in Nepal. It derives from the Uprara village in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand. An alternative etymology derives it from "uparati" in Sanskrit, meaning someone who has renounced worldy pleasure.[1]
Notable people with Upreti as a surname[edit | edit source]
- Almoda Rana Uprety; Nepalese singer and musician
- Arun Kumar Upreti; Indian politician
- Benoy Upreti; Indian cricketer
- Bharat Raj Upreti; former judge of the Supreme Court of Nepal
- Bishal Nath Upreti; Nepalese academic
- Dalip Kumar Upreti; Indian lichenologist
- Hari Prasad Upreti; Nepalese politician
- Kharananda Upreti; Indian politician
- Kul Prasad Uprety; Nepalese politician
- Melissa Upreti; Nepalese lawyer and human rights expert
- Mohan Upreti; Indian playwright and theatre personality
- Nikhil Upreti; Nepalese actor
- Nilkantha Upreti; Former Chief Election Commissioner of Nepal
- Ramesh Upreti; Nepalese actor
- Sanjeev Uprety; Nepalese journalist
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Upreti". Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 30 October 2025 – via Ancestry.com.