Pandey, Pande, or Panday (

Hindi Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been de ...

: पाण्डेय/पाण्डे/पाँडे/पाण्डेय) (

Nepali Nepali or Nepalese may refer to : Concerning Nepal * Anything of, from, or related to Nepal * Nepali people, citizens of Nepal * Nepali language, an Indo-Aryan language found in Nepal, the current official national language and a language spoken ...

: पाण्डे/पाँडे/पाण्डेय) is a surname which has its roots in Sanskrit.

India

Majority of Pandey in India are classified under Brahmin varna, mainly residing in various north Indian states including

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Bihar Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West Be ...

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Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...

. They used to have the knowledge of all four of the Vedas, Puranas, and Upnishads. With urban migration, now you can find people with the name in other parts of India as well.

Nepal

Pandey

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

/ family name most commonly found amongst the Chhetri Kshatriyas communities of

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...

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Pande dynasty The Pande family or Pande dynasty (Also spelled as Pandey or Panday) ( ne, पाँडे वंश/पाँडे काजी खलक; or ) was a Rajput Chhetri political family that directly ruled Nepali administration affairs since ...

of Nepal were the Kshatriyas Chhetri aristocratic family who dominated the Nepalese administration and military up until the 19th century as Mulkaji and Mukhtiyar. Similarly to India, Pandey as a last name is also used by Bhramins of the Madhesi community.

Notable people

Aditya Pande Aditya Pande (born 1976) is an Indian contemporary artist. His technique often involves a layering of surfaces along with mixed, diverse media ranging from vector drawing, digital photography, ink, acrylic paint to tinsel. His work combines the s ...

, (born 1976) Indian contemporary artist *

Alok Pandey Alok Pandey (born 30 April 1988) is an Indian actor and model who is best known for playing MS Dhoni’s best friend in the former Indian Cricket Team captain’s biopic '' M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story''”, a negative role with John Abraham in ...

, Indian actor * Ananya Panday, Indian actress * Basdeo Panday, 5th Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago from 1995 to 2001 *

B. D. Pande Bhairab Dutt Pandey (17 March 1917 – 2009) was a member of the Indian Civil Service and Union Cabinet Secretary of the Government of India under Indira Gandhi. He served as the Governor of West Bengal (1981–1983), and Punjab (1983– ...

(born 1917), former governor of Punjab and West Bengal *

Bhim Bahadur Pande Bhim Bahadur Pande ( ne, भीमबहादुर पाँडे) was Nepalese diplomat, bureaucrat and historian. He served as Nepalese Ambassador to India from May 21, 1969 to May 24, 1972. ''Sardar'' Bhim Bahadur also served to Juddha Shumsh ...

(1915–1992), Nepalese aristocrat, diplomat and historian, awarded title of Sardar * Brij Bihari Pandey, political leader *

Chhavi Pandey Chhavi Pandey is an Indian television actress known for playing Tara in Life OK's ''Ek Boond Ishq'', Namrata Singh in Star Bharat's mystery thriller ''Kaal Bhairav Rahasya'' and Prarthana Kashyap in Sony TV's '' Ladies Special 2''. Career ...

(born 1994), Indian actress and anchor *

Chittu Pandey Chittu Pandey (10 May 1895 – 6 December 1946), popularly referred to as the ''Sher-e Ballia'' (Lion of Ballia), was an Indian independence activist and revolutionary. Pandey was born in Rattuchak, a village in Ballia District of Uttar Pradesh i ...

(1865–1946), Freedom fighter from Baliya * Chunky Pandey (born 1962), Bollywood film star * Dalbhanjan Pande, Nepalese politician, military officer and senior minister from Gora Pande clan * Damodar Pande, '' Mulkaji'' (Prime Minister) of Kingdom of Nepal; Son of Kaji Kalu Pande * Ganesh Pandey, first ''Kaji'' of Gorkha Kingdom * Ganpath Rai Pandey, revolutionary, rebel leader and zamindar *

Ghanshyam Pande Swaminarayan (IAST: ', 3 April 1781 – 1 June 1830), also known as Sahajanand Swami, was a yogi and ascetic, who is believed by followers to be a manifestation of God Krishna, or as the highest manifestation of Purushottam, and around ...

, religious leader, commonly known as Swaminarayan; believed to be a deity by followers *

Govind Chandra Pande Govind Chandra Pande (30 July 1923 – 21 May 2011) was a well-known Indian scholar, philosopher and historian of the Vedic and the Buddhist periods. He served as professor of ancient history and vice-chancellor at Jaipur and Allahabad universit ...

(1923–2011), historian *

Gyanendra Pandey Gyanendra Kedarnath Pandey (born 12 August 1972) is a former Indian cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each compr ...

(born 1972), Cricketer *

Kabinga Pande Kabinga Jacus Pande (born 1952) is a Zambian politician. Pande was appointed to the position of foreign minister in August 2007, replacing Mundia Sikatana. Pande had previously been the tourism minister. He held the Foreign Minister portfolio ...

(born 1952), Minister of Foreign Affairs, Zambia * Kalu Pande (born Vamshidhar Pande); Kaji of Gorkha Kingdom, one of the Nepalese military leaders of Unification of Nepal, leader of aristocratic Pande family of Nepal *

Kedar Pandey Kedar Pandey (14 June 1920 – 3 July 1982) was an Indian freedom fighter and Indian National Congress politician, who remained the Chief Minister of Bihar from March 1972 to 2 July 1973, and Minister of Railways in the Union Cabinet from 12 ...

(1920–1982), politician, Chief Minister of Bihar * Kedar Nath Pandey (1943–2022} Indian politician and leader of Communist Party of India *

Rahul Sankrityayan Rahul Sankrityayan (born Kedarnath Pandey; 9 April 1893 – 14 April 1963) was an Indian writer and a polyglot who wrote in Hindi. He played a pivotal role in giving travelogue a 'literary form'. He was one of the most widely travelled scholars ...

(Kedarnath Pandey), polyglot Writer, Padma Bhushan, Sahitya Academy Award winner *

Mahendra Bahadur Pandey Mahendra Bahadur Pandey is a Nepalese politician and diplomat. A politburo member of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist), on 25 February 2014 he assumed the post of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Nepal under Sushil Koir ...

(born 1948), Nepali politician *

Mangal Pandey Mangal Pandey was an Indian soldier who played a key part in the events immediately preceding the outbreak of the Indian rebellion of 1857. He was a sepoy (infantryman) in the 34th Bengal Native Infantry (BNI) regiment of the British East In ...

, Indian soldier who played a key part in the events immediately preceding the outbreak of the Great Rebellion of 1857 *

Manish Pandey Manish Krishnanand Pandey (born 10 September 1989) is an Indian international cricketer. He is primarily a right-handed middle-order batsman representing Karnataka in domestic cricket and Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League (IPL). ...

(born 1989), Indian cricketer *

Manish Raj Pandey Manish Raj Pandey (; born 5 December 1970) is a Nepalese conservationist, cricket administrator and former cricketer. He is the president of the Cricket Players' Association Nepal since 2018 and president of the Bhaktapur District Cricket Ass ...

(born 1970), Nepalese cricketer * Capt. Manoj Kumar Pandey, Indian Army officer from 11th Gorkha Rifles; winner of Param Vir Chakra, India's highest bravery award *

Mike Pandey Mike H. Pandey is an Indian film maker, specializing in films about wildlife and the environment. He has won over 300 awards for his work to spread awareness about biodiversity and species conservation, including helping conserve and protect ke ...

, Wildlife film maker *

Mrinal Pande Mrinal Pande (born 26 February 1946) is an Indian television personality, journalist and author, and until 2009 chief editor of Hindi daily ''Hindustan''. Early life and education Pande was born in Tikamgarh, Madhya Pradesh, 26 February 1946. ...

(born 1946), Indian journalist, editor, columnist * Neeraj Pandey (born 1973), Bollywood film director, writer & producer *

Nirmal Pandey Nirmal Pandey (10 August 1962 – 18 February 2010) was an Indian Bollywood actor who was known for his role of Vikram Mallah in Shekhar Kapur's '' Bandit Queen'' (1994),and Dajjal in Television Series Hatim, for portraying a transvestite in ' ...

(1962–2010), Bollywood actor from Nainital in Uttarakhand * Nitesh Pandey (born 1973), Indian TV/films actor *

Piyush Pandey Piyush Pandey is an advertising professional and the Chief Creative Officer Worldwide (2019) and Executive Chairman India of Ogilvy (agency). He is the recipient of the Padma Shri award (2016). Pandey is also credited with shaping a distinct ind ...

, advertising executive, Mumbai, India *

Poonam Pandey Poonam Pandey (born 11 March 1991) is an Indian model and actress. She debuted in Bollywood with the film '' Nasha'' in 2013. Early life Pandey was born to a family from Kanpur. She began her career as a model. She became one of the top nine ...

(born 1991), Bollywood actor, Mumbai, India * Pradeep Pandey Indian film actor *

Prem Chand Pandey Prem Chand Pandey is an Indian space scientist, planetary scientist, and academic in the fields of satellite oceanography, remote sensing, atmospheric science, the Antarctic and climate change, and also he is the founding director of the Nat ...

, scientist and founder director, NCAOR-Indian Antarctic Program *

Prithvi Bahadur Pande Prithvi Bahadur Pandé ( ne, पृथ्वीबहादुर पाँडे) is the chairman of Nepal Investment Bank Limited (NIBL). He is one of the most renowned bankers of Nepal, a pioneer in the commercial banking sector, who took over ...

, Chairman of Nepal Investment Mega Bank Limited *

Rahul Pandey Rahul Pandey (Devanagari: राहुल पाण्डेय) is an Indian Bollywood Playback singer and Songwriter. He debuted in the Indian Film industry with the song ''Haseena Tu kameena Mein'' from the movie Happy Ending in 2014. In 2015 ...

, Indian playback singer *

Raj Mangal Pande Raj Mangal Pande (10 May 1920 – 22 November 1993) was an Indian politician. He was elected to 9th Lok Sabha from Deoria constituency of Uttar Pradesh as a member of the Janata Dal. He served as Minister of Human Resource Development in Chand ...

(born 1920), politician, former Central HRD Cabinet Minister, Government of India *

Rajkumar R. Pandey Rajkumar R. Pandey (born 6 October 1972) is an Indian film director, producer, music composer and screenwriter, known for his works in Bhojpuri films. He also big brother of action samrat Manoj R Pandey, He runs his own film production company ...

Indian film director, producer, music composer and screenwriter *

Rana Jang Pande Rana Jang Pande ( ne, रणजङ्ग पाँडे) was the 3rd Prime Minister of the government of Nepal and the most powerful person in political scenario in three decades from the aristocratic Pande clan. He was one of the sons of Mukhti ...

(''Mukhtiyar''), Prime Minister of Nepal, Son of Kaji Damodar Pande * Ranajit Pande, Nepalese ''Mulkaji'' from aristocratic Pande family *

Rangaraj Pandey Rangaraj Pandey Ragunathacharya is an Indian journalist and actor. He started his career at Dinamalar and Visual Media Career at Thanthi TV. Later he started his Youtube channel Chankyaa Network. Early life and education He was born in a Bra ...

(born 1975), Tamil journalist, political analyst, actor, TV anchor *

Rati Pandey Rati Pandey is an Indian actress known for her performances in ''Hitler Didi'', ''Miley Jab Hum Tum'', '' Porus, Devi Adi Parashakti'', ''Begusarai'', '' Har Ghar Kuch Kehta Hai'' and '' Shaadi Mubarak''. Early life and background Rati Pandey ...

, Indian actress and anchor *

Ravish Kumar Ravish Kumar (born 5 December 1974) is an Indian journalist, author and media personality. He was the Senior Executive Editor of NDTV India. He hosted a number of programmes including the channel's flagship weekday show ''Prime Time'', ''Hum ...

(full name Ravish Kumar Pandey), Journalist at NDTV *

Ritesh Pandey Ritesh Pandey (born 3 April 1981) is an Indian politician serving as the Member of Parliament from Ambedkar Nagar constituency. He is a member of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) from the state of Uttar Pradesh. He was also a MLA from Jalalpur co ...

, Indian politician * Ritesh Pandey (singer), Indian singer *

Rohini Pande Rohini Pande is an economist who is currently the Henry J. Heinz II Professor of Economics and Director of the Economic Growth Center at Yale University. She was previously the Rafik Hariri Professor of International Political Economy and Moha ...

, economist *

Sandeep Pandey Sandeep Pandey (born 22 July 1965) is an Indian social activist and the present General Secretary of the Socialist Party (India). He co-founded Asha for Education with Dr. Deepak Gupta (presently Professor at IIT Kanpur) and V.J.P Srivastava ...

(born 1965), social activist * Santosh Pandey (Uttar Pradesh politician) * Santosh Pandey (Chhattisgarh politician) * Saroj Pandey, Indian politician and member of the Bharatiya Janata Party *

Shikha Pandey Squadron Leader (retired) Shikha Subas Pandey (born 12 May 1989) is an Indian cricketer and former officer in the Indian Air Force (IAF). She plays for the national cricket team as a right-arm medium pacer and middle-order batter, and was an IA ...

(born 1989), Indian female cricketer *

Sunil Pandey Narendra Kumar Pandey, popularly known as Sunil Pandey, is an Indian politician from Bihar. He was first elected in 2000 in the Piro constituency for the Samta Party Samta may refer to: *Samta, India, a village and a gram panchayat in Howrah, ...

, Indian politician *

Surendra Pandey Surendra Pandey is a nepalese politician and current vice chairman of Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist). He was a member of the 2nd Nepalese Constituent Assembly. He won the Chitwan–1 seat in 2013 Nepalese Constituent Asse ...

(born 1958), Nepali politician *

Tansen Tansen ( – 26 April 1589), also referred to and commonly known as Sangeet Samrat () , was a Hindustani classical musician. Born in a Hindu Gaur Brahmin family, he learnt and perfected his art in the northwest region of modern Madhya Pra ...

(Ramtanu Pandey), one of navratnas of Akbar and scholar of ragas and India's great musician *

Tarkeshwar Pandey Tarkeshwar Pandey (1910–1989) was an Indian Member of Parliament In modern politics, and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: Representation (politics), repres ...

, former Indian Member of Parliament *

V. C. Pande Vinod Chandra Pandey (16 February 1932 – 7 February 2005) was an Indian Civil Servant of the Rajasthan Cadre, and was, notably, Cabinet Secretary in 1989–1990. He was a prolific writer and an erudite astrologer. He was born to a family w ...

(1932–2005), former Cabinet Secretary and former governor, Bihar and Arunachal Pradesh * Vamsharaj Pande, Dewan (Prime Minister) of Kingdom of Nepal *

Vijay Kumar Pandey Vijay Kumar Pandey is professional media personality of Nepali television. He hosts popular program called ''Dishanirdesh''. Pandey's career begun with the Nepal Television show Andhyaro Ujyalo in 1987, followed by several other television proje ...

, Nepali media personality * Vijay S. Pande (born 1970), protein biochemist *

Vinod Pande Vinod ( hi, विनोद , mr, विनोद , gu, વિનોદ) is a male given name used in India and Nepal, meaning "delight", "enjoyment", or "pleasure". People *Vinod Agarwal, Indian-American businessman and scientist * Vinod Agg ...

, film maker and author * Members of Pande family

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