Nepali last name
Mishra is a Nepali last name found among Tarai-Brahman, Brahmin, and Newar-Brahman communities. Some families connect this name with Atreya (Purbiya, Kumai) or Tirhute Brahman lineages. Spellings and traditions may vary by place and family.
Research summary
HamroBansa records Mishra as a Nepali last name. The links below bring together reviewed community classifications, gotra traditions, place associations and public family histories without treating a shared surname as proof that two people are related.
HamroBansa's source catalog records Mishra with Tarai-Brahman, Brahmin, and Newar-Brahman community classifications. A catalog classification is a research lead: the same surname can be used by families with different identities, histories and local traditions.
The source preserves Atreya (Purbiya, Kumai) or Tirhute Brahman as lineage details. Recognized gotra links in the import include Atreya. These notes apply to particular family branches and should be checked against family records.
Begin with names and spelling variants used in citizenship papers, birth or marriage records, land documents and family registers. Then compare places, dates, oral histories and gotra or clan traditions. A surname by itself does not establish caste, community, ancestry or a relationship between two families.
These links share a reviewed gotra connection or a recorded community classification with Mishra. They are research leads, not evidence that families are related.
A surname can be shared by unrelated families and by people from more than one community. Use the links on this page as starting points, then verify the details within your own family.
This record lists Tarai-Brahman, Brahmin, Newar-Brahman. These are catalog classifications and may not describe every Mishra family.
Reviewed records currently link Mishra with Atreya. Gotra can vary between family branches, so confirm it with family records.
No. The same last name may be used by unrelated families in different places and communities. Names, dates, relationships, places and documentary evidence must be compared together.
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These sources support catalog or community context. They do not prove an individual person's identity, caste, ancestry or relationship.
Record status: Community contributed. Last updated August 4, 2026.
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