Pandey
Pandey, Pande, or Panday is a surname found among the communities of brahmins in India and both Bahun and Chhetri communities of Nepal.
Pande dynasty of Nepal were the Chhetri aristocratic family who dominated the Nepalese administration and military uptil the 19th century as Mulkaji and Mukhtiyar, both equivalent to Prime minister.. Deshpande and other variations of this surname, ending in "-pande", are found in the Deccan region of India.
