Adhikari

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{{Short description| Indian surname in Bengal, Bihar and Odisha, India}}

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| language = Nepali, Kumaoni, Bengali, Sinhalese

| languageorigin = Sanskrit

| origin = South Asia

| derivation = Adhikar (Right/Authority)

| meaning = Officer

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Adhikari (Devanāgarī: अधिकारी, Sinhala: අදිකාරී, Bengali: অধিকারী; 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

, and other communities as well.{{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}} In Nepal, Adhikari are of both Brahmin and Chhetri Clan. The surname is also found among several groups including Bengalis, Biharis, Sinhalese, Marathis, Odias, Nepalese, Kamatapuri and Kumaonis.{{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 }}{{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.}} Adhikari is literally translated as Officer.{{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}}