Khanal

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| name = Khanal
खनाल

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| pronunciation = Khanal (khanāl)

| language = Nepali, Hindi, Kumaoni

| languageorigin = Khas

| origin = Khasa kingdom

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| seealso = Koirala, Pokharel, Bhattarai, Aryal, Dhakal, Subedi

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Khanal ({{langx|ne|खनाल}}) is a common surname among the hill Brahmins (पहाडी ब्राह्मण) of Nepal. The Khanals belonged to the Thar Ghar aristocracy group which assisted the rulers of the Gorkha Kingdom.{{Cite book | last = Pradhan | first = Kumar L. | title = Thapa Politics in Nepal: With Special Reference to Bhim Sen Thapa, 1806–1839 | publisher = Concept Publishing Company | year = 2012 | isbn = 9788180698132 | location = New Delhi | page = 8 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=7PP1yElRzIUC&q=the+assassination+of+rana+bahadur+shah }}

Notable people with the name include:

• Dev Khanal (born 2005), Nepalese cricketer
• Dipendra K. Khanal, Nepalese film director
• Jhala Nath Khanal, Nepalese politician, Prime Minister of Nepal for part of 2011
• Rewati Raman Khanal, ex-chief Secretary to the King Birendra of Nepal
• Sardar Yadunath Khanal, pioneer diplomat; ex-Foreign Affair Secretary of Nepal; ex-Ambassador to US, India, and China
• Ashish khanal 'Madsab',cartoonist