Mainali
Mainali (मैनाली) is a Nepalese surname, predominantly Hindu. Mainali are Brahmins and belong to [UPAMANYU, Gotra]. All under Kaundinya (upamanyay) along with Parāshara, Kundina and Vasishtha belong to Vasishta gana. Mainali are Kumain Bahuns. Others include Bhatta, Gyawali, Joshi, Panta, Sitaula, and Upreti. They are believed to have immigrated to Kanpur-Kavrepalanchok District from the western Himalayan range (at the time, the Himalayan range included Afghanistan, Nepal, and India) belt and later residing at Dhading, Kathmandu, Chitwan, Jhapa in Nepal.