Baral
Encyclopedia
Baral is a surname
found in people from Nepal
, India
, and individuals of Jewish ancestry.
There are over 100,000 Nepalese Barals who mainly constitute of the chetriya, brahmin
and magar
castes in Nepal. The surname Baral is found predominantly in India in individuals from Orissa
and Bengal
. Many Barals are also found in Israel, Europe, USA and in Latin America. The vast majority of non-South Asian Barals are of Jewish ancestry.
There is no tangible historical evidence as to the place of origin of the Barals or how such diverse groups of people came to share the same surname. It has been speculated that the Indian and Jewish Barals may share a common ancestry somewhere along the line, although it is not clear whether the Indians are Jewish descendants or vice versa, thereby making any assumption intangible.
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
found in people from Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, and individuals of Jewish ancestry.
There are over 100,000 Nepalese Barals who mainly constitute of the chetriya, brahmin
Brahmin
Brahmin Brahman, Brahma and Brahmin.Brahman, Brahmin and Brahma have different meanings. Brahman refers to the Supreme Self...
and magar
Magar
The Magars are an indigenous ethnic group of Nepal whose homeland extends from the western and southern edges of the Dhaulagiri section of the high Himalayas range south to the prominent Mahabharat foothill range and eastward into the Gandaki basin. In Nepal, there are a good number of people who...
castes in Nepal. The surname Baral is found predominantly in India in individuals from Orissa
Orissa
Orissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April...
and Bengal
Bengal
Bengal is a historical and geographical region in the northeast region of the Indian Subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal. Today, it is mainly divided between the sovereign land of People's Republic of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal, although some regions of the previous...
. Many Barals are also found in Israel, Europe, USA and in Latin America. The vast majority of non-South Asian Barals are of Jewish ancestry.
There is no tangible historical evidence as to the place of origin of the Barals or how such diverse groups of people came to share the same surname. It has been speculated that the Indian and Jewish Barals may share a common ancestry somewhere along the line, although it is not clear whether the Indians are Jewish descendants or vice versa, thereby making any assumption intangible.
Bangladesh
- Akshay Kumar Baral - aka Akkhoykumar Boral, Bengali poet and writer
USA
- William Baral - famous oil company executive, holds 7 patents for oil refinement
- Jim Baral - renowned dermatologist and co-discovered of Reye's SyndromeReye's syndromeReye's syndrome is a potentially fatal disease that causes numerous detrimental effects to many organs, especially the brain and liver, as well as causing a lower than usual level of blood sugar . The classic features are liver damage, aspirin use and a viral infection...