Devkota

Devkota (Nepali: देवकोटा) is a surname used by Khas Bahun communities of Nepal.^{[1][citation needed]} Notable people with the surname include:

• Laxmi Prasad Devkota (1909–1959), Nepali writer
• Bachaspati Devkota, Nepalese communist leader
• Rajeshwor Devkota, Nepalese political leader
• Rishi Devkota, Nepalese communist leader
• Upendra Devkota, Nepalese neurosurgeon
• Dinesh Chandra Devkota, Nepalese Engineer and former Vice-Chairman of National Planning Commission
• Madhav Prasad Devkota, Nepalese writer
• Khim Lal Devkota, Nepalese politician ^[2]
• Krishna Jwala Devkota, Nepalese journalist
• Manita Devkota, Miss Universe Nepal 2018 and Top 10 Miss Universe 2018

Devkota
देवकोटा

Language(s)	Nepali, Doteli, Kumaoni
Origin
Language(s)	Khas language
Word/name	Khasa kingdom
Derivation	Devkot
Other names
Derivative(s)	Jaisi Devkota, Devkota Khatri
See also	Dhakal, Bhattarai, Adhikari, Subedi, Dhungana, Sapkota