Thapa

Thapa is the surname of a large social group of people, predominantly Chhetri or Kshatriya from Nepal. Over period of time, this community has spread to other countries of the world. Thapa speak Nepali language as mother language.There are many Thapas.S popular types of Thapa. The Thapa Chhetris are Indo-Aryan of Hindu social group of Karnali region following Masto-Hinduism of Pahadi Kshatriyas of Nepal. The Thapa Magars (Mongolian Origin i.e. Tibitean-Nepal Origin) come from the upper part of Nepal.{{citation needed|date=November 2014}}. The Thapas are among the oldest ethnic people in Nepal. Their ancestral homeland in Nepal extends from the western and the southern edges of the Dhaulagiri range of the Himalayas to the Mahabharat foothills in the south and Kali Gandaki river basin in the east. According to 2011 Nepal census, they are the largest indigenous group in Nepal, constituting 7.13% of Nepal's population, which places them as the third largest group of people after Chhetri and Bahun Nepal Brahmins.