Koirala
Koirala is a Khas
surname belonging to Bahun, Khatri Chhetri of Nepal. All Koirala share the same gotra, Moudgalya.Notable people with surname Koirala
- Koirala family, a dominating family in Nepalese politics
- Anuradha Koirala, Nepalese social activist, founder and director of Maiti Nepal
- Bhagawan Koirala, Executive Director & Senior Consultant Cardiac Surgeon
- Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala , Prime Minister of Nepal from 1959 to 1960
- Bharat Koirala, winner of the 2002 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Journalism
- Girija Prasad Koirala, five times Prime Minister of Nepal in the 1990s and 2000s, Head of State from 2007 to 2008
- Krishna Prasad Koirala, political leader of Nepal
- Manisha Koirala, Indian Bollywood actress
- Matrika Prasad Koirala, Prime Minister of Nepal from 1951 to 1952 and from 1953 to 1955
- Prakash Koirala, Nepalese politician
- Raj Ballav Koirala, Nepalese actor
- Shashanka Koirala, Nepalese politician
- Siddharth Koirala, Nepalese film actor
- Sujata Koirala, Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal
- Sushil Koirala, Prime Minister of Nepal from 2014 to 2015
- Tarini Prasad Koirala, Nepalese politician, journalist and writer