| Pronunciation | /ˈpaʊ.dəl/ |
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| Origin | |
| Meaning | Toponymic surname from Pauri, India |
| Other names | |
| Variant forms | Paudel, Paudyal, Poudel, Poudyal |
| See also | Aryal, Sigdel, Khadka, Pokharel |
Paudel (Nepali: पौडेल, pouḍel), also spelled as Poudel, Paudyal, and Poudyal is a surname found among the Bahun or Hill Brahmin people of western Nepal. It derives from the town of Paudhi in Uttarakhand, India.