Adhikari (Devanāgarī: अधिकारी, Sinhala: අදිකාරී, Bengali: অধিকারী) (also spelled Adhikary ) is a surname originating in the Indian subcontinent. Those having their surname as Adhikari are mainly found in Nepal and Indian states of Uttarakhand , West Bengal and also in fewer parts of Southern Bihar such as Bhagalpur, Purnea etc as these areas have a greater influence of Bengali culture and many Bengalis have settled in these areas. Among Bengali Brahmins Adhikary is one of the common surnames. Brahmin having their surname as Adhikary belongs to Kanyakubja Brahmins. Some Chaitanya panthi groups called "Bairagi" who give priestly services to some lower castes assume this surname. But in Nepal, Adhikari are of both Brahmin and Khatri Clan. The surname is also found among several groups including Bengalis, Biharis, Sinhalese, Marathis, Odias, Nepalese and Kumaonis. Adhikari is literally translated as Officer.
Notable people
Ayush Adhikari, Indian professional footballer
Amrit Bhushan Dev Adhikari, Indian writer from Assam
Bharat Mohan Adhikari, Nepalese politician
Deepak Adhikari, Indian film personality, better known as Dev
Dibyendu Adhikari, Indian politician
Gangadhar Adhikari, Indian communist leader
Haribhakta Adhikari, Indian politician
Hemu Adhikari, Indian cricketer
Indra Adhikari, Bhutanese journalist in exile
Keki Adhikari, Nepalese actress
Khagaraj Adhikari, Nepalese politician from Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) Kshetra Pratap Adhikary, Nepalese lyricist Man Mohan Adhikari, 31st Prime Minister of Nepal Michael Sushil Adhikari, Bangladesh politician Miriam Adhikari, South African physician Mohamed Adhikari, South African professor Mohan Chandra Adhikari, Nepalese communist politician Nanda Prasad Adhikari, Nepalese activist Narayan Prasad Adhikari, Nepalese politician Nisha Adhikari, Nepalese actress and model Rabindra Prasad Adhikari, Nepalese politician from CPN UML Rajesh Singh Adhikari, Indian soldier Ram Nath Adhikari, Nepalese politician Rana X. Adhikari, American experimental physicist Ranu Devi Adhikari, Nepalese singer Sadhan Kumar Adhikari, Indian physics professor Saroj Kumar Nath Adhikari, Bangladeshi educationist and political activist Shantidas Adhikari, Indian Hindu missionary Sisir Adhikari, Indian politician Suvendu Adhikari, Indian politician