Mahapatra or Mohapatra or Mahapatro, is originally a Hindu family surname belonging to the Indian state of Odisha. This surname can be found among the Utkala Brahmin, Karan caste of Odisha.The surname is also used by Gopals and Kshatriya caste in Odisha. But the surname is mostly used by Utkala Brahmins.

Notable people

Shantanu Mohapatra (1936-2020), Indian musician, singer and composer

Jayanta Mahapatra (born 1928), Indian Writer, Poet

Siddhanta Mahapatra (born 1966), Indian Actor

Sitakant Mahapatra (born 1937), Indian Poet

Jadumani Mahapatra (1781–1868), Court Poet, humourist and satirist

Kelucharan Mohapatra (1926–2004), Indian dancer

Manmohan Mahapatra (1951–2020), Oriya filmmaker, director, producer, and writer

Pyarimohan Mohapatra (1940–2017), Indian bureaucrat, politician

Souvik Mahapatra, Indian engineer

Sona Mohapatra (born 1976), Indian singer

Nirad N. Mohapatra (1947–2015), film director

Nityananda Mohapatra (1912–2012), Indian writer

Ramesh Prasad Mohapatra (1939–1989), Indian historian and archaeologist

Rabindra Mohapatra (born 1944), Indian theoretical physicist

Raghunath Mohapatra (1943–2021), Member of Parliament

Bibhu Mohapatra (born 1972), Indian fashion designer

Bibhuprasad Mohapatra (born 1991), Indian writer

Bijoy Mohapatra (born 1950), Indian politician

References

Surnames of Indian origin

Mohapatra