Paudel (Nepali: पौडेल, pouḍel) is a surname among the Brahmin/Bahun families in Nepal, alternative spellings of which include Poudel, Paudyal, and Poudyal.
[1] They are of Atreya (आत्रेय) gotra and have three pravaras (त्रिप्रवर) which are (आत्रेय, अर्चनाना, श्यावश्व).
Notable people bearing the surname include: