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Dhungana (Devanagari ढुङ्गाना) is a Nepali surname originating among the bahun (बाहुन/ब्राह्मण) caste from a village named Dhungani in Western Nepal. In the ancient Kingdom of the Videhas, some people lived in mud houses while the Dhungana lived in stone houses, with ढुङ्गा meaning stone and ना/नः meaning "us".

Notable people with surname Dhungana include:

• Neeta Dhungana, Nepalese actress
• Ramit Dhungana, Nepalese actor

References

• Shiva Raj Shrestha (June 2001). "The Vedic-Aryan Entry Into Contemporary Nepal [A Pre-Historical Analysis Based on the Study Of Puranas]" (PDF). Ancient Nepal. 147. Government of Nepal: 1–8 – via Digital Himalaya, University of Cambridge.
• Vedic Tradition in Nepal – Michael Witzel, 2003