Mahat

Mahat is an Ekthariya Chhetri surname among Nepalese, of Khasa heritage. The name may have originated when one of the Jumli Malla kings in medieval times made his younger brother, Dharma Malla, chief of staff in the army. This granted Dharma Malla the title of MAHAT (meaning 'The Great'), and as a result, his descendants started using 'Mahat' as their surnames.