Naayak Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Israel

Naayak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Naayak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India781:9,834,172191,207
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Naayak (11) may also be a first name.

Naayak Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Naayak Come From? nationality or country of origin

Naayak (Marathi: नायक) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Naayak? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,121,169th most numerous last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Naayak live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 3,487,849th most widespread given name in the world, held by 11 people.

Naayak is most frequently occurring in India, where it is held by 78 people, or 1 in 9,834,172. In India Naayak is primarily concentrated in: Telangana, where 42 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 29 percent are found and Karnataka, where 10 percent are found. Aside from India Naayak is found in one country. It also occurs in Israel, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nahayak926/
Naayyak921/
Naiyak83111/
Nayeak8321/
Nayiak8315/
Nayoak8315/
Nayaak8313/
Nayyak836/
Naayac831/
Najyak831/
Nyak8019,205/
Ngayyak774/
Nayihak771/
Najahak771/
Nayok732,364/
Nyack73457/
Nauak73104/
Nyoak7340/
Naeak7339/
Nyakk7313/
Niaak7310/
Nyakh738/
Nyakz732/
Nyaak731/
Nhyak731/
Niayk731/
Nyacke6716/
Nayeok6710/
Nnyake676/
Nyaeek674/
Najhak674/
Naiyok672/
Nyakeh672/
Nauake671/
Njaake671/
Nayyag671/
Naeack671/
Nayhok671/
N'Yake671/
Naijak671/

Naayak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Naayak in the Marathi language
नायकnayaka-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Naayak
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