Nadar Surname
Approximately 82,505 people bear this surname
Nadar Surname User-submission:
Is a Tamil caste and was not a single caste, but developed from an assortment of related sub-castes and classes of different origins, which in course of time, came under the single banner Nadar.
Historically, most Nadars were cultivators of Palmyra trees and jaggery and a few were also involved in the toddy trade.
Read More About This SurnameNadar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 54,357 | 1:14,112 | 1,158 |
| Pakistan | 22,565 | 1:7,917 | 643 |
| United Arab Emirates | 923 | 1:9,927 | 1,248 |
| Saudi Arabia | 716 | 1:43,095 | 6,100 |
| South Africa | 460 | 1:117,778 | 14,016 |
| Indonesia | 430 | 1:307,556 | 27,218 |
| Egypt | 427 | 1:215,306 | 15,336 |
| Turkey | 404 | 1:192,627 | 14,307 |
| Qatar | 371 | 1:6,356 | 674 |
| Iran | 272 | 1:282,289 | 20,443 |
| United States | 244 | 1:1,485,487 | 101,350 |
| Bahrain | 235 | 1:5,739 | 1,064 |
| Kuwait | 174 | 1:21,843 | 2,878 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Philippines | 128 | 1:790,924 | 76,218 |
| Malaysia | 111 | 1:265,714 | 14,862 |
| Canada | 73 | 1:504,734 | 42,927 |
| England | 67 | 1:831,613 | 44,286 |
| Thailand | 50 | 1:1,412,767 | 195,138 |
| Singapore | 39 | 1:141,223 | 6,278 |
| Afghanistan | 27 | 1:1,190,859 | 10,584 |
| Algeria | 20 | 1:1,931,578 | 43,603 |
| Colombia | 18 | 1:2,654,115 | 13,778 |
| Oman | 17 | 1:216,939 | 3,845 |
| Taiwan | 16 | 1:1,465,297 | 9,806 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| Syria | 10 | 1:1,930,102 | 9,170 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Lebanon | 9 | 1:626,343 | 14,059 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Argentina | 9 | 1:4,749,268 | 159,873 |
| Austria | 8 | 1:1,064,429 | 75,134 |
| Bulgaria | 7 | 1:996,986 | 34,534 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Maldives | 4 | 1:101,043 | 3,565 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
The alternate forms: Nádár (16) are calculated separately.
Nadar (20,765) may also be a first name.
Nadar Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Is a Tamil caste and was not a single caste, but developed from an assortment of related sub-castes and classes of different origins, which in course of time, came under the single banner Nadar.
Historically, most Nadars were cultivators of Palmyra trees and jaggery and a few were also involved in the toddy trade. A few subsects of the Nadar community, such as the Nelamaikkarars, were traditionally wealthy landlords and money lenders.
A martial art that has been called Southern-style Kalaripayattu was historically practised by the Nadars.
- amritaNadar Demographics
Average Male Nadar Height
169.82 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Nadar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nadar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nadar (Arabic: نادار, Bengali: নৈদার, Georgian: ნადარ, Hindi: नादर, Marathi: नाडार, Oriya: ନାଦର, Russian: Надар) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Nádár. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nadar? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,848th most widely held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 88,329 people. The last name Nadar is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Nadar are found; 94 percent are found in South Asia and 66 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 36,775th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 20,765 people.
The last name is most common in India, where it is carried by 54,357 people, or 1 in 14,112. In India it is most numerous in: Maharashtra, where 83 percent reside, Kerala, where 9 percent reside and Gujarat, where 3 percent reside. Aside from India this surname is found in 74 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 27 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent reside.
Nadar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Nadar has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 4,880 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 3,350 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Nadar Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Nadar surname are 17.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64% registered with the party.
The amount Nadar earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 68.19% more than the national average, earning R 399,684 per year; in Colombia they earn 50.04% less than the national average, earning $11,342,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 12.76% more than the national average, earning $48,655 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.14% less than the national average, earning $49,612 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nadar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nadar in the Georgian language | ||
| ნადარ | nadar | - |
| Nadar in the Bengali language | ||
| নৈদার | naidara | - |
| Nadar in the Hindi language | ||
| नादर | nadara | 88.86 |
| नाडर | nadara | 3.71 |
| नदर | nadara | 2.92 |
| नाडार | nadara | 1.59 |
| नादार | nadara | 1.33 |
| नदार | nadara | 0.8 |
| नदरा | nadara | 0.27 |
| नडार | nadara | 0.27 |
| ना़दर | nadara | 0.27 |
| Nadar in the Oriya language | ||
| ନାଦର | nadara | 63.08 |
| ନଦର | nadara | 18.46 |
| ନାଡାର | nadara | 13.85 |
| ନାଦାର | nadara | 3.08 |
| ନାଡର | nadara | 1.54 |
| Nadar in the Marathi language | ||
| नाडार | nadara | 62.59 |
| नाडर | nadara | 25.93 |
| नादर | nadara | 4.92 |
| नादार | nadara | 3.47 |
| नडार | nadara | 0.74 |
| नदार | nadara | 0.43 |
| नदर | nadara | 0.13 |
| नाडा | nada | 0.08 |
| नडर | nadara | 0.07 |
| नाडाऱ | nadara | 0.05 |
| नाडाद | nadada | 0.03 |
| नाजर | najara | 0.03 |
| नाडाल | nadala | 0.02 |
| कादर | kadara | 0.02 |
| नागर | nagara | 0.02 |
| नायर | nayara | 0.02 |
| नजर | najara | 0.01 |
| नदाक | nadaka | 0.01 |
| सौदर् | saudar | 0.01 |
| नाडाक | nadaka | 0.01 |
| नाडल | nadala | 0.01 |
| नाडाट | nadata | 0.01 |
| न्हाडा | nhada | 0.01 |
| नाङार | nanara | 0.01 |
| आदम | adama | 0 |
| बादर | badara | 0 |
| नंदा | nanda | 0 |
| नाडेर | nadera | 0 |
| मदार | madara | 0 |
| नर | nara | 0 |
| लाडार | ladara | 0 |
| नदर् | nadar | 0 |
| नाड | nada | 0 |
| आिदार | aidara | 0 |
| नगरे | nagare | 0 |
| नाउार | nauara | 0 |
| फ़डर् | fadar | 0 |
| रडार | radara | 0 |
| नादान | nadana | 0 |
| नादार् | nadar | 0 |
| दरी | dari | 0 |
| Nadar in the Russian language | ||
| Надар | nadar | - |
| Nadar in the Arabic language | ||
| نادار | nadar | - |
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Nadar Reference & Research
Nadar FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
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Footnotes
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