Nadar Surname

6,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82,505 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Bahrain

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.

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Nadar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India54,3571:14,1121,158
Pakistan22,5651:7,917643
United Arab Emirates9231:9,9271,248
Saudi Arabia7161:43,0956,100
South Africa4601:117,77814,016
Indonesia4301:307,55627,218
Egypt4271:215,30615,336
Turkey4041:192,62714,307
Qatar3711:6,356674
Iran2721:282,28920,443
United States2441:1,485,487101,350
Bahrain2351:5,7391,064
Kuwait1741:21,8432,878
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Philippines1281:790,92476,218
Malaysia1111:265,71414,862
Canada731:504,73442,927
England671:831,61344,286
Thailand501:1,412,767195,138
Singapore391:141,2236,278
Afghanistan271:1,190,85910,584
Algeria201:1,931,57843,603
Colombia181:2,654,11513,778
Oman171:216,9393,845
Taiwan161:1,465,2979,806
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Syria101:1,930,1029,170
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Lebanon91:626,34314,059
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Bulgaria71:996,98634,534
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
France51:13,284,544357,392
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Maldives41:101,0433,565
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
China31:455,773,85521,925
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

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.

- amrita

Nadar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nadar (Arabic: نادار, Bengali: নৈদার, Georgian: ნადარ, Hindi: नादर, Marathi: नाडार, Oriya: ନାଦର, Russian: Надар) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Nádár. Click here for further possible spellings of Nadar.

How Common Is The Last Name Nadar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,848th most common last name globally It is held by around 1 in 88,329 people. The surname is primarily 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. Nadar is also the 36,775th most numerous first name internationally It is held by 20,765 people.

The surname Nadar is most common in India, where it is carried by 54,357 people, or 1 in 14,112. In India it is primarily found in: Maharashtra, where 83 percent are found, Kerala, where 9 percent are found and Gujarat, where 3 percent are found. Outside of India Nadar occurs in 74 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 27 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent are found.

Nadar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nadar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Nadar surname increased 4,880 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 3,350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nadar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nadar last name are 17.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nadare912,824/
Nadhar91388/
Naddar91160/
Nadair9196/
Nasdar9172/
Nadaar9139/
Najdar9138/
Naidar9137/
Nadarr9135/
Nadgar9132/
Naadar9130/
Ngadar9127/
Nahdar9126/
Naudar9113/
Naedar9110/
Nadasr914/
Nadard913/
Nadear913/
Naydar912/
Nadaur911/
Nadarh911/
Nadahr911/
Nádár8716/
Nadaire8316/
Nadhair8312/
Nahadar835/
Nadhare834/
Naadaar834/
Naudhar834/
Nadahar833/
Nathdar832/
Naehdar831/
Nadaure831/
Nahdard831/
Nahdhar831/
Nashdar831/
Naadare831/
Naudair830/
Nador803,912/
Nodar801,234/
Nedar8090/
Nadarova7724/
Nathdhar778/
Gnadhare771/
Najdahar771/
Naidhard771/
Nadhahar771/
Naudaire771/
Nadour732,808/
Neddar73246/
Nadorp73245/
Naador73214/
Nadhor73106/
Nadort73105/
Nasdor7350/
Nehdar7347/
Nodare7331/
Nadore7326/
Naddor7316/
Nadorz7316/
Neador7311/
Noodar7310/
Nedair739/
Nadoor738/
Naidor737/
Neydar737/
Nadgor735/
Ngodar735/
Noidar735/
Nadeur735/
Noudar734/
Naydor733/
Neidar733/
Ngador733/
Nodair732/
Nedhar732/
Nodart732/
Nedear731/
Nodhar731/
Nadeir731/
Nadorh731/
Nhador731/
Nadord731/
Na'dor731/
Nodarz731/
Nojdar731/
Naydarova7125/
Nadhour67210/
Noudair67136/
Naddour67114/
Nadoure676/
Neidart672/
Najdour672/
Nadhoir671/
Naddoor671/
Naydort671/
Neudaur671/
Noddhar671/
Noudhar671/
Nahador671/
Neidhar671/
Netdhar671/
Noodard671/

Nadar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nadar in the Georgian language
ნადარnadar-
Nadar in the Bengali language
নৈদারnaidara-
Nadar in the Hindi language
नादरnadara88.86
नाडरnadara3.71
नदरnadara2.92
नाडारnadara1.59
नादारnadara1.33
नदारnadara0.8
नदराnadara0.27
नडारnadara0.27
ना़दरnadara0.27
Nadar in the Oriya language
ନାଦରnadara63.08
ନଦରnadara18.46
ନାଡାରnadara13.85
ନାଦାରnadara3.08
ନାଡରnadara1.54
Nadar in the Marathi language
नाडारnadara62.59
नाडरnadara25.93
नादरnadara4.92
नादारnadara3.47
नडारnadara0.74
नदारnadara0.43
नदरnadara0.13
नाडाnada0.08
नडरnadara0.07
नाडाऱnadara0.05
नाडादnadada0.03
नाजरnajara0.03
नाडालnadala0.02
कादरkadara0.02
नागरnagara0.02
नायरnayara0.02
नजरnajara0.01
नदाकnadaka0.01
सौदर्saudar0.01
नाडाकnadaka0.01
नाडलnadala0.01
नाडाटnadata0.01
न्हाडाnhada0.01
नाङारnanara0.01
आदमadama0
बादरbadara0
नंदाnanda0
नाडेरnadera0
मदारmadara0
नरnara0
लाडारladara0
नदर्nadar0
नाडnada0
आिदारaidara0
नगरेnagare0
नाउारnauara0
फ़डर्fadar0
रडारradara0
नादानnadana0
नादार्nadar0
दरीdari0
Nadar in the Russian language
Надарnadar-
Nadar in the Arabic language
نادارnadar-

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