Naiar Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Naiar Surname User-submission:

Nair is the name of a caste originating from Kerala, India. Those with the surnames Menon and Pillai also belong to this caste.

Naiar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India431:17,838,730274,051
Pakistan141:12,760,27855,960
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Naiar (149) may also be a first name.

Naiar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Nair is the name of a caste originating from Kerala, India. Those with the surnames Menon and Pillai also belong to this caste.

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Naiar Last Name Facts

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

Naiar (Hindi: नइअर, Marathi: नायर, Oriya: ନାଇଆର) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Naiar? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,372,517th most widely held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Naiar reside; 88 percent reside in South Asia and 66 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 754,880th most frequently used forename internationally, held by 149 people.

The surname is most widespread in India, where it is held by 43 people, or 1 in 17,838,730. In India Naiar is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 30 percent reside, Kerala, where 28 percent reside and Bihar, where 16 percent reside. Without taking into account India this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 22 percent reside and Ukraine, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naihar91103/
Nahiar911/
Naiard911/
Naiare911/
Nair89641,946/
Naggiar83204/
Naihart833/
Naihare832/
Nayar8048,492/
Najar8038,593/
Najir8016,208/
Nayir806,068/
Nijar801,410/
Naitr80733/
Nairz80555/
Naire80331/
Niyar80301/
Naior80220/
Nyiar80178/
Naier80131/
Ngair80115/
Gnair8088/
Nairr8050/
Naisr8042/
Naiur8028/
Nairp8024/
Naiyr8024/
Naair8020/
Nnair8017/
Naird8017/
Naiir8015/
Nairt8011/
Nhair809/
Niear804/
Hnair804/
Naayr802/
Neiar802/
Noiar801/
Naiharhe771/
Nijjar734,630/
Nayire73127/
Gnaier7359/
Nayare7349/
Gnayar7319/
Nayard7319/
Naajir7318/
Najarr7318/
Nahair7312/
Nahaur7311/
Nouiar7311/
Naajar7310/
Nayier738/
Najier737/
Nawior737/
Nayarr736/
Nahear736/
Niyare735/
Nnayar735/
Nauyar733/
Naajor733/
Naiere733/
Nayhar732/
Nnajir732/
Nayaur731/
Nahjar731/
Naihir731/
Naihor731/
Neihar731/
Nhaier731/
Nniyar731/
Naiyor731/
Nairre731/
Naiire731/
Naiure731/
Naiyre731/
Nayart731/
Niojar731/
Niohar731/
Niejar731/
Ngijar731/
Nahyar731/
Naiher731/
Naijtr731/
Noiart731/
Noir675,984/
Nier673,061/
Near671,155/
Naur67857/
Neihart67673/
Naer67658/
Neir67247/
Nayr67137/
Nairowa67132/
Najr67103/
Nuir6788/
Nahajar6732/
Nairova6728/
Nairová675/
Nayhare674/
Nhayare672/
Naihire672/
Naggiur671/
Nayhard671/
Neihard671/
Nhuihar671/
Naır671/
Náir671/
Nayhart670/

Naiar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Naiar in the Oriya language
ନାଇଆରna'i'ara-
Naiar in the Marathi language
नायरnayara92.31
नैअरnai'ara7.69
Naiar in the Hindi language
नइअरna'i'ara33.33
नैअरnai'ara33.33
नईअरna'i'ara22.22
नायरnayara11.11

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