Where Does The Last Name Nair Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Nair (Arabic: نايير, Bengali: ঙীর, Georgian: ნაირ, Hindi: नायर, Marathi: नैर, Oriya: ନାୟାର, Russian: Наир, Tibetan: ནཱ་ཡར།) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Naïr, Náir or Ńáír. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nair? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 827^th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 11,352 people. The last name Nair is predominantly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Nair are found; 69 percent are found in South Asia and 68 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 6,425^th most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 164,030 people.

The last name Nair is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 438,957 people, or 1 in 1,747. In India Nair is most common in: Kerala, where 68 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 21 percent are found and Karnataka, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account India it occurs in 146 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 8 percent are found and Oman, where 7 percent are found.

Nair Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Nair has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nair surname expanded 8,487 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 11,652 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 628 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nair Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States Nair are 3.15% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.08% registered with the party.

The amount Nair earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 8.37% less than the national average, earning 317,116 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 62.6% more than the national average, earning R 386,400 per year; in United States they earn 23.7% more than the national average, earning $53,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.67% more than the national average, earning $55,479 CAD per year.