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

Nair (Arabic: نايير, Bengali: ঙীর, Georgian: ნაირ, Hindi: नायर, Marathi: नैर, Oriya: ନାୟାର, Russian: Наир, Tibetan: ནཱ་ཡར།) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Naïr, Náir or Ńáír. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

The last name Nair is the 827^th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 11,352 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Nair reside; 69 percent reside in South Asia and 68 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 6,425^th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 164,030 people.

The surname Nair is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 438,957 people, or 1 in 1,747. In India it is primarily found in: Kerala, where 68 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 21 percent are found and Karnataka, where 2 percent are found. Aside from India this surname is found in 146 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 8 percent are found and Oman, where 7 percent are found.

Nair Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Nair has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the 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% being registered with the political 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.