Nairs Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Nairs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nairs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India371:20,731,497300,213
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Nairs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nairs (Hindi: नईर्स) occurs most in India. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nairs? popularity and diffusion

Nairs is the 3,100,440th most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. Nairs occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Nairs reside; 93 percent reside in South Asia and 93 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

It is most common in India, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 20,731,497. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Kerala, where 89 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 11 percent are found. Barring India it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent are found and South Africa, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nairsp911/
Nairse911/
Nairrs911/
Nars89398/
Nirs8967/
Najrs804,011/
Narse80877/
Niers80538/
Narsh80238/
Nears80226/
Gnirs8074/
Neirs809/
Nirsh805/
Noirs805/
Narst802/
Nhars801/
Naars801/
Nirse801/
Nahrs801/
Narrs801/
Ngirs801/
Naurs800/
Neiers73156/
Gnirss7395/
Nayars7327/
Narshe7322/
Nirsch7317/
Nahars736/
Nayers735/
Najors734/
Naursh733/
Najrsh733/
Noiers732/
Narsch731/
Nearss731/
Najers731/
Narshh731/
Gnirrs731/
Nøiers731/
Naarse731/
Nierrs731/
Nawers731/
Nauers731/
Narsse731/
Narssh731/
Nattrs731/
Naurst731/
Ngarsh731/
Niyers731/
Niears730/
Naurss730/
Noirst730/
Naurse730/
Ners67520/
Narsova6729/
Narx6715/
Niersch6710/
Niggers672/
Njrs671/
Nhrs671/
Nieyers671/
Najarsh671/
Nirx671/
Nirsche671/
Nattrss670/

Nairs Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nairs in the Hindi language
नईर्सna'irsa50
नइर्सna'irsa50

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nairs
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