Nairs Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Nairs Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 37 | 1:20,731,497 | 300,213 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nairsp | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nairse | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nairrs | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nars | 89 | 398 | / |
| Nirs | 89 | 67 | / |
| Najrs | 80 | 4,011 | / |
| Narse | 80 | 877 | / |
| Niers | 80 | 538 | / |
| Narsh | 80 | 238 | / |
| Nears | 80 | 226 | / |
| Gnirs | 80 | 74 | / |
| Neirs | 80 | 9 | / |
| Nirsh | 80 | 5 | / |
| Noirs | 80 | 5 | / |
| Narst | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nhars | 80 | 1 | / |
| Naars | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nirse | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nahrs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Narrs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngirs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Naurs | 80 | 0 | / |
| Neiers | 73 | 156 | / |
| Gnirss | 73 | 95 | / |
| Nayars | 73 | 27 | / |
| Narshe | 73 | 22 | / |
| Nirsch | 73 | 17 | / |
| Nahars | 73 | 6 | / |
| Nayers | 73 | 5 | / |
| Najors | 73 | 4 | / |
| Naursh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Najrsh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Noiers | 73 | 2 | / |
| Narsch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nearss | 73 | 1 | / |
| Najers | 73 | 1 | / |
| Narshh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gnirrs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nøiers | 73 | 1 | / |
| Naarse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nierrs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nawers | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nauers | 73 | 1 | / |
| Narsse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Narssh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nattrs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Naurst | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngarsh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Niyers | 73 | 1 | / |
| Niears | 73 | 0 | / |
| Naurss | 73 | 0 | / |
| Noirst | 73 | 0 | / |
| Naurse | 73 | 0 | / |
| Ners | 67 | 520 | / |
| Narsova | 67 | 29 | / |
| Narx | 67 | 15 | / |
| Niersch | 67 | 10 | / |
| Niggers | 67 | 2 | / |
| Njrs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nhrs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nieyers | 67 | 1 | / |
| Najarsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nirx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nirsche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nattrss | 67 | 0 | / |
Nairs Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nairs in the Hindi language | ||
| नईर्स | na'irsa | 50 |
| नइर्स | na'irsa | 50 |
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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
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- 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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