Nayar Surname

11,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48,492 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Oman

Nayar Surname User-submission:

The surname Nair or Nayar denotes membership of the Nayar community. It comes from Malayalam nayar, meaning 'leader', 'lord', 'soldier', from Sanskrit naya(ka) (leader) and the honorific plural ending -r. The Nayars were regarded as protectors of the land.

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Nayar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India44,1761:17,3641,379
United States8761:413,76635,960
United Arab Emirates5261:17,4192,077
England4471:124,64912,499
Pakistan3041:587,6449,447
Oman2901:12,7171,465
Argentina2861:149,45212,636
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Canada2311:159,50516,119
Malaysia1671:176,61210,667
Australia1021:264,66424,097
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Chile621:284,1378,321
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Mexico571:2,177,65319,559
Singapore561:98,3524,171
Qatar531:44,4914,459
Indonesia511:2,593,121151,846
Scotland371:144,6988,671
Nepal341:837,6755,559
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Ireland281:168,1767,397
Afghanistan271:1,190,85910,584
Iran271:2,843,79788,363
Turkey271:2,882,27584,327
Paraguay211:344,6075,239
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
China41:341,830,39216,990
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
France41:16,605,680368,153
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436

The alternate forms: Náyar (1) are calculated separately.

Nayar (9,898) may also be a first name.

Nayar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Nair or Nayar denotes membership of the Nayar community. It comes from Malayalam nayar, meaning 'leader', 'lord', 'soldier', from Sanskrit naya(ka) (leader) and the honorific plural ending -r. The Nayars were regarded as protectors of the land.

- nishnnair

Nayar Last Name Facts

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

Nayar (Bengali: নায়ার, Hindi: नायर, Marathi: नायर, Oriya: ନାୟାର, Russian: Наяр) occurs most in India. It can appear in the variant forms: Náyar. Click here to see other possible spellings of Nayar.

How Common Is The Last Name Nayar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 11,593rd most numerous family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 150,283 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Nayar live; 92 percent live in South Asia and 91 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 61,675th most commonly used given name globally It is held by 9,898 people.

Nayar is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 44,176 people, or 1 in 17,364. In India it is mostly found in: Kerala, where 35 percent reside, Gujarat, where 31 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 6 percent reside. Besides India this surname is found in 69 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent reside.

Nayar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Nayar surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Nayar surname are 3.55% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.32% registered with the political party.

The amount Nayar earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 12.79% less than the national average, earning R 207,240 per year; in United States they earn 40.4% more than the national average, earning $60,581 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.17% more than the national average, earning $60,699 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Náyar931/
Nayare9149/
Gnayar9119/
Nayard9119/
Nayarr916/
Nnayar915/
Nauyar913/
Nayhar912/
Nayaur911/
Nayart911/
Nahyar911/
Nayr89137/
Nayhare834/
Nhayare832/
Nayhard831/
Nayhart830/
Najar8038,593/
Nayir806,068/
Nayer803,244/
Nayre802,278/
Nayor80479/
Niyar80301/
Neyar80203/
Nyiar80178/
Noyar80140/
Nuyar80137/
Naiar8065/
Naiyr8024/
Naair8020/
Nayur809/
Nahyr808/
Nyjar806/
Nayyr804/
Nyyar804/
Nayır803/
Naayr802/
Naysr801/
Nayarova771/
Noyahr73383/
Nayere73190/
Nayire73127/
Naihar73103/
Nayeer7370/
Naajir7318/
Najarr7318/
Neyare7317/
Ngayer7317/
Nahair7312/
Nayert7312/
Nahaur7311/
Naajar7310/
Nayier738/
Noyart737/
Nahear736/
Nayure736/
Niyare735/
Nayoor735/
Nooyar733/
Naajor733/
Nnayor733/
Noyard733/
Neyhar732/
Neeyar732/
Nehyar732/
Nahjar731/
Nayyor731/
Neyard731/
Neyart731/
Nhoyar731/
Nouyar731/
Nniyar731/
Niyasr731/
Naiyor731/
Nayour731/
Noyare731/
Nahiar731/
Nahyor731/
Naiyre731/
Nayuur731/
Naiard731/
Naiare731/
Nayord731/
Nayreh731/
Gnoyar730/
Nayher730/
Nair67641,946/
Near671,155/
Naur67857/
Neyhart67761/
Naer67658/
Nyer67387/
Naggiar67204/
Neyhard67176/
Najr67103/
Nahajar6732/
Gnayore6722/
Nnayere6721/
Noyr677/
Neyr675/
Naihart673/
Naihare672/
Nayoure671/
Naır671/
Gnayere671/

Nayar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nayar in the Hindi language
नायरnayara90.25
नयरnayara5.2
नयराnayara1.52
नयारnayara0.51
नायारnayara0.22
नायगnayaga0.04
न्ायरnayara0.04
नय्रnayra0.04
Nayar in the Marathi language
नायरnayara88.93
नायारnayara2.81
नयरnayara2.53
यरyara0.91
नायऱnayara0.44
नयारnayara0.31
नरnara0.25
नायकnayaka0.19
नायडुnayadu0.06
णायरnayara0.06
नायेरnayera0.06
अमरamara0.06
नायडूnayadu0.06
Nayar in the Bengali language
নায়ারnayara85.71
নয়ারnayara7.14
নৈয়ারnaiyara7.14
Nayar in the Oriya language
ନାୟାରnayara55.72
ନାୟରnayara33.26
ନୟରnayara3.95
ନୟାରnayara2.29
ନାୟାର୍nayar1.25
ନାୟର୍nayar0.42
ନୟାର୍nayar0.21
ନୟନାnayana0.21
ବାଲର୍ାbalara0.21
Nayar in the Russian language
Наярnaar-

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