Nayar Surname
Approximately 48,492 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameNayar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 44,176 | 1:17,364 | 1,379 |
| United States | 876 | 1:413,766 | 35,960 |
| United Arab Emirates | 526 | 1:17,419 | 2,077 |
| England | 447 | 1:124,649 | 12,499 |
| Pakistan | 304 | 1:587,644 | 9,447 |
| Oman | 290 | 1:12,717 | 1,465 |
| Argentina | 286 | 1:149,452 | 12,636 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| Canada | 231 | 1:159,505 | 16,119 |
| Malaysia | 167 | 1:176,612 | 10,667 |
| Australia | 102 | 1:264,664 | 24,097 |
| Kuwait | 77 | 1:49,360 | 5,585 |
| Chile | 62 | 1:284,137 | 8,321 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| Mexico | 57 | 1:2,177,653 | 19,559 |
| Singapore | 56 | 1:98,352 | 4,171 |
| Qatar | 53 | 1:44,491 | 4,459 |
| Indonesia | 51 | 1:2,593,121 | 151,846 |
| Scotland | 37 | 1:144,698 | 8,671 |
| Nepal | 34 | 1:837,675 | 5,559 |
| South Africa | 33 | 1:1,641,749 | 81,435 |
| Ireland | 28 | 1:168,176 | 7,397 |
| Afghanistan | 27 | 1:1,190,859 | 10,584 |
| Iran | 27 | 1:2,843,797 | 88,363 |
| Turkey | 27 | 1:2,882,275 | 84,327 |
| Paraguay | 21 | 1:344,607 | 5,239 |
| New Zealand | 16 | 1:283,020 | 24,643 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| Poland | 11 | 1:3,455,341 | 126,214 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Venezuela | 8 | 1:3,775,510 | 36,567 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Bolivia | 4 | 1:2,654,108 | 7,945 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
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.
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Average Male Nayar Height
175.42 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
Nayar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nayar in the Hindi language | ||
| नायर | nayara | 90.25 |
| नयर | nayara | 5.2 |
| नयरा | nayara | 1.52 |
| नयार | nayara | 0.51 |
| नायार | nayara | 0.22 |
| नायग | nayaga | 0.04 |
| न्ायर | nayara | 0.04 |
| नय्र | nayra | 0.04 |
| Nayar in the Marathi language | ||
| नायर | nayara | 88.93 |
| नायार | nayara | 2.81 |
| नयर | nayara | 2.53 |
| यर | yara | 0.91 |
| नायऱ | nayara | 0.44 |
| नयार | nayara | 0.31 |
| नर | nara | 0.25 |
| नायक | nayaka | 0.19 |
| नायडु | nayadu | 0.06 |
| णायर | nayara | 0.06 |
| नायेर | nayera | 0.06 |
| अमर | amara | 0.06 |
| नायडू | nayadu | 0.06 |
| Nayar in the Bengali language | ||
| নায়ার | nayara | 85.71 |
| নয়ার | nayara | 7.14 |
| নৈয়ার | naiyara | 7.14 |
| Nayar in the Oriya language | ||
| ନାୟାର | nayara | 55.72 |
| ନାୟର | nayara | 33.26 |
| ନୟର | nayara | 3.95 |
| ନୟାର | nayara | 2.29 |
| ନାୟାର୍ | nayar | 1.25 |
| ନାୟର୍ | nayar | 0.42 |
| ନୟାର୍ | nayar | 0.21 |
| ନୟନା | nayana | 0.21 |
| ବାଲର୍ା | balara | 0.21 |
| Nayar in the Russian language | ||
| Наяр | naar | - |
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