Nayyar Surname

30,021st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,802 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Nayyar Surname User-submission:

Nair is the name of a caste originating from Kerala, India. Those with the surnames Menon and Pillai also belong to this caste.

Nayyar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India11,7561:65,2494,444
Pakistan2,5591:69,8102,537
United States8201:442,02337,980
England6101:91,3419,828
Saudi Arabia5571:55,3967,891
United Arab Emirates4491:20,4062,362
Canada3631:101,50311,010
Australia1751:154,26116,255
Afghanistan1501:214,3553,921
Kuwait1351:28,1533,584
New Zealand371:122,38715,192
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Malaysia201:1,474,71161,770
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Norway81:642,78647,258
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Wales51:618,90625,852
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Oman31:1,229,3248,987
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
China21:683,660,78330,601
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
France21:33,211,361423,184
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Nayyar (19,877) may also be a first name.

Nayyar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Nair is the name of a caste originating from Kerala, India. Those with the surnames Menon and Pillai also belong to this caste.

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Nayyar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nayyar (Arabic: نيار, Hindi: नय्यर, Marathi: यर, Oriya: ନାୟାର, Russian: Найяр) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Nayyar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nayyar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 30,021st most widely held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 409,367 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Nayyar are found; 81 percent are found in South Asia and 65 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 37,973rd most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 19,877 people.

The last name Nayyar is most common in India, where it is borne by 11,756 people, or 1 in 65,249. In India it is most numerous in: Punjab, where 33 percent live, Delhi, where 30 percent live and Maharashtra, where 7 percent live. Not including India this last name occurs in 55 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Nayyar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nayyar surname are 8.04% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.27% registered with the party.

The amount Nayyar earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 21.68% less than the national average, earning 271,063 kr per year; in United States they earn 28.52% more than the national average, earning $55,457 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.13% more than the national average, earning $56,703 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gnayyar9270/
Nayyaar923/
Nnayyar921/
Naiyar832,684/
Neyyar8365/
Naayar8331/
Nayaar8312/
Nayear839/
Nayjar839/
Nayiar832/
Nayyor831/
Nyar80570/
Nayihar774/
Naiyare774/
Naiyaar772/
Nayahar772/
Nayeare771/
Naaiyar771/
Nyyaard771/
Noyyart771/
Nayor73479/
Nauar73124/
Nyaar7313/
Nyard736/
Nyear736/
Naaor734/
Neaar733/
Niaar731/
Nyayr731/
Nyasr731/
Naear731/
Nhaar731/
Nayahare716/
Najjar67170,865/
Najiar67462/
Najhar67244/
Najaar67159/
Naijar6721/
Nijaar6714/
Nagiar6712/
Nauhar6710/
Nyahar679/
Nahhar679/
Nihaar677/
Nahear676/
Nehaar674/
Najear674/
Nnayor673/
Naajor673/
Neahar673/
Neyjar673/
Neyaar673/
Nahuar673/
Nahgar672/
Nyaare672/
Njahar671/
Najoar671/
Naiyor671/
Nauare671/
Neiyar671/
Neuyar671/
Nouaar671/
Nyareh671/
Gnahar671/
Nyhard670/

Nayyar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nayyar in the Marathi language
यरyara90.1
नायरnayara3.99
नययरnayayara1.65
नयरnayara1.22
नैयरnaiyara1.04
मिनयारminayara0.09
िनसारinasara0.09
Nayyar in the Hindi language
नय्यरnayyara69.61
नययरnayayara24.04
नैय्यरnaiyyara2.49
नैयरnaiyara0.68
नय्यारnayyara0.45
नायरnayara0.34
नाय्यरnayyara0.23
नईयरna'iyara0.17
नयरnayara0.11
नयैरnayaira0.06
नाययरnayayara0.06
नय़यरnayayara0.06
नययारnayayara0.06
नय्यरेnayyare0.06
नप्यरnapyara0.06
Nayyar in the Oriya language
ନାୟାରnayara37.5
ନୟାରnayara25
େନୟାରenayara25
ନାୟରnayara12.5
Nayyar in the Russian language
Найярnajar-
Nayyar in the Arabic language
نيارnyar-

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