Nayar

English

Etymology

Variant of Nair.

Noun

Nayar (plural Nayars or Nayar)

1. Alternative form of Nair

Proper noun

Nayar (plural Nayars)

1. A surname from Malayalam.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Nayar is the 41657^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 522 individuals. Nayar is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (81.23%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Nayar”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 653.