Nambissan
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Malayalam നമ്പീശൻ (nampīśaṉ). This surname is mostly found in Kerala, among those who work in the temples and perform the duty of making temple garlands. It is often a surname of the brahmins in Kerala.
Proper noun[edit]
Nambissan (plural Nambissans)
- A surname from Malayalam.
Statistics[edit]
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Nambissan is the 128839th most common surname in India, belonging to 147 individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Nambissan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 648.