Nayyar

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Malayalam നയ്യാർ (nayyāṟ).

Noun

Nayyar (plural Nayyars or Nayyar)

Alternative form of Nair

Proper noun

Nayyar (plural Nayyars)

A surname from Malayalam.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Nayyar is the 35246^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 639 individuals. Nayyar is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (92.8%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Nayyar”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 654.

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