Nayyar
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Malayalam നയ്യാർ (nayyāṟ).
Noun edit
Nayyar (plural Nayyars or Nayyar)
- Alternative form of Nair
Proper noun edit
Nayyar (plural Nayyars)
- A surname from Malayalam.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Nayyar is the 35246th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 639 individuals. Nayyar is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (92.8%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Nayyar”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 654.