Nambiar

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Malayalam നമ്പ്യാർ (nampyāṟ). This surname is mostly found in Kerala.

Proper noun

Nambiar (plural Nambiars)

1. A surname from Malayalam.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Nambiar is the 36477^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 613 individuals. Nambiar is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (92.33%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Nambiar”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 648.