Nambissan
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.