Nayak

See also: nayak

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Gujarati નાયક (nāyak).

Noun

Nayak (plural Nayaks)

1. A member of a Muslim Rajput community in the state of Gujarat in India.
2. A member of a Hindu caste found in the states of Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh in India.

Proper noun

Nayak (plural Nayaks)

1. A surname from Gujarati.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Nayak is the 15238^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1930 individuals. Nayak is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (93.73%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Nayak”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 653.

Anagrams

• Yakan