Nayyar
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Malayalam നയ്യാർ (nayyār). Compare Nair.
Proper noun
Nayyar (plural Nayyars)
- A surname, from Malayalam.
Statistics
- 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
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003) , “Nayyar”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN