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    The surname Nambiar

    A Malayalam surname, carried by 613 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex N516

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Nambiar is more common than 77.5% of them.

    Origin

    Malayalam origin

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

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 613 people named Nambiar in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 503,663 Americans. That is up 138% since 2000, when the Census counted 258.

    #36,477
    rank among US surnames
    613
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +137.6%
    change since 2000 (was #70,679)

    Who is named Nambiar

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    92% of people named Nambiar identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 3.4% as two or more races and 3.3% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 92%
    • Two or more races 3.4%
    • White (not Hispanic) 3.3%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Hispanic, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Nambiar come from?
    Borrowed from Malayalam നമ്പ്യാർ (nampyāṟ). This surname is mostly found in Kerala.
    How common is the surname Nambiar?
    613 people in the United States had the surname Nambiar in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 503,663 Americans. It ranked 36,477th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Nambiar?
    In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Nambiar identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 3.4% as two or more races.
    Is the surname Nambiar getting more or less common?
    More common. 258 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 613 in 2010, up 138%.