Nayak
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Gujarati નાયક (nāyak).
Noun
Nayak (plural Nayaks)
- A member of a Muslim Rajput community in the state of Gujarat in India.
- A member of a Hindu caste found in the states of Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh in India.
Proper noun
Nayak (plural Nayaks)
- A surname from Gujarati.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Nayak is the 15238th 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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 653.