Nayar or Nayyar may refer to:

Groups of people

Nair The Nair , also known as Nayar, are a group of Indian Hindu castes, described by anthropologist Kathleen Gough as "not a unitary group but a named category of castes". The Nair include several castes and many subdivisions, not all of whom histor ...

, a group of Hindu castes from the Southern Indian state of Kerala *

Velakkathala Nayar The Vilakkithala Nair--Vilakkithalavan are a caste found in Kerala state, India. In Kerala they belong to OBC category. This caste is mentioned in the journal ''The Internal Structure of the Nayar Caste'' written by C. J. Fuller They are an ind ...

, a caste found in Kerala state, India * A clan within the

Khatri Khatri is a caste of the Indian subcontinent that is predominantly found in India, but also in Pakistan and Afghanistan. In the subcontinent, they were mostly engaged in mercantilistic professions such as banking and trade, they were the d ...

Nayar (name) Nayar or Nayyar is a surname that is found among Khatri community which are majorly Hindus with a minority of Sikhs and Muslims. The belong to the "''Sareen''" division among the Khatris. They were mostly concentrated in the Majha region especially ...

, including Nayyar

Other

El Nayar El Nayar is a municipality in the Mexican state of Nayarit. The population was 30,551 in 2005 in a total area of 5,100 km². The municipal seat of Jesús María had a population of 1,520 in 2005. El Nayar is the home of the Huichol, Cora, and ...

, a Mexican municipality

Groups of people

Other

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