Nayak

== 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. === Anagrams === Yakan