List of Nayakars
Nayakar, Nayakkar, Nayaker , Naikar or Naicker is a title commonly used in the southern part of India by Kannada, Tamil and Telugu speaking people, sometimes as a surname and in other cases as a caste affiliation. This title was historically bestowed upon vassals and army commanders of the Vijayanagara empire, and is a Dravidianized derivative of the Sanskrit term nāyaka, from nī- ‘to lead’. The title is closely related to Naidu, Nayudu, Nayaka and Nayak. Notable people with the title include:
E. V. Ramasami Naicker
M. A. Manickavelu Naicker
Sri Vikrama Rajasinha of Kandy
Raghunatha Nayak
Tirumala Nayaka

