Cognomen Naipaul (Naipaul 
) , in the world, is a rare family name. The last name Naipaul is characteristic of Trinidad and Tobago, where it is quite a common surname, Canada, where it is a rare surname, and the United States, where it is a very rare surname. Much less frequently, Naipaul is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Naipaul | United Kingdom, United States, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago, Canada |
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vidiadhar surajprasad naipaul British novelist and non-fiction writer (1932–2018), TT (b. 1932) |
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| johnny naipaul Guyanese cricketer (b. 1927) |
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| shiva naipaul Trinidad and Tobago writer, TT (b. 1945) |
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| nadira naipaul Pakistani journalist, KE (b. 1953) |
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