Oumar Forename
Approximately 611,716 people bear this name
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Oumar is the Francophone West African transcription of the Arabic masculine name Umar (or Omar). It is one of the most popular names in Mali, Senegal, Guinea, and Niger.
The name is derived from the Arabic root 'mr, meaning 'life,' 'long-lived,' or 'flourishing.
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| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mali | 99% | 205,448 | 1:83 | 14 |
| Senegal | 100% | 101,431 | 1:144 | 30 |
| Guinea | 100% | 99,123 | 1:120 | 21 |
| Chad | 99% | 81,620 | 1:167 | 18 |
| Mauritania | 100% | 31,240 | 1:131 | 17 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 29,768 | 1:775 | 85 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 16,239 | 1:1,132 | 187 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 14,790 | 1:1,461 | 305 |
| Central African Republic | - | 10,376 | 1:435 | 180 |
| Niger | 94% | 6,484 | 1:2,959 | 413 |
| France | 100% | 2,981 | 1:22,298 | 973 |
| Morocco | 100% | 1,419 | 1:24,206 | 1,380 |
| Angola | - | 1,350 | 1:19,975 | 1,690 |
| Gabon | 100% | 1,203 | 1:1,566 | 378 |
| Spain | 100% | 1,026 | 1:45,351 | 1,887 |
| Togo | - | 907 | 1:7,982 | 1,208 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 874 | 1:35,255 | 4,434 |
| United States | 100% | 857 | 1:423,030 | 11,815 |
| Ghana | - | 843 | 1:32,012 | 2,007 |
| Congo | 100% | 619 | 1:8,092 | 1,094 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 609 | 1:121,228 | 6,137 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 572 | 1:310,427 | 11,433 |
| Djibouti | - | 239 | 1:3,831 | 444 |
| Benin | 100% | 235 | 1:45,004 | 3,648 |
| Belgium | 100% | 231 | 1:49,740 | 2,448 |
| Egypt | 100% | 217 | 1:423,507 | 12,330 |
| Canada | 50% | 167 | 1:198,403 | 7,601 |
| Brazil | 100% | 86 | 1:2,491,118 | 48,963 |
| England | 100% | 80 | 1:695,037 | 13,192 |
| Liberia | 100% | 72 | 1:61,279 | 3,055 |
| Germany | 100% | 43 | 1:2,248,323 | 12,451 |
| India | 99% | 42 | 1:28,925,666 | 600,494 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 36 | 1:198,666 | 12,927 |
| Italy | 99% | 31 | 1:1,969,745 | 13,753 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 31 | 1:1,702,849 | 21,555 |
| Uganda | 100% | 31 | 1:1,321,191 | 20,529 |
| Equatorial Guinea | - | 25 | 1:45,508 | 307 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 24 | 1:704,253 | 14,544 |
| South Africa | 100% | 23 | 1:2,370,985 | 66,309 |
| Sweden | 90% | 21 | 1:469,424 | 12,247 |
| Greece | 100% | 19 | 1:575,503 | 7,294 |
| Ethiopia | 100% | 16 | 1:6,097,508 | 12,067 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 16 | 1:513,344 | 8,079 |
| Qatar | 100% | 15 | 1:157,974 | 16,771 |
| Tunisia | 100% | 15 | 1:45,127 | 2,412 |
| Russia | 100% | 12 | 1:12,019,475 | 42,911 |
| Malaysia | 73% | 10 | 1:3,044,994 | 79,253 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 10 | 1:19,435,768 | 100,312 |
| Thailand | 100% | 10 | 1:7,006,581 | 112,087 |
| Algeria | 100% | 9 | 1:4,241,858 | 9,009 |
| Burundi | - | 9 | 1:1,100,729 | 1,050 |
| China | - | 9 | 1:151,783,976 | 66,907 |
| Gambia | - | 9 | 1:214,066 | 587 |
| Guinea-Bissau | - | 9 | 1:192,024 | 110 |
| Libya | - | 9 | 1:691,257 | 1,282 |
| Denmark | - | 8 | 1:706,187 | 9,598 |
| Iceland | - | 6 | 1:61,003 | 3,164 |
| Mauritius | - | 6 | 1:216,297 | 4,288 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 6 | 1:226,903 | 11,844 |
| Scotland | - | 5 | 1:1,070,073 | 10,235 |
| Ecuador | - | 4 | 1:4,431,730 | 16,276 |
| Finland | 100% | 4 | 1:1,370,796 | 11,464 |
| Guyana | - | 4 | 1:190,816 | 11,826 |
| Japan | - | 4 | 1:31,996,514 | 55,536 |
| Kuwait | - | 4 | 1:946,316 | 12,511 |
| Madagascar | - | 4 | 1:5,907,352 | 4,093 |
| Monaco | - | 4 | 1:9,616 | 1,312 |
| Philippines | 100% | 4 | 1:26,502,369 | 280,915 |
| Portugal | - | 4 | 1:2,602,716 | 8,189 |
| Rwanda | - | 4 | 1:2,842,858 | 2,668 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 4 | 1:1,772,166 | 913 |
| Sudan | - | 4 | 1:9,451,744 | 6,661 |
| Czechia | 100% | 3 | 1:3,552,054 | 6,491 |
| Israel | - | 3 | 1:2,800,973 | 24,529 |
| Lebanon | - | 3 | 1:1,875,857 | 11,580 |
| Mexico | 100% | 3 | 1:41,381,476 | 74,307 |
| Syria | - | 3 | 1:6,435,358 | 7,086 |
| Cape Verde | 100% | 2 | 1:264,576 | 4,841 |
| Kenya | - | 2 | 1:23,153,555 | 56,680 |
| Lithuania | - | 2 | 1:1,475,941 | 3,949 |
| Singapore | - | 2 | 1:3,143,527 | 27,876 |
| Ukraine | - | 2 | 1:22,749,954 | 22,291 |
| Zambia | - | 2 | 1:7,927,397 | 45,785 |
| Ireland | - | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| American Samoa | - | 1 | 1:55,845 | 3,376 |
| Argentina | - | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Austria | - | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| Bulgaria | - | 1 | 1:6,990,390 | 27,036 |
| Comoros | - | 1 | 1:761,339 | 901 |
| Cuba | - | 1 | 1:11,506,552 | 13,531 |
| Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 1 | 1:10,431,270 | 30,761 |
| Haiti | - | 1 | 1:10,726,953 | 41,696 |
| Luxembourg | - | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Mozambique | - | 1 | 1:27,243,357 | 5,091 |
| Norway | - | 1 | 1:5,132,329 | 37,513 |
| Peru | 100% | 1 | 1:31,791,454 | 110,866 |
| Poland | - | 1 | 1:38,027,112 | 9,241 |
| Serbia | - | 1 | 1:7,145,721 | 10,629 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Turkey | - | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Venezuela | - | 1 | 1:30,201,893 | 231,239 |
| Zimbabwe | - | 1 | 1:15,423,817 | 113,731 |
The alternate forms: Öumar (1) are calculated separately.
Oumar (180,327) may also be a surname.
Oumar Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Oumar is the Francophone West African transcription of the Arabic masculine name Umar (or Omar). It is one of the most popular names in Mali, Senegal, Guinea, and Niger.
The name is derived from the Arabic root 'mr, meaning 'life,' 'long-lived,' or 'flourishing.' It carries substantial historical and religious weight as it honors Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Caliph of Islam and a close companion of the prophet Muhammad.
The spelling 'Oumar' reflects the influence of the French language on the colonial history of West Africa, distinguishing it from the anglicized spelling 'Omar.'
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