Abu Amar Surname

211,122nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,954 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Palestine
Highest density in:
Palestine

Abu Amar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abu Amar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Palestine1,0101:4,5041,029
Israel9321:9,1821,419
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Abu Amar (97) may also be a first name.

Abu Amar Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Abu Amar Come From? nationality or country of origin

Abu Amar is found in Palestine more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abu Amar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Abu Amar is the 211,122nd most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,729,553 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Abu Amar reside; 99 percent reside in West Asia and 52 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 962,660th most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 97 people.

The surname is most frequent in Palestine, where it is held by 1,010 people, or 1 in 4,504. In Palestine Abu Amar is primarily concentrated in: North Gaza Governorate, where 49 percent reside, Gaza Governorate, where 26 percent reside and Deir al-Balah Governorate, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Palestine it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 48 percent reside and Egypt, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abu Ammar9412,503/
Abu Ahmar944/
Abou Amar943/
Abu Asmar941/
Abou Ammar897/
Abu Hammar891/
Abu Omar8828,910/
Abu-Amar884/
Abu Amor881/
Abou Omar824,148/
Abu Omair82650/
Abu-Hamar822/
Abou-Amar821/
Abu Hamour784/
Abou-Hamar781/
Abu-Omar7544/
Abou-Omar713/
Abu-Hamour671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Abu Amar
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