Abu Omar Surname
Approximately 28,910 people bear this surname
Abu Omar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 25,870 | 1:3,554 | 479 |
| Palestine | 2,275 | 1:1,999 | 399 |
| Israel | 520 | 1:16,457 | 2,461 |
| Jordan | 193 | 1:45,816 | 4,799 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Yemen | 6 | 1:4,404,216 | 18,907 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
Abu Omar (16,126) may also be a first name.
Abu Omar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abu Omar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Abu Omar is most common in Egypt. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abu Omar? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 19,028th most frequently held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 252,077 people. Abu Omar is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Abu Omar reside; 89 percent reside in North Africa and 89 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 44,194th most widespread given name at a global level. It is borne by 16,126 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Egypt, where it is borne by 25,870 people, or 1 in 3,554. Without taking into account Egypt this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Palestine, where 8 percent live and Israel, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abou Omar | 94 | 4,148 | / |
| Abu Omair | 94 | 650 | / |
| Abu Amar | 88 | 1,954 | / |
| Abu-Omar | 88 | 44 | / |
| Abu Umar | 88 | 7 | / |
| Abu Ammar | 82 | 12,503 | / |
| Abu Ahmar | 82 | 4 | / |
| Abou Amar | 82 | 3 | / |
| Abou-Omar | 82 | 3 | / |
| Abu Umair | 82 | 2 | / |
| Abu Humar | 82 | 1 | / |
| Abu Asmar | 82 | 1 | / |
| Abu Humayr | 78 | 27 | / |
| Abou Ammar | 78 | 7 | / |
| Abu Hammar | 78 | 1 | / |
| Abu-Umar | 75 | 26 | / |
| Abu-Amar | 75 | 4 | / |
| Abu Amor | 75 | 1 | / |
| Abu-Hamar | 71 | 2 | / |
| Abou-Amar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abu Hamour | 67 | 4 | / |
| Abou-Hamar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abu-Hamour | 56 | 1 | / |
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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 Omar
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