Al Omar Surname
Approximately 31,956 people bear this surname
Al Omar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syria | 22,375 | 1:863 | 106 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2,584 | 1:11,941 | 1,646 |
| Kuwait | 2,584 | 1:1,471 | 164 |
| Lebanon | 1,696 | 1:3,324 | 629 |
| Palestine | 1,255 | 1:3,625 | 802 |
| Jordan | 1,041 | 1:8,494 | 1,619 |
| United Arab Emirates | 201 | 1:45,583 | 4,611 |
| Yemen | 118 | 1:223,943 | 8,943 |
| Iraq | 31 | 1:1,129,731 | 13,630 |
| Sweden | 18 | 1:547,042 | 39,827 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
Al Omar (14) may also be a first name.
Al Omar Demographics
Al Omar Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Al Omar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Omar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Al Omar occurs in Syria more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Omar? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 17,344th most commonly held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 228,049 people. Al Omar occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Omar are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 83 percent are found in Levant. Al Omar is also the 3,024,661st most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 14 people.
It is most numerous in Syria, where it is carried by 22,375 people, or 1 in 863. In Syria it is most common in: Aleppo Governorate, where 83 percent reside, Homs Governorate, where 15 percent reside and Damascus Governorate, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Syria this surname occurs in 31 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 8 percent reside and Kuwait, where 8 percent reside.
Al Omar Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Al Omar surname is primarily Sunni (98%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Omair | 93 | 1,950 | / |
| Al Oumar | 93 | 1 | / |
| Al-Omar | 86 | 2,915 | / |
| Al Umar | 86 | 280 | / |
| Al Amar | 86 | 135 | / |
| Al Omor | 86 | 4 | / |
| Al Asmar | 80 | 11,602 | / |
| Al Ammar | 80 | 5,654 | / |
| Al-Omair | 80 | 2,068 | / |
| Al Ahmar | 80 | 780 | / |
| Al Hamar | 80 | 63 | / |
| Al Gamar | 80 | 5 | / |
| Al Umair | 80 | 4 | / |
| Al Amart | 80 | 2 | / |
| Al-Homar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al Omour | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al Omeir | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al-Omare | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al Atmar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al Amare | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al Amear | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al A'Mar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al Amair | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al Gammar | 75 | 15 | / |
| Al Humair | 75 | 4 | / |
| Al Hammar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Al-Amar | 71 | 215 | / |
| Al Amayreh | 71 | 6 | / |
| Al Amaireh | 71 | 5 | / |
| Al-Umar | 71 | 2 | / |
| Al-Ammar | 67 | 1,212 | / |
| Al-Asmar | 67 | 460 | / |
| Al-Ahmar | 67 | 246 | / |
| Al-Hamar | 67 | 92 | / |
| Al Amour | 67 | 27 | / |
| Al Ameir | 67 | 2 | / |
| Al-Umair | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al-Gumar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al-Amare | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al-Emair | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al-Gamar | 67 | 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 Al Omar
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