Al Umar Surname

937,786th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 280 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Al Umar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Umar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen1571:168,3147,960
Syria981:196,9493,991
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Al Umar (45) may also be a first name.

Al Umar Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Al Umar Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Al Umar is more commonly found in Yemen than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Al Umar.

How Common Is The Last Name Al Umar? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 937,786th most commonly used last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 26,026,950 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Al Umar are found; 97 percent are found in West Asia and 61 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. Al Umar is also the 1,504,468th most frequently occurring forename at a global level, borne by 45 people.

The last name Al Umar is most prevalent in Yemen, where it is held by 157 people, or 1 in 168,314. In Yemen Al Umar is mostly found in: Taiz Governorate, where 83 percent are found, Sana'a Governorate, where 15 percent are found and Abyan Governorate, where 1 percent are found. Not including Yemen this surname exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Syria, where 35 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Umair934/
Al Oumar931/
Al Humair884/
Al Omar8631,956/
Al-Umar862/
Al Omair801,950/
Al-Gumar801/
Al-Umair801/
Al-Omar712,915/
Al Omor714/
Al Imor712/
Al-Imar711/
Al-Omair672,068/
Al-Homar671/
Al Omour671/
Al Omeir671/
Al-Imoor531/

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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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  • 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 Umar
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