Omal Surname

148,857th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,969 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Omal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1,6541:23,6033,396
Philippines1,0651:95,05916,550
Turkey541:1,441,13757,155
Cameroon451:461,53538,189
Afghanistan261:1,236,66110,825
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
Pakistan201:8,932,19445,447
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
India161:47,941,586492,263
Iran111:6,980,229145,986
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Monaco11:37,0664,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

The alternate forms: Ömal (1) are calculated separately.

Omal (3,894) may also be a first name.

Omal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Omal (Arabic: اومال, Hindi: ओमल, Marathi: ओमल, Oriya: ଓମାଲ, Russian: Омаль) is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Ömal. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Omal? popularity and diffusion

It is the 148,857th most commonly used last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,454,546 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 58 percent of Omal are found; 56 percent are found in East Africa and 44 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Omal is also the 112,345th most commonly used forename worldwide. It is borne by 3,894 people.

The last name is most common in Uganda, where it is held by 1,654 people, or 1 in 23,603. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Gulu District, where 18 percent live, Kitgum District, where 15 percent live and Lamwo District, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda this surname is found in 28 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 36 percent live and Turkey, where 2 percent live.

Omal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Omal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Omal last name declined 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Omal Last Name Statistics demography

Omal earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 52.84% less than the national average, earning $20,350 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ömal921/
Omale8941,092/
Gomal89303/
Ommal89264/
Homal89106/
Omeal8935/
Omall8935/
Omgal8915/
Omail8911/
Oumal899/
Otmal897/
Osmal896/
Oimal894/
Omaal892/
Omaul892/
Omhal891/
Oomal891/
Omald890/
Osmail801,178/
Ousmal80390/
Oumale80215/
Outmal80204/
Omalle80111/
Goumal8083/
Homale8023/
Houmal8022/
Gomall8018/
Homeal8016/
Homail8014/
Omaale8013/
O'meal8010/
Ommale809/
Omaile807/
Hoimal805/
Oommal804/
Othmal804/
Oummal804/
Gomail804/
Omaule803/
Omatil803/
Osmale803/
Omhall802/
Oumail802/
Oemajl801/
Goimal801/
Gommal801/
Hommal801/
Oomale801/
Ommail801/
Oimale801/
Oimall801/
Osmaal801/
Osmmal801/
Omasil801/
Omagli801/
Gomayl801/
Osmalt800/
Osmald800/
Amal7587,499/
Umal753,033/
Emal752,238/
Omol751,188/
Ümal7520/
Ousmaal73516/
Omachel73366/
Homhaul73169/
Ousmail7351/
Oummale7350/
Omachil7344/
Omaille7325/
Hoomale7321/
Omacell736/
Omalova735/
Oumalle735/
Ousmale734/
Houmale733/
Housmal732/
Hotmail732/
Ousmaãl731/
Ousmaïl731/
Homatel731/
Hoummal731/
Omalowa731/
Oumaale731/
O'Maill731/
O'Malle731/
Omatell731/
Osmaile731/
Oismail731/
Hosmail731/
Gohmaul730/
Homaile730/
Gamal67628,210/
Hamal6729,993/
Omole6719,754/
Umale6712,475/
Ammal6712,098/
Hemal6711,400/
Amale677,658/
Asmal673,796/
Aamal672,714/
Ummal671,931/
Email671,824/
Amhal671,627/
Humal67886/
Gumal67835/
Uimal67692/
Homol67587/
Ameal67483/
Amaal67321/
Amail67291/
Ahmal67213/
Emeal67126/
Homassel67114/
Amall6761/
Atmal6758/
Omoll6755/
Aumal6754/
Emmal6753/
Houmault6750/
Gomol6748/
O'Maille6735/
Oummalle6735/
Usmal6735/
Umalt6730/
Oumol6726/
Uumal6722/
Aemal6722/
Osmól6720/
Umail6713/
Amgal6711/
Omoul679/
Umalh675/
Ağmal675/
Umhal674/
Umall674/
Amalh674/
Amald674/
Ousmaile674/
Amaul673/
Ujmal673/
Amalt673/
Omeil673/
Omojl673/
Osmol673/
Omeul672/
Uomol672/
Amaël672/
Omgol671/
Amasl671/
Amatl671/
Umatl671/
Hémal671/
Hámal671/
Homalowa671/
Omold671/
Ommol671/
Ousmaail671/
Ousmeall671/
Emaal671/
Ehmal671/

Omal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Omal in the Oriya language
ଓମାଲomala-
Omal in the Hindi language
ओमलomala90.57
कोमलkomala3.77
औमलaumala3.77
ओमालomala1.89
Omal in the Marathi language
ओमलomala68.42
कोमलkomala26.32
ोमलomala5.26
Omal in the Russian language
Омальomal-
Omal in the Arabic language
اومالawmal-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Omal
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