Omal Surname
Approximately 2,969 people bear this surname
Omal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,654 | 1:23,603 | 3,396 |
| Philippines | 1,065 | 1:95,059 | 16,550 |
| Turkey | 54 | 1:1,441,137 | 57,155 |
| Cameroon | 45 | 1:461,535 | 38,189 |
| Afghanistan | 26 | 1:1,236,661 | 10,825 |
| Papua New Guinea | 23 | 1:354,509 | 47,011 |
| Pakistan | 20 | 1:8,932,194 | 45,447 |
| Indonesia | 19 | 1:6,960,484 | 292,931 |
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
| Iran | 11 | 1:6,980,229 | 145,986 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 30 | 1:1,673,956 | 87,330 |
The alternate forms: Ömal (1) are calculated separately.
Omal (3,894) may also be a first name.
Omal Demographics
Average Omal Salary in
United States
$20,350 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Omal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Omal in the Oriya language | ||
| ଓମାଲ | omala | - |
| Omal in the Hindi language | ||
| ओमल | omala | 90.57 |
| कोमल | komala | 3.77 |
| औमल | aumala | 3.77 |
| ओमाल | omala | 1.89 |
| Omal in the Marathi language | ||
| ओमल | omala | 68.42 |
| कोमल | komala | 26.32 |
| ोमल | omala | 5.26 |
| Omal in the Russian language | ||
| Омаль | omal | - |
| Omal in the Arabic language | ||
| اومال | awmal | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Omal
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