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Where Does The Last Name Omar Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Omar (Arabic: عَمرْ, Bengali: ওমর, Georgian: ომარ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﻤﺎﺭ, Hindi: ओमर, Marathi: ओमर, Oriya: ଓମର, Russian: Омар) occurs in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Ömar. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Omar? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Omar is the 304^th most commonly used last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 4,196 people. The last name Omar occurs predominantly in Africa, where 69 percent of Omar live; 34 percent live in East Africa and 31 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Omar is also the 126^th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 3,423,007 people.

The last name Omar is most numerous in Egypt, where it is held by 363,193 people, or 1 in 253. Apart from Egypt this surname occurs in 178 countries. It also occurs in Somalia, where 14 percent reside and Kenya, where 7 percent reside.

Omar Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Omar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Omar last name grew 7,250 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 64,400 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 2,500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 4,600 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Omar Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Omar surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Muslim (91%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Muslim (83%) in Kenya, Sunni (77%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Omar surname are 0.4% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.83% registered with the political party.

The amount Omar earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 79.81% less than the national average, earning €6,063 per year; in Norway they earn 27.06% less than the national average, earning 252,435 kr per year; in Peru they earn 55.54% less than the national average, earning S/. 8,618 per year; in South Africa they earn 36.85% more than the national average, earning R 325,200 per year; in Colombia they earn 25.33% less than the national average, earning $16,951,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.23% less than the national average, earning $39,599 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.35% less than the national average, earning $43,545 CAD per year.