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

The surname Omar (Arabic: عَمرْ, Bengali: ওমর, Georgian: ომარ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﻤﺎﺭ, Hindi: ओमर, Marathi: ओमर, Oriya: ଓମର, Russian: Омар) is found most frequently in Egypt. It may also occur as a variant: Ömar. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

This surname is the 304^th most commonly used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,196 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Omar are found; 34 percent are found in East Africa and 31 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Omar is also the 126^th most commonly used given name throughout the world It is held 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. Not including Egypt Omar exists in 178 countries. It is also common in Somalia, where 14 percent live and Kenya, where 7 percent live.

Omar Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Omar has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 7,250 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 64,400 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 2,500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 4,600 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Omar Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly 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 bearing the Omar last name are 0.4% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.83% registered to vote for 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.