Omar Farah Surname
Approximately 257 people bear this surname
Omar Farah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 245 | 1:54,906 | 2,420 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Omar Farah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Omar Farah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Omar Farah is more frequently found in Somalia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Omar Farah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Omar Farah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 996,001st most commonly held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 28,356,210 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Omar Farah are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in Cushitic Africa.
The last name Omar Farah is most frequently held in Somalia, where it is borne by 245 people, or 1 in 54,906. Outside of Somalia this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 2 percent live and Ethiopia, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omar Afrah | 90 | 2 | / |
| Omri Farha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Omarfreh | 78 | 1 | / |
| Omarifar | 78 | 1 | / |
| Amaro Faria | 76 | 6 | / |
| Umar Faru | 74 | 5 | / |
| Amir Farhi | 70 | 1 | / |
| Umarfari | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omeri Ferra | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Omar Farah
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