Omara Surname

5,941st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94,877 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Omara Surname Definition:

(Irish) Grandson of Meadhair (mirth).

Omara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda42,2731:92482
Egypt34,0161:2,703375
Sudan7,8401:4,784686
United States4,5061:80,4399,153
Saudi Arabia2,7431:11,2491,553
Kenya1,1351:40,6874,266
Algeria1,0031:38,5166,973
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
England1591:350,42825,285
Nigeria1351:1,312,16951,890
Australia1161:232,72221,885
Tanzania841:630,25738,555
United Arab Emirates681:134,73911,022
Ireland661:71,3484,439
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Canada571:646,41452,764
India541:14,204,914239,375
Qatar411:57,5125,907
Indonesia411:3,225,590176,839
Papua New Guinea401:203,84328,184
France361:1,845,076161,051
Niger191:1,010,10622,252
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Oman121:307,3314,704
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Libya91:693,7751,982
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Iran51:15,356,505213,424
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Comoros41:187,381421
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
China31:455,773,85521,925
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Guam11:160,1214,893
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5461:91,9769,439

The alternate forms: Omarâ (9) are calculated separately.

Omara (3,968) may also be a first name.

Omara Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish) Grandson of Meadhair (mirth).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Omara Last Name Facts

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

The surname Omara (Bengali: ওমরা, Georgian: ომარა, Hindi: ओमारा, Marathi: ओमरा, Oriya: ଓମରା, Russian: Омара) occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Omarâ. Click here for other possible spellings of Omara.

How Common Is The Last Name Omara? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,941st most common last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 76,810 people. The surname Omara occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Omara reside; 46 percent reside in East Africa and 44 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Omara is also the 110,991st most commonly held first name on earth, held by 3,968 people.

Omara is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 42,273 people, or 1 in 924. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Lira District, where 16 percent reside, Oyam District, where 13 percent reside and Apac District, where 10 percent reside. Not including Uganda Omara exists in 81 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 36 percent reside and Sudan, where 8 percent reside.

Omara Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Omara has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Omara last name grew 825 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Omara Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (63%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Omara last name are 7.54% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.31% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Omara earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 14.97% more than the national average, earning R 273,216 per year; in United States they earn 10.27% more than the national average, earning $47,580 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.23% more than the national average, earning $67,186 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Omarâ939/
Oumara9115,145/
O'Mara916,418/
Omeara915,915/
Gomara911,266/
Omarah91729/
Omaira91485/
Omarza91182/
Omarra91160/
Omarat91139/
Omaraa91122/
Homara9127/
Omayra9118/
Omaraj919/
Osmara919/
Omaara917/
Omarad916/
Omaera915/
Omaray915/
Ohmara914/
Oimara913/
Omarai912/
Ommara912/
Omaura912/
Oomara912/
Omgara911/
Otmara911/
Omaras911/
Omarau911/
Omarga911/
Omajra911/
Uomara911/
Omairat832,579/
Homaira832,353/
Homayra831,355/
Omarzai831,341/
O'Marra83187/
Homaray83170/
Omayrat83167/
O'Marah8373/
Omarrah8370/
Goumara8334/
Omarach8317/
Oummara8315/
Omarzay8313/
Oumarai8310/
Oumarah839/
Omaruha838/
Homaraj837/
Oimarau837/
Oumaara836/
Gomaraj835/
Oumaira835/
Oumaray834/
Omayrah834/
O'Maera834/
Omearaa833/
Homeara833/
Ouymara833/
Osmaira832/
Houmara832/
Oumarea832/
Gomarra832/
Oumarha831/
Gomaira831/
Gomaray831/
Gommara831/
Omairah831/
Omarauh831/
Omahara831/
Hosmara831/
Hoomara831/
Homarau831/
Oomarra831/
Omaraha831/
Omarahí831/
Omairad831/
Oumahra831/
Oumarat831/
Oumarau831/
Oumaraz831/
Oumarra831/
Oumarza831/
Oumatra831/
Ousmara831/
O'Mgara831/
Gomarai831/
Gomgara831/
D'Omara831/
Ommarah831/
Omarrat830/
Omari80267,385/
Umara80237,439/
Omary80179,122/
Amara80162,162/
Emara8066,666/
Omare808,158/
Omera801,780/
Omaro80874/
Omora80116/
Omaré802/
Àmara801/
Ámara801/
Homareau7735/
O'Marrah7715/
Oumairat7712/
Houmaira772/
Oemairah771/
Homairah771/
Houmarga771/
Omayratt771/
Omairath771/
Goumarai771/
Goumarra771/
Goumgara771/
Houmaera770/
Asmara7343,476/
Gomora735,541/
Ammara733,592/
Amarat733,209/
Emarah732,640/
Amhara732,254/
Homera731,712/
Amarga731,609/
Gamara731,593/
Hamara731,187/
Oumari731,113/
Umarat73797/
Gomare73791/
Aamara73672/
Gomari73637/
Omarou73590/
Hemara73582/
Umarai73580/
Amarah73501/
Amaraa73490/
Oumaro73472/
Humara73454/
Amarra73425/
Homora73382/
Omairi73356/
Amarha73335/
Ummara73315/
Emaraa73307/
Umaras73305/
Umarah73286/
Gumara73265/
Omario73263/
Omoera73253/
Omeira73252/
Omaree73240/
Amaira73228/
Umaira73220/
Emaira73218/
Omerah73193/
Umaray73193/
Umarau73178/
Amarad73165/
Emmara73157/
O'Mary73148/
Amaray73137/
Umarad73122/
Omaris73115/
Amarza73111/
Otmary73107/
Amarai7396/
Osmari7393/
Omarie7393/
Omoura7391/
Omarei7391/
Homari7374/
Amaras7368/
Omairo7367/
Omarro7360/
Atmara7359/
Omareh7359/
O'Mera7357/
Umaraj7357/
Oumare7357/
Omeera7352/
Ommari7351/
Amaraj7351/
Usmara7349/
Amayra7343/
Emaray7340/
Umarga7338/
Emaera7338/
Omorah7332/
Omhare7329/
Amarau7328/
Umayra7325/
Homare7324/
Amgara7323/
Omearo7322/
Ommary7321/
Omairy7321/
Amasra7320/
Amaara7319/
Umarap7317/
Omaire7317/
Omaret7315/
Emarai7315/
Amaraz7314/
Omarzi7314/
Oemary7313/
Gomaro7313/
Ahmara7313/
Omarey7312/
Amaroa7312/
Oimari7312/
Omahre7310/
Ameara7310/
Omares739/
Oumary738/
Otmari736/
Emaara736/
Homaro736/
Umaraz736/
Omarry735/
Osmare735/
Omarit735/
Omaroo734/
Oemari734/
Amaera734/
Osmaro734/
Gomary734/
Umaraa734/
Emeara734/
Omayri734/
Omarii734/
O'Mora733/
O'Mari733/
Omeary733/
Umhara733/
Amarap733/
Osmary733/
Omariy733/
Omhari733/
Omeray733/
Omaari733/
E'Mara732/
Omeare732/
Omerra732/
Omaryi732/
Omarzy732/
Amaura732/
Umaroa732/
Amahra732/
Utmara732/
Aumara732/
Omariz732/
Oumora732/
O'Mare732/
Omerai732/
Umarra732/
Oymare732/
Homary732/
Omarer731/
Emhara731/
Omhera731/
Eumara731/
Omeari731/
Umahra731/
Omuora731/
Umaara731/
Omarge731/
Omasre731/
Omgaro731/
Amaraç731/
Omarej731/
Omarhi731/
Omarri731/
Gomarj731/
Omoray731/
Omaros731/
Omarze731/
Omohra731/
Ommera731/
Aàmara731/
Amarea731/
Uumara731/
Umarha731/
Umarza731/
Omargi731/
Omarho731/
Omauri731/
Omgari731/
Emarra731/
Ommare730/
Ohmare730/
Oimary730/
Omorra730/
Houmaraha711/
Oumarou67592,430/
Gamarra67111,010/
Humaira6713,123/
Hamarat676,739/
Humayra675,827/
Hamarah671,360/
Hamaura671,325/
Goumari67730/
Gamarga67582/
Hamaira67506/
Omeirat67437/
Umairah67386/
Homerai67340/
Houmari67297/
Gamarai67289/
Hamarai67280/
Hemmara67249/
Amarray67243/
Amatrat67205/
Houmare67204/
Amayrah67201/
Hamaraj67186/
Amarrah67159/
Hamaras67148/
Oumarri67136/
Hasmara67124/
Ummarad6796/
Umarzai6796/
Omoerah6790/
Aumarau6786/
Goumare6786/
Ammarat6780/
Ummaira6771/
Amaraja6762/
Asmaray6761/
Hammara6759/
Gamaraj6757/
Ummarah6755/
Atmarad6754/
Utmarat6749/
Aamarah6748/
Amatray6744/
Ummaraj6741/
Hemaray6739/
Ammarah6737/
Homoraš6737/
Gumaray6736/
Hamarau6736/
Gamaray6729/
Emahara6729/
Oumeira6728/
Gamaura6728/
Umaraph6727/
O'Marro6727/
Gomgora6725/
Amaraya6724/
Omaharo6724/
Oimarou6724/
Haumara6723/
Ummaras6723/
Amaraha6723/
Humarau6723/
Omarish6721/
Hamaray6720/
Aamarha6719/
Omahare6718/
Uomarou6718/
Ummarap6717/
Oumoura6717/
Gammara6716/
Goumary6716/
Gommare6715/
Omarieh6715/
Humarah6715/
Umarzay6715/
Oumairi6714/
Gommari6713/
Gumaira6712/
Omeyrat6712/
Ummarai6712/
Gomariy6711/
Amaratt6711/
Omuorah6711/
Gomorra6710/
Amarapp6710/
Amaraih6710/
Homoras6710/
Umaraus6710/
Umaraai6710/
Gamarau6710/
Amarays6710/
Humarra679/
Amarais679/
Amarass679/
Oumaroi679/
Umaraas679/
Oummari679/
Oimauri678/
Ummarat678/
O'Meare677/
Ummarau677/
Houmaro677/
Oumaroy677/
Oemauri677/
Asmarat677/
Oumaree677/
Amairah676/
Ummarza676/
Amharai676/
Amharay676/
Amaraus676/
Oumarot676/
D'Amara675/
Ummarga675/
Omarrie675/
Amaraut675/
Amahara675/
Ommarou675/
Omarych674/
Hummara674/
Amaraay674/
Atmarat674/
Hamarra674/
Umarajh674/
Amarach674/
Homaire674/
Umgaray674/
Amaarad674/
Amaaras674/
Amearas674/
Amarrat674/
Gomairi674/
Homairy674/
Amairha673/
Umahara673/
Ahamara673/
Hemarah673/
Oumaruo673/
Oomarou673/
Amarrza673/
Gumaraj672/
Asmaira672/
Humaraj672/
Homaroy672/
Omhatre672/
Omarous672/
Homarie672/
Emairra672/
Omeurah672/
Gomairo672/
Oumaroo672/
Asmarai672/
Ammmara672/
Emaurai672/
Umaraya671/
Uimaraj671/
O'Mehra671/
Oumaare671/
Oumaire671/
Omahary671/
Omarich671/
Omayris671/
Oimauro671/
Hemarai671/
Hotmare671/
Homares671/
Homeray671/
Homorat671/
Hoomari671/
Hoomera671/
Emairha671/
Emmaraj671/
Gamgara671/
Hamaraz671/
Goimary671/
Gomaari671/
Aamaraa671/
Amairap671/
Amaradd671/
Amaradh671/
Amaraph671/
Amarayt671/
Amarraj671/
Ammaraj671/
Umaraij671/
Umaraiy671/
Umarapp671/
Umharaj671/
Ummeara671/
Umaarai671/
Hhemara671/
Othmaro671/
Eumaura671/
Osmaris671/
Humarad671/
Homarou671/
Homoyra671/
Omarhiz671/
Omaroth671/
Omarzei671/
Omeirad671/
Oumarod671/
Oumaroj671/
Oumarui671/
Oumasri671/
Oumatre671/
Oymarou671/
Ojmarou671/
Oimaret671/
O'Meary671/
O'Merra671/
Uimaray671/
Umaradh671/
Umarahu671/
Umaraip671/
Umarais671/
Umarait671/
Umaraiz671/
Uomaruo671/
Hamarad671/
Hamaera671/
Gomaïro671/
Gohmari671/
Goimare671/
Emaeraj671/
Ahumara671/
Amarzai671/
Amarzay671/
Amearai671/
Amaurat671/
Amaraai671/
Amarait671/
Amaraiz671/
Amhaira671/
Ammarha671/
Ammhara671/
Aamarat671/
Omarzui671/
Gomarey671/
Oumgari671/
Hosmari671/
Omoraya671/
Homaris671/
Hemaira671/
Gomorai671/
Amairat671/
Oumarre671/
Umayrah671/
Umarrah671/
Asmarad671/
Amaarah671/
Aumaira671/
Aummara671/
Humgara671/
Homeira670/
Amaraux670/
Omearee670/

Omara Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Omara in the Georgian language
ომარაomara-
Omara in the Bengali language
ওমরাomara-
Omara in the Oriya language
ଓମରାomara-
Omara in the Marathi language
ओमराomara-
Omara in the Hindi language
ओमाराomara80
Omara in the Russian language
Омараomara-

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