Omara Surname
Approximately 94,877 people bear this surname
Omara Surname Definition:
(Irish) Grandson of Meadhair (mirth).
Omara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 42,273 | 1:924 | 82 |
| Egypt | 34,016 | 1:2,703 | 375 |
| Sudan | 7,840 | 1:4,784 | 686 |
| United States | 4,506 | 1:80,439 | 9,153 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2,743 | 1:11,249 | 1,553 |
| Kenya | 1,135 | 1:40,687 | 4,266 |
| Algeria | 1,003 | 1:38,516 | 6,973 |
| Morocco | 204 | 1:169,000 | 29,345 |
| England | 159 | 1:350,428 | 25,285 |
| Nigeria | 135 | 1:1,312,169 | 51,890 |
| Australia | 116 | 1:232,722 | 21,885 |
| Tanzania | 84 | 1:630,257 | 38,555 |
| United Arab Emirates | 68 | 1:134,739 | 11,022 |
| Ireland | 66 | 1:71,348 | 4,439 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| Canada | 57 | 1:646,414 | 52,764 |
| India | 54 | 1:14,204,914 | 239,375 |
| Qatar | 41 | 1:57,512 | 5,907 |
| Indonesia | 41 | 1:3,225,590 | 176,839 |
| Papua New Guinea | 40 | 1:203,843 | 28,184 |
| France | 36 | 1:1,845,076 | 161,051 |
| Niger | 19 | 1:1,010,106 | 22,252 |
| Netherlands | 16 | 1:1,055,448 | 66,951 |
| Oman | 12 | 1:307,331 | 4,704 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Libya | 9 | 1:693,775 | 1,982 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Iran | 5 | 1:15,356,505 | 213,424 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Comoros | 4 | 1:187,381 | 421 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 1:3,010,545 | 7,383 |
| Lesotho | 2 | 1:1,016,279 | 21,693 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 546 | 1:91,976 | 9,439 |
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).
Omara Demographics
Average Male Omara Height
178.4 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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 more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Omarâ. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Omara? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,941st most commonly used last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 76,810 people. The surname Omara occurs predominantly 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 frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 3,968 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 42,273 people, or 1 in 924. In Uganda it is most common in: Lira District, where 16 percent are found, Oyam District, where 13 percent are found and Apac District, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Uganda it occurs in 81 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 36 percent are found and Sudan, where 8 percent are found.
Omara Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Omara has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Omara surname grew 825 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Omara Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Omara surname is principally Christian (63%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Omara last name are 7.54% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.31% being registered to vote for the 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
Omara Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Omara in the Georgian language | ||
| ომარა | omara | - |
| Omara in the Bengali language | ||
| ওমরা | omara | - |
| Omara in the Oriya language | ||
| ଓମରା | omara | - |
| Omara in the Marathi language | ||
| ओमरा | omara | - |
| Omara in the Hindi language | ||
| ओमारा | omara | 80 |
| Omara in the Russian language | ||
| Омара | omara | - |
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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
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