Omarov Surname

3,045th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 185,133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kazakhstan
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Omarov Surname User-submission:

The Omarov surname is formed from the Muslim male name Omar (Umar, Amar). It goes back to the Arabic word umrys, meaning 'life'. Consequently, Omar could be called a wise old man, a long-liver. This name belonged to the world famous Persian poet, mathematician, astronomer and philosopher - Omar Khayyam.

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Omarov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kazakhstan120,1341:1472
Russia57,0171:2,528246
Uzbekistan3,8691:7,9941,393
Azerbaijan1,7921:5,385554
Georgia1,2901:2,904563
Kyrgyzstan3111:19,2053,367
Ukraine2281:199,66127,022
Turkmenistan1571:34,962666
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Belarus411:231,73328,176
Bulgaria241:290,78814,851
Turkey181:4,323,412102,143
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Moldova131:273,95123,172
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Tajikistan91:931,8555,350
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Norway61:857,04855,549
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
China41:341,830,39216,990
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295

The alternate forms: Ömarov (4,335) are calculated separately.

Omarov Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Omarov surname is formed from the Muslim male name Omar (Umar, Amar). It goes back to the Arabic word umrys, meaning 'life'. Consequently, Omar could be called a wise old man, a long-liver. This name belonged to the world famous Persian poet, mathematician, astronomer and philosopher - Omar Khayyam.

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Omarov Last Name Facts

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

The surname Omarov (Georgian: ომაროვი, Russian: Омаров) is found in Kazakhstan more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Ömarov. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Omarov? popularity and diffusion

The surname Omarov is the 3,045th most prevalent last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 39,364 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 70 percent of Omarov live; 67 percent live in Central Asia and 67 percent live in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia.

The last name Omarov is most commonly used in Kazakhstan, where it is held by 120,134 people, or 1 in 147. In Kazakhstan it is most prevalent in: Akmola Region, where 63 percent live, South Kazakhstan Region, where 9 percent live and Almaty Region, where 7 percent live. Excluding Kazakhstan it is found in 43 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 31 percent live and Uzbekistan, where 2 percent live.

Omarov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Omarov surname is chiefly Muslim (99%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Omarov surname are 9.77% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 56.54% registered to vote for the party.

Omarov earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ömarov944,335/
Omarova9262,192/
Gomarov9265/
Oumarov9245/
Homarov925/
Osmarov922/
Oemarov921/
Omaarov921/
Gomarova8627/
Oumarova866/
Homarova863/
Omorov834,145/
Amarov83750/
Omerov83242/
Omarow83114/
Emarov8319/
Omarev839/
Omérov836/
Omarof832/
Omarav831/
Omorova774,686/
Ömarova774,508/
Amarova77472/
Gomorov7794/
Asmarov7745/
Ahmarov7738/
Omaroff7732/
Omarrow7725/
Omgorov7718/
Homerov7712/
Homarev7711/
Homarav7711/
Oomarow7710/
Homorov777/
Gamarov777/
Omaraev772/
Ammarov772/
Omaarof771/
Amarovs771/
Oumerov771/
Amharov771/
Omargow771/
Gomarof771/
Hohmarow71143/
Gomorova71123/
Hamarova7172/
Omgorova7150/
Ahmarova7142/
O'Marrow7111/
Ammarova7111/
Gammarov719/
Homorova717/
Gamarova713/
Otmoroov711/
Omourova711/
Amgarova711/
Gamaarov711/
Amaurova711/
Amarof67206/
Amerov67156/
Emerov6775/
Amarav6740/
Amorov6724/
Amarow6710/
Emarev675/
Amarop673/
Ömerov673/
Omarów671/
Hohmarrow671/
Ömarof671/

Omarov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Omarov in the Georgian language
ომაროვიomarovi98.17
ომაროვomarov1.83
Omarov in the Russian language
Омаровomarov-

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