Omer Surname
Approximately 792,809 people bear this surname
Omer Surname Definition:
Magister Omerus clericus episcopi Aberdonensis, 1201-07, appears also as archdeacon of Aberdeen, c. 1204-11 (RAA., I, 39, 81 bis).
Read More About This SurnameOmer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sudan | 449,963 | 1:83 | 10 |
| Eritrea | 126,224 | 1:38 | 3 |
| Somaliland | 47,696 | 1:73 | 19 |
| Ethiopia | 42,177 | 1:2,313 | 405 |
| Saudi Arabia | 24,924 | 1:1,238 | 119 |
| Pakistan | 24,478 | 1:7,298 | 596 |
| Egypt | 20,623 | 1:4,458 | 590 |
| Israel | 16,876 | 1:507 | 12 |
| Libya | 13,199 | 1:473 | 82 |
| Somalia | 5,294 | 1:2,541 | 249 |
| Angola | 3,155 | 1:8,554 | 1,062 |
| India | 2,683 | 1:285,898 | 16,230 |
| Chad | 2,600 | 1:5,228 | 794 |
| United States | 2,088 | 1:173,591 | 17,467 |
| Iraq | 1,137 | 1:30,802 | 1,477 |
| England | 1,112 | 1:50,106 | 6,214 |
| Romania | 919 | 1:21,848 | 2,803 |
| Bangladesh | 901 | 1:176,867 | 6,245 |
| United Arab Emirates | 672 | 1:13,634 | 1,677 |
| Uganda | 612 | 1:63,790 | 7,273 |
| Oman | 569 | 1:6,481 | 922 |
| Qatar | 434 | 1:5,433 | 569 |
| Djibouti | 399 | 1:2,293 | 219 |
| France | 396 | 1:167,734 | 26,106 |
| Sweden | 348 | 1:28,295 | 2,312 |
| Canada | 341 | 1:108,052 | 11,605 |
| Bahrain | 338 | 1:3,990 | 671 |
| Sri Lanka | 292 | 1:71,262 | 7,441 |
| Greece | 278 | 1:39,855 | 6,405 |
| Kenya | 220 | 1:209,909 | 15,013 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Australia | 156 | 1:173,049 | 17,681 |
| Kuwait | 154 | 1:24,680 | 3,145 |
| Malaysia | 122 | 1:241,756 | 13,744 |
| DR Congo | 103 | 1:717,277 | 51,618 |
| Germany | 100 | 1:805,055 | 59,076 |
| Norway | 92 | 1:55,894 | 8,011 |
| South Africa | 83 | 1:652,743 | 48,091 |
| Netherlands | 77 | 1:219,314 | 29,463 |
| Denmark | 68 | 1:83,011 | 8,046 |
| Thailand | 54 | 1:1,308,118 | 185,513 |
| Burundi | 49 | 1:200,099 | 357 |
| Ivory Coast | 40 | 1:576,781 | 17,373 |
| Russia | 35 | 1:4,117,802 | 198,221 |
| Belgium | 33 | 1:348,383 | 38,592 |
| Cameroon | 30 | 1:692,302 | 50,404 |
| China | 29 | 1:47,149,020 | 2,555 |
| New Zealand | 26 | 1:174,166 | 18,836 |
| Afghanistan | 24 | 1:1,339,716 | 11,412 |
| Wales | 23 | 1:134,545 | 9,804 |
| Ireland | 22 | 1:214,043 | 8,362 |
| Finland | 20 | 1:274,835 | 20,939 |
| Switzerland | 20 | 1:410,646 | 30,429 |
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| Austria | 18 | 1:473,080 | 46,251 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 18 | 1:331,814 | 28,558 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Brazil | 15 | 1:14,271,622 | 267,944 |
| Scotland | 15 | 1:356,921 | 15,763 |
| Bulgaria | 14 | 1:498,493 | 22,004 |
| Jordan | 14 | 1:631,603 | 13,893 |
| Azerbaijan | 13 | 1:742,240 | 12,462 |
| North Macedonia | 13 | 1:161,652 | 11,967 |
| Albania | 10 | 1:291,406 | 15,585 |
| Kazakhstan | 10 | 1:1,768,250 | 83,699 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Lebanon | 8 | 1:704,635 | 14,756 |
| Croatia | 7 | 1:604,086 | 40,820 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1:3,349,249 | 20,155 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Syria | 6 | 1:3,216,837 | 11,326 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Kosovo | 4 | 1:465,467 | 10,032 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 60 | 1:406,256 | 24,311 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 262 | 1:191,674 | 16,822 |
The alternate forms: Ömer (1,358) & Omér (3) are calculated separately.
Omer (736,330) may also be a first name.
Omer Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Magister Omerus clericus episcopi Aberdonensis, 1201-07, appears also as archdeacon of Aberdeen, c. 1204-11 (RAA., I, 39, 81 bis).
Or St. Omer, armorially identified with Homer and St. Omer. See Homer.
A location name in Devon.
User-submitted Reference
The Omer surname means 'one who had long age' in Arabic.
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Omer Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Omer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Omer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Omer (Arabic: عومر, Georgian: ომერ, Hindi: ओमर, Marathi: ओमेर, Russian: Омер) is most common in Sudan. It may occur as: Ömer or Omér. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Omer? popularity and diffusion
It is the 688th most frequently occurring surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 9,192 people. The last name Omer is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Omer are found; 61 percent are found in North Africa and 61 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Omer is also the 1,292nd most frequently held forename globally, borne by 736,330 people.
Omer is most numerous in Sudan, where it is borne by 449,963 people, or 1 in 83. Excluding Sudan it is found in 120 countries. It is also found in Eritrea, where 16 percent reside and Somaliland, where 6 percent reside.
Omer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Omer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Omer surname increased 797 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,853 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Omer Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Omer surname are 10.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.38% registered with the political party.
The amount Omer earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 25.98% less than the national average, earning 256,181 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 15.04% more than the national average, earning R 273,384 per year; in Colombia they earn 9.94% more than the national average, earning $24,959,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.88% more than the national average, earning $44,823 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.88% less than the national average, earning $41,296 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Omer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Omer in the Georgian language | ||
| ომერ | omer | - |
| Omer in the Marathi language | ||
| ओमेर | omera | - |
| Omer in the Hindi language | ||
| ओमर | omara | 85.71 |
| ओमेर | omera | 12.24 |
| उमर | umara | 2.04 |
| Omer in the Russian language | ||
| Омер | omer | - |
| Omer in the Arabic language | ||
| عومر | wmr | - |
| اومر | awmr | - |
| اومير | awmyr | - |
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