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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Average Male Omer Height
174.38 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Omer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Omer Come From? nationality or country of origin
Omer (Arabic: عومر, Georgian: ომერ, Hindi: ओमर, Marathi: ओमेर, Russian: Омер) is held by more people in Sudan than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Ömer or Omér. For other potential spellings of Omer click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Omer? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 688th most common family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 9,192 people. The surname Omer occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Omer reside; 61 percent reside in North Africa and 61 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 1,292nd most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 736,330 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Sudan, where it is carried by 449,963 people, or 1 in 83. Apart from Sudan this last name is found in 120 countries. It also occurs in Eritrea, where 16 percent are found and Somaliland, where 6 percent are found.
Omer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Omer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held 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 adherence of those holding the Omer surname is primarily Muslim (100%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Omer surname are 10.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.38% registered to vote for 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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