Ouamar Surname

203,306th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,047 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Morocco

Ouamar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ouamar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria8721:44,3027,803
Morocco8181:42,1476,853
France1701:390,72257,689
Belgium831:138,51419,805
Philippines421:2,410,434128,915
Spain311:1,508,13046,256
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

Ouamar (1,082) may also be a first name.

Ouamar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ouamar (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﻤﺮ) is most common in Algeria. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ouamar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ouamar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 203,306th most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,560,110 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Ouamar are found; 83 percent are found in North Africa and 83 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 242,775th most widely held forename in the world. It is borne by 1,082 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Algeria, where it is carried by 872 people, or 1 in 44,302. In Algeria Ouamar is mostly concentrated in: Algiers Province, where 50 percent are found, Tizi Ouzou Province, where 21 percent are found and Béjaïa Province, where 16 percent are found. Outside of Algeria it is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 40 percent are found and France, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ouammar92168/
Ouaamar9242/
Ouasmar925/
Ouamart921/
Houamar921/
Oamar9170/
Gouaamar869/
Ouomar83341/
Aoumar83137/
Oamart833/
Ouamor832/
Auamar831/
Ohamar831/
Ouamour7760/
Goamarh779/
A'Oumar771/
Ohammar771/
Gaoumar771/
Gouomar771/
Ahoumar771/
Aoumare771/
Aomar731,006/
Ouammour716/
Ojhaamar713/
Ouammeur712/
Aahoumar711/
Aousmare711/
Aomare6710/
Aomarh674/
Oamore672/
Ayomar671/
Aomair671/
O'Amor671/
Ojomar671/
Aomard671/
Ohamor671/
Aomear671/

Ouamar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ouamar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻋﻤﺮmr66.67
ﺍﻋﻤﺮamr33.33

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ouamar
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