Oumare Surname
Approximately 57 people bear this surname
Oumare Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 22 | 1:186,130 | 9,575 |
| Niger | 22 | 1:872,364 | 19,806 |
| Ivory Coast | 6 | 1:3,845,205 | 48,272 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
Oumare (87) may also be a first name.
Oumare Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oumare Come From? nationality or country of origin
Oumare (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﻤﺎﺭ) occurs most in Mauritania. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oumare? popularity and diffusion
The last name Oumare is the 2,555,468th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Oumare reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 40 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 1,024,927th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 87 people.
The surname is most frequent in Mauritania, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 186,130. In Mauritania it is most frequent in: Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 73 percent live, Assaba Region, where 9 percent live and Adrar Region, where 5 percent live. Outside of Mauritania this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 39 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Oumare Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Oumare in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻋﻤﺎﺭ | mar | 50 |
| ﻋﻤﺮ | mr | 25 |
| ﻋﻤﺎﺭﻩ | marh | 18.75 |
| ﻋﻤﺎﺭﻱ | mary | 6.25 |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Oumare
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