Oumghar Surname

172,115th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,500 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Oumghar Surname User-submission:

Oumghar comes from the Berbers language. Oumghar or Amghar, meaning 'wise old man', the name of Amghar (old man) giving to the wise old man of the village. When North Africa was colonised by the French, the French authority began to register the native Berbers and all wise men of every village in Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia, were giving the name of Oumghar.

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Oumghar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco2,2491:15,3302,288
Algeria1331:290,46328,978
France741:897,604104,173
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
England81:6,964,757184,742
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Saint Pierre and Miquelon11:6,399357

Oumghar (35) may also be a first name.

Oumghar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Oumghar comes from the Berbers language. Oumghar or Amghar, meaning 'wise old man', the name of Amghar (old man) giving to the wise old man of the village. When North Africa was colonised by the French, the French authority began to register the native Berbers and all wise men of every village in Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia, were giving the name of Oumghar. Even though most of these old men had surnames given to them by their fathers.

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Oumghar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oumghar has its highest incidence in Morocco. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Oumghar.

How Common Is The Last Name Oumghar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 172,115th most widely held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,915,018 people. Oumghar is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Oumghar are found; 95 percent are found in North Africa and 95 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 1,744,716th most common first name throughout the world, held by 35 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Morocco, where it is held by 2,249 people, or 1 in 15,330. Apart from Morocco this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 5 percent reside and France, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goumghar931,265/
Oumgar925/
Umghar922/
Omghar921/
Outmghart882/
Goumgar864/
Gomghar861/
Omgar8316/
Umgar831/
Oumghour801/
Goumghor801/
Amghar7719,305/
Ummgar779/
Omgard776/
Unghar773/
Onghar771/
Omngar771/
Amghare71211/
Goungar7120/
Hunghar7120/
Unghare719/
Utimgar717/
Amghair714/
Onghare712/
Gonghar712/
Omgaard711/
Oungart711/
Oungare711/
Amgahar711/
Uyamgar711/
Homgard711/
Unghart710/
Ungar677,073/
Ongar67921/
Amgar67775/
Homgaard672/
Aamghare672/
Hongchar671/
Ongchart671/
Omgor671/
Aitmghar671/

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