Umar Surname
Approximately 2,091,139 people bear this surname
Umar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,870,193 | 1:95 | 9 |
| Indonesia | 75,565 | 1:1,750 | 196 |
| Pakistan | 55,363 | 1:3,227 | 372 |
| India | 52,157 | 1:14,707 | 1,210 |
| Ethiopia | 8,693 | 1:11,221 | 1,672 |
| Ghana | 6,927 | 1:3,901 | 569 |
| Sudan | 3,360 | 1:11,164 | 1,574 |
| Malaysia | 2,949 | 1:10,001 | 1,127 |
| Turkey | 2,027 | 1:38,392 | 4,013 |
| Maldives | 1,857 | 1:218 | 28 |
| Somalia | 1,372 | 1:9,805 | 694 |
| England | 1,114 | 1:50,016 | 6,206 |
| Bangladesh | 991 | 1:160,804 | 5,900 |
| Sri Lanka | 877 | 1:23,727 | 3,118 |
| United States | 742 | 1:488,489 | 41,275 |
| Egypt | 732 | 1:125,595 | 10,096 |
| United Arab Emirates | 664 | 1:13,799 | 1,694 |
| Uganda | 660 | 1:59,150 | 6,896 |
| Malawi | 549 | 1:31,182 | 4,677 |
| Saudi Arabia | 517 | 1:59,682 | 8,852 |
| Thailand | 457 | 1:154,570 | 24,587 |
| Brunei | 360 | 1:1,163 | 233 |
| Kenya | 309 | 1:149,450 | 11,887 |
| Papua New Guinea | 285 | 1:28,610 | 3,249 |
| Oman | 276 | 1:13,362 | 1,512 |
| Canada | 243 | 1:151,628 | 15,427 |
| Philippines | 197 | 1:513,900 | 59,710 |
| Bahrain | 132 | 1:10,217 | 1,962 |
| Singapore | 128 | 1:43,029 | 1,626 |
| South Africa | 120 | 1:451,481 | 38,064 |
| Spain | 115 | 1:406,539 | 22,087 |
| Brazil | 104 | 1:2,058,407 | 65,034 |
| Northern Cyprus | 96 | 1:3,323 | 528 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 80 | 1:74,658 | 9,795 |
| Argentina | 78 | 1:547,992 | 39,725 |
| Kuwait | 77 | 1:49,360 | 5,585 |
| Australia | 64 | 1:421,808 | 33,593 |
| Germany | 54 | 1:1,490,842 | 90,195 |
| Sweden | 53 | 1:185,788 | 12,836 |
| Greece | 49 | 1:226,118 | 35,110 |
| Qatar | 41 | 1:57,512 | 5,907 |
| Iraq | 37 | 1:946,531 | 12,381 |
| New Zealand | 33 | 1:137,222 | 16,302 |
| Iceland | 32 | 1:11,878 | 1,089 |
| Scotland | 32 | 1:167,307 | 9,494 |
| Netherlands | 29 | 1:582,316 | 51,332 |
| Afghanistan | 26 | 1:1,236,661 | 10,825 |
| Denmark | 26 | 1:217,104 | 17,438 |
| Guyana | 25 | 1:30,489 | 3,301 |
| Uzbekistan | 22 | 1:1,405,870 | 25,726 |
| Zambia | 21 | 1:754,758 | 27,278 |
| Norway | 20 | 1:257,114 | 27,149 |
| China | 18 | 1:75,962,309 | 4,162 |
| Russia | 15 | 1:9,608,204 | 322,587 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:238,041 | 14,239 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
| Rwanda | 9 | 1:1,262,775 | 2,632 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Ukraine | 8 | 1:5,690,337 | 241,823 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Cameroon | 7 | 1:2,967,010 | 123,373 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Liberia | 7 | 1:629,791 | 27,063 |
| Benin | 5 | 1:2,067,120 | 68,069 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| South Korea | 5 | 1:10,248,051 | 1,694 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Gambia | 4 | 1:480,863 | 548 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Tajikistan | 4 | 1:2,096,673 | 7,416 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Burkina Faso | 3 | 1:6,117,367 | 22,156 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
The alternate forms: Ümar (12) are calculated separately.
Umar (1,736,326) may also be a first name.
Umar Demographics
Average Male Umar Height
172.56 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Umar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Umar Come From? nationality or country of origin
Umar (Bengali: উমর, Dhivehi: ޢުމަރ, Georgian: უმარ, Hindi: उमर, Marathi: उमर, Oriya: ଉମର, Russian: Умар) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Ümar. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Umar? popularity and diffusion
It is the 256th most frequent last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,485 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Umar reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Umar is also the 387th most frequently held first name globally, borne by 1,736,326 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,870,193 people, or 1 in 95. In Nigeria it is most common in: Kano, where 17 percent live, Kebbi, where 10 percent live and Katsina, where 8 percent live. Besides Nigeria this surname occurs in 107 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 4 percent live and Pakistan, where 3 percent live.
Umar Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Umar last name is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kyrgyzstan and Muslim (96%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Umar surname are 44.21% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 97.44% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Umar earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 14.97% less than the national average, earning 294,261 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 104.38% more than the national average, earning R 485,676 per year; in United States they earn 0.71% more than the national average, earning $43,455 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.31% more than the national average, earning $51,824 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Umar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Umar in the Georgian language | ||
| უმარ | umar | - |
| Umar in the Marathi language | ||
| उमर | umara | 97.95 |
| ऊमर | umara | 1.18 |
| उमार | umara | 0.44 |
| मर | mara | 0.03 |
| उमरू | umaru | 0.01 |
| ़उमर | umara | 0.01 |
| उमर् | umar | 0.01 |
| उमरे | umare | 0.01 |
| मार | mara | 0.01 |
| Umar in the Hindi language | ||
| उमर | umara | 96.37 |
| ुमार | umara | 1.92 |
| ऊमर | umara | 0.66 |
| उमार | umara | 0.14 |
| ़उमर | umara | 0.07 |
| उ़मर | umara | 0.03 |
| उमऱ | umara | 0.02 |
| उमार् | umar | 0.02 |
| उम्र | umra | 0.01 |
| ऊमार | umara | 0.01 |
| उमेर | umera | 0.01 |
| अमर | amara | 0.01 |
| उतर | utara | 0 |
| ूमार | umara | 0 |
| ऊम्र | umra | 0 |
| ुमर | umara | 0 |
| उमट | umata | 0 |
| ़ऊमर | umara | 0 |
| उमरा | umara | 0 |
| उम़र | umara | 0 |
| Umar in the Oriya language | ||
| ଉମର | umara | 88.14 |
| ଉମାର | umara | 2.71 |
| ଊମର | umara | 2.37 |
| ୁମାର | umara | 1.19 |
| ମହ | maha | 1.19 |
| ଉମର୍ | umar | 1.02 |
| ଓମର | omara | 0.17 |
| Umar in the Bengali language | ||
| উমর | umara | 80.85 |
| কুমার | kumara | 12.77 |
| ুমার | umara | 2.13 |
| ঊমর | umara | 2.13 |
| উমারানী | umarani | 2.13 |
| Umar in the Dhivehi language | ||
| ޢުމަރ | umar | 72.41 |
| ްޢުމަރު | umaru | 10.34 |
| ާޢުމަރު | aumaru | 6.9 |
| ުޢުމަރު | uumaru | 6.9 |
| އުމަރ | umar | 3.45 |
| Umar in the Russian language | ||
| Умар | umar | - |
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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 Umar
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