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 Umar Salary in
United States
$43,455 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Umar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Umar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Umar (Bengali: উমর, Dhivehi: ޢުމަރ, Georgian: უმარ, Hindi: उमर, Marathi: उमर, Oriya: ଉମର, Russian: Умар) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Ümar. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Umar? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 256th most widely held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 3,485 people. The last name Umar occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Umar live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 387th most common first name internationally, borne by 1,736,326 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,870,193 people, or 1 in 95. In Nigeria Umar is most numerous in: Kano, where 17 percent live, Kebbi, where 10 percent live and Katsina, where 8 percent live. Besides Nigeria it exists in 107 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 4 percent live and Pakistan, where 3 percent live.
Umar Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Umar last name is primarily Muslim (100%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kyrgyzstan and Muslim (96%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Umar last name are 44.21% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national 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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