Umar Surname

256th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,091,139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Umar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Umar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,870,1931:959
Indonesia75,5651:1,750196
Pakistan55,3631:3,227372
India52,1571:14,7071,210
Ethiopia8,6931:11,2211,672
Ghana6,9271:3,901569
Sudan3,3601:11,1641,574
Malaysia2,9491:10,0011,127
Turkey2,0271:38,3924,013
Maldives1,8571:21828
Somalia1,3721:9,805694
England1,1141:50,0166,206
Bangladesh9911:160,8045,900
Sri Lanka8771:23,7273,118
United States7421:488,48941,275
Egypt7321:125,59510,096
United Arab Emirates6641:13,7991,694
Uganda6601:59,1506,896
Malawi5491:31,1824,677
Saudi Arabia5171:59,6828,852
Thailand4571:154,57024,587
Brunei3601:1,163233
Kenya3091:149,45011,887
Papua New Guinea2851:28,6103,249
Oman2761:13,3621,512
Canada2431:151,62815,427
Philippines1971:513,90059,710
Bahrain1321:10,2171,962
Singapore1281:43,0291,626
South Africa1201:451,48138,064
Spain1151:406,53922,087
Brazil1041:2,058,40765,034
Northern Cyprus961:3,323528
Kyrgyzstan801:74,6589,795
Argentina781:547,99239,725
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Australia641:421,80833,593
Germany541:1,490,84290,195
Sweden531:185,78812,836
Greece491:226,11835,110
Qatar411:57,5125,907
Iraq371:946,53112,381
New Zealand331:137,22216,302
Iceland321:11,8781,089
Scotland321:167,3079,494
Netherlands291:582,31651,332
Afghanistan261:1,236,66110,825
Denmark261:217,10417,438
Guyana251:30,4893,301
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
Zambia211:754,75827,278
Norway201:257,11427,149
China181:75,962,3094,162
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Wales131:238,04114,239
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Togo91:805,3086,372
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
Finland71:785,24338,644
France71:9,488,960336,266
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Benin51:2,067,12068,069
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Gambia41:480,863548
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Burkina Faso31:6,117,36722,156
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Macau11:601,6301,582
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

The alternate forms: Ümar (12) are calculated separately.

Umar (1,736,326) may also be a first name.

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 more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Ümar. Click here for other possible spellings of Umar.

How Common Is The Last Name Umar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Umar is the 256th most commonly used last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 3,485 people. The surname is mostly found 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 frequent first name at a global level, held by 1,736,326 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,870,193 people, or 1 in 95. In Nigeria Umar is most prevalent in: Kano, where 17 percent are found, Kebbi, where 10 percent are found and Katsina, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria it exists in 107 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 4 percent are found and Pakistan, where 3 percent are found.

Umar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Muslim (100%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kyrgyzstan and Muslim (96%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Umar last name are 44.21% more likely to be registered Democrats 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ümar9212/
Oumar89180,327/
Ummar8982,014/
Umair8944,335/
Umare899,674/
Humar892,698/
Usmar891,190/
Gumar89658/
Umaar89492/
Uimar89422/
Aumar89234/
Uumar89172/
Umarr89129/
Eumar8971/
Umaur8939/
Umear8931/
Umard8924/
Utmar8923/
Uymar8922/
Umarh8920/
Umart8918/
Uemar8913/
Uhmar8912/
Umhar8910/
Umasr893/
Umayr892/
Umgar891/
Umarz891/
Umahr891/
Ujmar891/
Goumar8014,236/
Humair801,501/
Aumayr80730/
Aumard80198/
Aumair80180/
Humare8073/
Oumard8064/
Oumare8057/
Humard8055/
Houmar8049/
Ummair8036/
Uimatr8030/
Uimasr8029/
Umahar8029/
Gummar8026/
Hummar8023/
Ummard8014/
Ummaur8012/
Ummare8011/
Oummar8010/
Ummmar809/
Ummgar809/
Humart808/
Ummarr808/
Umasre806/
Oumaar806/
Aumare806/
Ousmar806/
Gaumar805/
Oumgar805/
Oumair804/
Haumar803/
Husmar803/
Uimart803/
Oumart803/
Eummar802/
Gumear802/
Outmar802/
Aumart802/
Usmmar802/
Uummar802/
Umartt802/
Ahumar802/
Oumãar802/
Oujmar802/
Umaair802/
Ummart802/
Oumarr801/
Eumhar801/
Aummar801/
Umarre801/
Umeare801/
Uthmar801/
Ouhmar801/
Uimmar801/
Ummaar801/
Usmarh801/
Uhmmar801/
Umaire801/
Huymar801/
Oumarh801/
Ouymar801/
Umairr801/
Umarrt801/
Uumair801/
Uemair801/
Uimarr801/
Usmart801/
Oumear801/
Uymare801/
Ausmar801/
Humear801/
Heumar800/
Gumaur800/
Gumarr800/
Eumard800/
Omar751,736,629/
Imar754,300/
Umor752,430/
Umarova73165,001/
Houmair73459/
Houmard73433/
Houmare73204/
Uimahar73154/
Goummar73106/
Haumayr7335/
Heumayr7323/
Humaire7322/
Aumaire7316/
Haumare737/
Housmar734/
Goumgar734/
Șumahăr734/
Aummart734/
Goumarr733/
Goumaar733/
Hummart732/
Outmart732/
Umarowa732/
Oumaare731/
Oumaire731/
Umaasre731/
Oummaar731/
Huimare731/
Hgoumar731/
Gaumaur731/
Goumair731/
Gouhmar731/
Ehoumar731/
Oumarre731/
Omair6716,715/
Oemar671,928/
Homar671,625/
Omaar671,121/
Oomar67397/
Himar67279/
Umore67266/
Ommar67237/
Omayr67209/
Omarr67195/
Omarh67186/
Jimar67107/
Houmaire6795/
Humarova6766/
Immar6760/
Omear6736/
Umorh6736/
Hausmair6735/
Imhar6730/
Humor6729/
Umoor6725/
Hausmayr6720/
Gumor6719/
Imair6715/
Ujmor6714/
Umour6711/
Umeir6710/
Oumarová676/
Oumarova676/
Ummor675/
Ihmar675/
Ummmmmar675/
Imaur674/
Humár674/
Hummaart674/
Oumor672/
Imear672/
Iğmar672/
Humarová671/
Usmor671/
Omaur671/
Iemar671/
Huthmair671/
Omarz671/
Omhar671/
Gumár671/
Umuor671/
Umort671/
Aumor671/

Umar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Umar in the Georgian language
უმარumar-
Umar in the Marathi language
उमरumara97.95
ऊमरumara1.18
उमारumara0.44
मरmara0.03
उमरूumaru0.01
़उमरumara0.01
उमर्umar0.01
उमरेumare0.01
मारmara0.01
Umar in the Hindi language
उमरumara96.37
ुमारumara1.92
ऊमरumara0.66
उमारumara0.14
़उमरumara0.07
उ़मरumara0.03
उमऱumara0.02
उमार्umar0.02
उम्रumra0.01
ऊमारumara0.01
उमेरumera0.01
अमरamara0.01
उतरutara0
ूमारumara0
ऊम्रumra0
ुमरumara0
उमटumata0
़ऊमरumara0
उमराumara0
उम़रumara0
Umar in the Oriya language
ଉମରumara88.14
ଉମାରumara2.71
ଊମରumara2.37
ୁମାରumara1.19
ମହmaha1.19
ଉମର୍umar1.02
ଓମରomara0.17
Umar in the Bengali language
উমরumara80.85
কুমারkumara12.77
ুমারumara2.13
ঊমরumara2.13
উমারানীumarani2.13
Umar in the Dhivehi language
ޢުމަރ‬umar72.41
ް‫ޢުމަރުumaru10.34
ާ‫ޢުމަރުaumaru6.9
ު‫ޢުމަރުuumaru6.9
އުމަރ‬umar3.45
Umar in the Russian language
Умарumar-

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