Umaru Surname

994th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 535,766 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Umaru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Umaru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria525,9161:33735
Sierra Leone4,6711:1,518276
Cameroon2,7271:7,616961
Ghana1,6631:16,2482,082
Uganda1991:196,17715,854
Tanzania1891:280,11421,957
United States961:3,775,614208,022
India601:12,784,423224,716
England481:1,160,79354,689
Maldives321:12,630945
Indonesia321:4,132,787209,071
Benin231:449,37431,324
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
Liberia111:400,77620,681
Ivory Coast71:3,295,89046,139
Qatar61:393,00055,922
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Botswana41:546,73222,624
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
China21:683,660,78330,601
France21:33,211,361423,184
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belize11:355,4743,977

Umaru (343,949) may also be a first name.

Umaru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Umaru (Arabic: اومارو, Hindi: उमरु, Marathi: उमरु) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Umaru? popularity and diffusion

It is the 994th most commonly occurring surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 13,602 people. The surname Umaru occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Umaru live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Umaru is also the 3,035th most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 343,949 people.

The surname Umaru is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 525,916 people, or 1 in 337. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Sokoto, where 15 percent are found, Niger, where 9 percent are found and Zamfara, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this surname exists in 51 countries. It is also found in Sierra Leone, where 1 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.

Umaru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Umaru last name is primarily Muslim (90%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Umaru last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Umaru earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.43% more than the national average, earning $46,787 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ummaru9186,456/
Gumaru911,825/
Umarou91705/
Umarui91644/
Humaru91577/
Oumaru91192/
Umarau91178/
Umaaru91128/
Umarru9190/
Usmaru9169/
Umauru9133/
Uumaru9133/
Umaruu9128/
Umairu9121/
Umarus9121/
Aumaru9119/
Uhmaru9119/
Umaruh9116/
Umaruj919/
Uemaru916/
Umahru916/
Umareu916/
Uimaru915/
Eumaru915/
Umaruy913/
Umarud913/
Uymaru912/
Umayru911/
Umarup911/
Umarhu911/
Umearu911/
Oumarou83592,430/
Aumarau8386/
Ummmaru8368/
Gumarou8353/
Humarau8323/
Uummaru8316/
Ummaruu8316/
Ummaaru8313/
Ummarru8312/
Umaraus8310/
Ummarau837/
Ummarui837/
Aummaru836/
Ummairu835/
Umaarou835/
Aumarou834/
Gumaaru833/
Gummaru832/
Humharu832/
Gaumaru831/
Ummareu831/
Hhumaru831/
Hummaru831/
Uimmaru831/
Humauru831/
Usmmaru831/
Goumaru831/
Oumarau831/
Oumarui831/
Oumaruu831/
Umarahu831/
Umaruis831/
Umaruit831/
Umaruth831/
Gumareu831/
Humarut831/
Umoru8045,869/
Imaru80684/
Omaru80675/
Umeru8062/
Oummarou77532/
Oumarouy77192/
Oumarrou77183/
Houmarou77129/
Ouymarou7798/
Oumaarou7779/
Ousmarou7744/
Goumarou7735/
Humaraut7725/
Oumatrou7724/
Oumùarou777/
Ouùmarou776/
Oumarouj775/
Oumar'ou774/
Âoumarou773/
Oumarous773/
Oumãarou772/
Ummmmaru771/
Ouhmarou771/
Oumarhou771/
Oumaurou771/
Oumaãrou771/
Umarhous771/
Omarou73590/
Humoru73185/
Ummoru7368/
Omarzu7324/
Umoruh7321/
Himaru7320/
Uumoru7310/
Umaroo737/
Umorou735/
Jimaru735/
Umuoru735/
Uimoru735/
Immaru734/
Umoreu734/
Imaeru733/
Homaru733/
Umorau733/
Umouru733/
Oumoru732/
Umoruu732/
Umorru732/
Ùmarou732/
Omairu732/
Humeru731/
Utmoru731/
Ommaru731/
Imaruu731/
Umeruh731/
Omarau731/
Umerau731/
Umerou731/
Imaruh731/
Umooru731/
Imaruy731/
Oumarooou711/
Ouymarouy711/
Oumarouch711/
Oumorou674,425/
Omaruha678/
Himarou678/
Himarau677/
Ummeeru675/
Ommarou675/
Hummoru673/
Oomarou673/
Oumarhouch672/
Umorouy672/
Oumärou672/
Oumaroo672/
Houmoru671/
Omarauh671/
Homarau671/
Homarou671/
Umourou671/
Omarzui671/
Hommaru671/

Umaru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Umaru in the Marathi language
उमरुumaru78.69
उमरूumaru18.03
उमारूumaru1.64
Umaru in the Hindi language
उमरुumaru40
उमरूumaru26.67
ऊमरूumaru13.33
ूमारूumaru6.67
उमारूumaru6.67
उमरूआumaru'a6.67
Umaru in the Arabic language
اوماروawmarw-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Umaru
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