Umaru Surname
Approximately 535,766 people bear this surname
Umaru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 525,916 | 1:337 | 35 |
| Sierra Leone | 4,671 | 1:1,518 | 276 |
| Cameroon | 2,727 | 1:7,616 | 961 |
| Ghana | 1,663 | 1:16,248 | 2,082 |
| Uganda | 199 | 1:196,177 | 15,854 |
| Tanzania | 189 | 1:280,114 | 21,957 |
| United States | 96 | 1:3,775,614 | 208,022 |
| India | 60 | 1:12,784,423 | 224,716 |
| England | 48 | 1:1,160,793 | 54,689 |
| Maldives | 32 | 1:12,630 | 945 |
| Indonesia | 32 | 1:4,132,787 | 209,071 |
| Benin | 23 | 1:449,374 | 31,324 |
| Papua New Guinea | 22 | 1:370,624 | 48,900 |
| Liberia | 11 | 1:400,776 | 20,681 |
| Ivory Coast | 7 | 1:3,295,890 | 46,139 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
Umaru (343,949) may also be a first name.
Umaru Demographics
Average Umaru Salary in
United States
$46,787 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Umaru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Umaru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Umaru (Arabic: اومارو, Hindi: उमरु, Marathi: उमरु) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Umaru? popularity and diffusion
Umaru is the 994th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 13,602 people. The surname Umaru is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Umaru live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,035th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 343,949 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 525,916 people, or 1 in 337. In Nigeria Umaru is primarily found in: Sokoto, where 15 percent live, Niger, where 9 percent live and Zamfara, where 9 percent live. Barring Nigeria Umaru exists in 51 countries. It is also common in Sierra Leone, where 1 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.
Umaru Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Umaru last name is predominantly 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 national average, with 100% registered with 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
Umaru Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Umaru in the Marathi language | ||
| उमरु | umaru | 78.69 |
| उमरू | umaru | 18.03 |
| उमारू | umaru | 1.64 |
| Umaru in the Hindi language | ||
| उमरु | umaru | 40 |
| उमरू | umaru | 26.67 |
| ऊमरू | umaru | 13.33 |
| ूमारू | umaru | 6.67 |
| उमारू | umaru | 6.67 |
| उमरूआ | umaru'a | 6.67 |
| Umaru in the Arabic language | ||
| اومارو | awmarw | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Umaru
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