Umer Surname
Approximately 210,731 people bear this surname
Umer Surname User-submission:
The surname Umar comes from the Arabic word amr, meaning 'life' or 'to live'. In the Arabic language, amr is a root word, which means 'vitality' and 'existence'. Variants of the surname include Omar and Umer.
Umer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 157,534 | 1:1,134 | 175 |
| Ethiopia | 46,362 | 1:2,104 | 369 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2,425 | 1:12,724 | 1,777 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,197 | 1:7,654 | 962 |
| India | 1,165 | 1:658,425 | 31,025 |
| England | 314 | 1:177,446 | 16,095 |
| Qatar | 243 | 1:9,704 | 1,068 |
| United States | 225 | 1:1,610,929 | 108,055 |
| Kuwait | 193 | 1:19,693 | 2,634 |
| Poland | 160 | 1:237,555 | 30,437 |
| Russia | 106 | 1:1,359,651 | 95,867 |
| Bahrain | 103 | 1:13,093 | 2,472 |
| Canada | 94 | 1:391,974 | 34,739 |
| Italy | 65 | 1:940,872 | 68,025 |
| Iraq | 58 | 1:603,822 | 9,381 |
| Argentina | 54 | 1:791,545 | 52,685 |
| North Macedonia | 53 | 1:39,650 | 4,525 |
| Indonesia | 44 | 1:3,005,664 | 168,399 |
| Australia | 34 | 1:793,991 | 50,673 |
| Nigeria | 32 | 1:5,535,711 | 139,404 |
| South Africa | 25 | 1:2,167,108 | 94,352 |
| Germany | 23 | 1:3,500,237 | 154,763 |
| Malaysia | 19 | 1:1,552,328 | 64,490 |
| Slovenia | 15 | 1:165,845 | 14,188 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Oman | 15 | 1:245,865 | 4,150 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| Croatia | 10 | 1:422,860 | 35,095 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,177,235 | 16,494 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
The alternate forms: Ümer (71) are calculated separately.
Umer (328,691) may also be a first name.
Umer Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Umar comes from the Arabic word amr, meaning 'life' or 'to live'. In the Arabic language, amr is a root word, which means 'vitality' and 'existence'. Variants of the surname include Omar and Umer.
- syedhumaid109Umer Demographics
Umer Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Russia
Umer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Umer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Umer (Hindi: उमेर, Marathi: उमेर, Oriya: ଉେମର, Russian: Умер) is found in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It may appear as: Ümer. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Umer? popularity and diffusion
The surname Umer is the 2,636th most prevalent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 34,582 people. The last name Umer occurs predominantly in Asia, where 77 percent of Umer live; 75 percent live in South Asia and 75 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 3,170th most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 328,691 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Pakistan, where it is held by 157,534 people, or 1 in 1,134. In Pakistan Umer is most numerous in: Punjab, where 39 percent live, Sindh, where 24 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 20 percent live. Other than Pakistan this surname occurs in 79 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 22 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent live.
Umer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Umer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Umer surname rose 1,875 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Umer Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Umer surname is primarily Orthodox (75%) in Russia.
In The United States Umer are 33.73% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 86.96% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Umer earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 47.72% less than the national average, earning €15,699 per year; in Norway they earn 53.41% less than the national average, earning 161,243 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 4.2% less than the national average, earning R 227,652 per year; in United States they earn 7.85% more than the national average, earning $46,537 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.18% less than the national average, earning $48,102 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Umer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Umer in the Marathi language | ||
| उमेर | umera | 97.53 |
| ऊमेर | umera | 1.41 |
| उमेरा | umera | 0.18 |
| Umer in the Hindi language | ||
| उमेर | umera | 94.31 |
| उमर | umara | 3.65 |
| ऊमेर | umera | 0.75 |
| ओमेर | omera | 0.11 |
| Umer in the Oriya language | ||
| ଉେମର | uemara | 94.12 |
| ଉମର | umara | 5.88 |
| Umer in the Russian language | ||
| Умер | umer | - |
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