Umrau Surname

77,700th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,294 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Umrau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Umrau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6,2651:28,2752,405
Trinidad and Tobago181:75,7765,658
India81:95,883,173728,828
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413

Umrau (725) may also be a first name.

Umrau Last Name Facts

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

The last name Umrau (Bengali: উম্রাউ, Hindi: उमराउ, Marathi: उमराव) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Umrau? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 77,700th most numerous family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,157,856 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Umrau are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Umrau is also the 306,386th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 725 people.

It is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 6,265 people, or 1 in 28,275. In Nigeria Umrau is most numerous in: Kebbi, where 96 percent reside, Imo, where 2 percent reside and Anambra, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Trinidad and Tobago, where 0 percent reside and India, where 0 percent reside.

Umrau Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Umrau surname is principally Muslim (97%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ummrau915/
Umraju911/
Oumrau911/
Humrau911/
Umra896,255/
Umru89179/
Aumraju831/
Gumraju831/
Umrah809,456/
Unrau804,519/
Gumru80204/
Umraz80147/
Humra8084/
Ummru8079/
Oumra8037/
Umrou8017/
Umraj8016/
Gumra8016/
Imrau8015/
Umruh8013/
Umrai8011/
Aumru8010/
Umroa809/
Umrae809/
Umras807/
Umrat807/
Umraa806/
Umrad803/
Omrau802/
Umruo802/
Umhra802/
Humru801/
Aumra801/
Ummra801/
Umruu801/
Umray801/
Umrha801/
Oumrou73492/
Humraz73200/
Jimrau7375/
Humrah7351/
Umriya7338/
Umraye7324/
Umraji7315/
Umraiz7311/
Unrauh738/
Umruth738/
Goumra734/
Humraj734/
Gumray734/
Gumrai732/
Umreja732/
Oumrah732/
Humrat732/
Gumraj732/
Gumrou731/
Aumrai731/
Hummra731/
Imraju731/
Aumraj731/
Ummrah731/
Umraja731/
Umrash731/
Umrayi731/
Unraut731/
Oumraa731/
Umraah731/
Eumruh731/
Oumrat731/
Umrahe731/
Umrais731/
Imra67882/
Unru67725/
Omra67594/
Umriyah67396/
Umro67328/
Unra67213/
Imru6734/
Humraiz6716/
Oumrait6710/
Omru678/
Umrijah678/
Oumrayt674/
Umrahia673/
Gunraju673/
Aumrajh672/
Umryyah671/
Oumraad671/
Oumriya671/
Oumrass671/
Oumrhou671/
Umrahah671/
Goumrai671/
Aumrast671/

Umrau Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Umrau in the Bengali language
উম্রাউumra'u-
Umrau in the Hindi language
उमराउumara'u-
Umrau in the Marathi language
उमरावumarava-

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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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  • 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 Umrau
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