Ömer Surname

283,643rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,358 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Ömer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ömer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey7371:105,5929,090
Germany3141:256,38727,596
Austria2421:35,1885,657
Kosovo171:109,5225,683
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Northern Cyprus131:24,5395,862
Finland71:785,24338,644
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

The alternate forms: Omer (792,809) & Omér (3) are calculated separately.

Ömer (465,979) may also be a first name.

Ömer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ömer is more frequently found in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Omer or Omér. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ömer.

How Common Is The Last Name Ömer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 283,643rd most common family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,366,381 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Ömer reside; 41 percent reside in Western Europe and 41 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,174th most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 465,979 people.

It is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is carried by 737 people, or 1 in 105,592. In Turkey it is mostly concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 33 percent are found, Bursa Province, where 19 percent are found and Ankara Province, where 12 percent are found. Not including Turkey this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 23 percent are found and Austria, where 18 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Omer92792,809/
Hömer89130/
Ömmer8924/
Ömert8920/
Ömeer891/
Öhmer891/
Omér833/
Hömmer801/
Amer75441,227/
Emer757,242/
Ämer756/
Ömerova732/
Ameer6799,678/
Ameur6746,093/
Hamer6729,866/
Homer6720,155/
Aamer6714,217/
Ameir6711,621/
Emmer676,117/
Ammer675,358/
Amier673,487/
Ehmer672,348/
Ahmer672,175/
Ohmer671,796/
Omier671,418/
Omeir671,149/
Hemer671,146/
Ommer67853/
Amear67774/
Omeur67274/
A'Mer67215/
Hämer6789/
Emier6776/
Omear6736/
Oemer6734/
Omeer6730/
Emeir6721/
Amher6713/
Aemer679/
Amerh679/
Eumer678/
Omerr677/
Amerr675/
Uimer674/
Emehr672/
Emeer672/
Emear672/
Emeur671/
Eemer671/
Emher671/
Emerh671/
Ameïr671/
Amerì671/
Omher671/
Amehr671/
Aïmer671/

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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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  • 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 Ömer
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