Ömer Surname
Approximately 1,358 people bear this surname
Ömer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 737 | 1:105,592 | 9,090 |
| Germany | 314 | 1:256,387 | 27,596 |
| Austria | 242 | 1:35,188 | 5,657 |
| Kosovo | 17 | 1:109,522 | 5,683 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| Northern Cyprus | 13 | 1:24,539 | 5,862 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
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/territory. It can appear as: Omer or Omér. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ömer? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ömer is the 283,643rd most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 5,366,381 people. Ömer occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Ömer live; 41 percent live in Western Europe and 41 percent live in Germanic Europe. Ömer is also the 2,174th most widespread first name internationally, held by 465,979 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is held by 737 people, or 1 in 105,592. In Turkey it is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 33 percent reside, Bursa Province, where 19 percent reside and Ankara Province, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Turkey this last name occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 23 percent reside and Austria, where 18 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omer | 92 | 792,809 | / |
| Hömer | 89 | 130 | / |
| Ömmer | 89 | 24 | / |
| Ömert | 89 | 20 | / |
| Ömeer | 89 | 1 | / |
| Öhmer | 89 | 1 | / |
| Omér | 83 | 3 | / |
| Hömmer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Amer | 75 | 441,227 | / |
| Emer | 75 | 7,242 | / |
| Ämer | 75 | 6 | / |
| Ömerova | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ameer | 67 | 99,678 | / |
| Ameur | 67 | 46,093 | / |
| Hamer | 67 | 29,866 | / |
| Homer | 67 | 20,155 | / |
| Aamer | 67 | 14,217 | / |
| Ameir | 67 | 11,621 | / |
| Emmer | 67 | 6,117 | / |
| Ammer | 67 | 5,358 | / |
| Amier | 67 | 3,487 | / |
| Ehmer | 67 | 2,348 | / |
| Ahmer | 67 | 2,175 | / |
| Ohmer | 67 | 1,796 | / |
| Omier | 67 | 1,418 | / |
| Omeir | 67 | 1,149 | / |
| Hemer | 67 | 1,146 | / |
| Ommer | 67 | 853 | / |
| Amear | 67 | 774 | / |
| Omeur | 67 | 274 | / |
| A'Mer | 67 | 215 | / |
| Hämer | 67 | 89 | / |
| Emier | 67 | 76 | / |
| Omear | 67 | 36 | / |
| Oemer | 67 | 34 | / |
| Omeer | 67 | 30 | / |
| Emeir | 67 | 21 | / |
| Amher | 67 | 13 | / |
| Aemer | 67 | 9 | / |
| Amerh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Eumer | 67 | 8 | / |
| Omerr | 67 | 7 | / |
| Amerr | 67 | 5 | / |
| Uimer | 67 | 4 | / |
| Emehr | 67 | 2 | / |
| Emeer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Emear | 67 | 2 | / |
| Emeur | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eemer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emher | 67 | 1 | / |
| Emerh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ameïr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amerì | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omher | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amehr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aïmer | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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