How common is the surname Omar?

7,660 people in the United States had the surname Omar in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 40,306 Americans. It ranked 4,631st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Omar?

Mohammed Omar, Afghan cleric who founded the Taliban (1960–2013), followed by Ilhan Omar.

Where is the surname Omar most common?

Wikidata records people named Omar in Argentina, Republic of Afghanistan and the United States.

Is the surname Omar getting more or less common?

More common. 4,173 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,660 in 2010, up 84%.

Is Omar also a first name?

Yes. Omar is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Omar

A surname, carried by 7,660 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex O560 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Omar is more common than 97.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,660 people named Omar in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 40,306 Americans. That is up 84% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,173.

#4,631

rank among US surnames

7,660

people in 2010

2.6

per 100,000 Americans

+83.6%

change since 2000 (was #7,358)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,622	Pyles	7,677	40,217
#4,623	Tomas	7,673	40,238
#4,625	Lerner	7,672	40,243
#4,627	Olds	7,670	40,254
#4,628	Isaacson	7,668	40,264
#4,629	Manson	7,663	40,290
#4,630	Flick	7,661	40,301

Who is named Omar

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

50% of people named Omar identified as Black (not Hispanic), 33% as white (not Hispanic) and 6.2% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Black (not Hispanic) 50%
White (not Hispanic) 33%
Asian and Pacific Islander 6.2%
Two or more races 5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Omars

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mohammed Omar
Afghan cleric who founded the Taliban (1960–2013)
Ilhan Omar
American politician (born 1981)
Nelly Omar
Argentine actress and singer, 1911–2013
Gabriel Amato
Argentine footballer, born 1970

Notable Omars come mostly from Argentina (2), Republic of Afghanistan (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Omar

Omar has the Soundex code O560, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code O560.

Questions

How common is the surname Omar?: 7,660 people in the United States had the surname Omar in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 40,306 Americans. It ranked 4,631st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Omar?: In the 2010 Census, 50% of people named Omar identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 33% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Omar?: Mohammed Omar, Afghan cleric who founded the Taliban (1960–2013), followed by Ilhan Omar.
Where is the surname Omar most common?: Wikidata records people named Omar in Argentina, Republic of Afghanistan and the United States.
Is the surname Omar getting more or less common?: More common. 4,173 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,660 in 2010, up 84%.
Is Omar also a first name?: Yes. Omar is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.