Omar Sharif
There are approximately 1 people named Omar Sharif living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Omar with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Sharif. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Omar
100K
Alive today
Named Sharif
4.5K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 100K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 2007
Average age: 27
Estimated bearers: 4.5K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #8,493
Per 100K: 1.32
Top ancestry: Black (39.2%)
First name trend
Omar: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Omar. The peak year was 2007 with 3,223 births. The average person named Omar today is 27 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Sharif surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Sharif, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is Black at 39.2%.
- Black or African American39.2%
- Asian and Pacific Islander26.0%
- White25.5%
- Two or more races6.9%
- Hispanic or Latino2.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.1%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Omar has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0292% of the US population, based on 100,245 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Sharif appears at a rate of 1.32 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0013%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Omar Sharif. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Omar
FAQ
Omar Sharif: questions and answers
How many people are named Omar Sharif?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Omar Sharif. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0292%) with the surname frequency (1.32 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Omar Sharif?
We classify Omar Sharif as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Omar a male or female name?
Omar is predominantly male. Out of 105,556 total SSA registrations, 99.6% were male and 0.4% were female. See the full Omar profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.