Across the world, Omid (اميد 
, Omid 
, امید 
, along with others...) is a common boy's first name. The first name Omid is habitual in Afghanistan, where it is quite a common masculine name, Iran, and Iraq, where it is quite a rare predominantly boy's, but scarcely feminine name. Very seldom, Omid is the last name as well as the forename.
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| اميد | Saudi Arabia, Iran, Afghanistan, Iraq, Yemen |
| Omid | Iran, United States, United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Iraq |
| امید | Saudi Arabia, Iran, Afghanistan, Iraq, Turkey |
| اوميد | Iran, Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Palestinian Territory |
| Омид | Uzbekistan, Russia, Kazakhstan |
| أميد | Iraq |
| אומיד | Israel |
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omid namazi American soccer player-coach, US (b. 1965) |
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omid djalili Iranian-British stand-up comedian, GB (b. 1965) |
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ghazal omid iranian-Canadian writer, CA (b. 1970) |
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omid nooshin British film director (1974-2018), GB (b. 1974) |
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omid nouripour Iranian-German politician, IR (b. 1975) |
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omid abtahi American actor, US (b. 1979) |
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omid taslimi director and filmmaker, CH (b. 1986) |
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omid shabbeh Musical Artist, GB (b. 1989) |
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omid molaii Iranian actor and singer, IR (b. 1997) |
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omid ayenehband gymnast, IR |
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| omid habibinia Iranian journalist, IR (b. 1967) |
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| omid safi American academic, US (b. 1970) |
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| omid madani Ph.D. University of Washington 2000 (b. 1970) |
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| omid pouryousefi German musician, music executive and singer, DE (b. 1973) |
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| omid memarian iranian journalist (b. 1974) |
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