Last name Umaru (Umaru 
, Умару 
) , all over the world, is a widespread family name. The surname Umaru is habitual in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Nigeria, where it is a common surname, Cameroon, where it is quite a rare surname, and Uganda. Also, Umaru is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Umaru | Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Uganda, Cameroon |
| Умару | Ukraine |
| umaru pulavar Indian writer, IN (b. 1642) |
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| umaru nagwamatse sokoto caliphs prince and traditional state founder (b. 1806) |
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| umaru bin ali Nigerian traditional ruler, NG (b. 1824) |
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| umaru of salga Hausa Imam (b. 1858) |
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umaru musa yar'adua President of Nigeria (1951-2010), NG (b. 1951) |
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| umaru shehu Nigerian academic, NG (b. 1930) |
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| umaru dikko Nigerian politician (1936-2014), NG (b. 1936) |
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| umaru shinkafi Nigerian politician, intelligence chief, and Federal Commissioner of Internal Affairs, GB (b. 1937) |
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| umaru sanda ndayako 12th Etsu Nupe Traditional ruler, NG (b. 1937) |
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| umaru atu kalgo Nigeria jurist, NG (b. 1937) |
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umaru bangura Sierra Leonean footballer, SL (b. 1987) |
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| umaru mutallab Nigerian politician and banker, NG (b. 1939) |
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| umaru abdullahi Nigerian judge, NG (b. 1939) |
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| mohammed ndatsu umaru Nigerian governor, NG (b. 1950) |
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| umaru dahiru Nigerian politician, NG (b. 1952) |
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