Umarov Explained

Umarov (Russian: Умаров, Kazakh: Омаров) is a masculine surname common in the southern parts of the former Soviet Union, its feminine counterpart is Umarova. Notable people with the surname include:

• Akram Umarov (born 1994), Kyrgyzstani football player
• Otabek Umarov (born 1984) Uzbek civil servant and sports functionary.
• Dokka Umarov (1964–2013), Chechen militant
• Gadzhi Umarov (born 1985), Russian taekwondo practitioner
• Kairat Umarov (born 1963), Kazakh Ambassador to the United States
• Liza Umarova (born 1965), Chechen singer and actress
• Makhmud Umarov (1924–1961), Kazakhstani sport shooter
• Muhibullo Abdulkarim Umarov, Tajikistan citizen held in the Guantanamo Bay detainment camps
• Rizvan Umarov (born 1993), Azerbaijani football player
• Sanjar Umarov (born 1956), Uzbek politician and businessman