SINGER
Omar Souleyman
1966 - Today
Omar Souleyman
Omar Almasikh (Arabic: عمر المسيخ; born 1966), better known by his stage name Omar Souleyman (Arabic: عمر سليمان) is a Syrian singer. He began his career in 1994 singing at weddings and has since released numerous records and performed all over the world. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Omar Souleyman has received more than 542,206 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Omar Souleyman is the 1,640th most popular singer (down from 1,306th in 2019), the 178th most popular biography from Syria (down from 149th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Syrian Singer.
Memorability Metrics
540k
Page Views (PV)
45.38
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
5.74
Effective Languages (L*)
2.01
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SINGERS
Among singers, Omar Souleyman ranks 1,640 out of 4,381. Before him are Fat Joe, Tricky, Emma Kirkby, Chris Barnes, Milly Scott, and Halima Nosirova. After him are Vashti Bunyan, Justin Hayward, Leonid Sobinov, Joe Jonas, Jenni Rivera, and Souad Massi.
Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFat Joe
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.48
Rank: 1,634
Tricky
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.43
Rank: 1,635
Emma Kirkby
1949 - Present
HPI: 45.41
Rank: 1,636
Chris Barnes
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 1,637
Milly Scott
1933 - Present
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 1,638
Halima Nosirova
1913 - 2003
HPI: 45.39
Rank: 1,639
Omar Souleyman
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 1,640
Vashti Bunyan
1945 - Present
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 1,641
Justin Hayward
1946 - Present
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 1,642
Leonid Sobinov
1872 - 1934
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 1,643
Joe Jonas
1989 - Present
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 1,644
Jenni Rivera
1969 - 2012
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 1,645
Souad Massi
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 1,646
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1966, Omar Souleyman ranks 271. Before him are Robert Del Naja, Jure Zdovc, Bennett Miller, Jiří Němec, Luca Marchegiani, and Andrew Adamson. After him are David Platt, Rob Witschge, John Layfield, Betinho, Kaoru Kakinami, and Wataru Takagi.
Others Born in 1966
Go to all RankingsRobert Del Naja
MUSICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.67
Rank: 265
Jure Zdovc
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.62
Rank: 266
Bennett Miller
FILM DIRECTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.62
Rank: 267
Jiří Němec
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.57
Rank: 268
Luca Marchegiani
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 269
Andrew Adamson
FILM DIRECTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.43
Rank: 270
Omar Souleyman
SINGER
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 271
David Platt
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 272
Rob Witschge
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 273
John Layfield
WRESTLER
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 274
Betinho
COACH
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 275
Kaoru Kakinami
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 276
Wataru Takagi
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.27
Rank: 277
In Syria
Among people born in Syria, Omar Souleyman ranks 178 out of 210. Before him are Assala Nasri (1969), Eulogius of Alexandria (501), Adel Safar (1953), Maximos IV Sayegh (1878), Moaz al-Khatib (1960), and Ibas of Edessa (400). After him are Abdulbaset Sieda (1956), Suheil al-Hassan (1970), Randa Kassis (1970), Wael Nader al-Halqi (1964), Omar Ibrahim Ghalawanji (1954), and Yasser Seirawan (1960).
Others born in Syria
Go to all RankingsAssala Nasri
SINGER
1969 - Present
HPI: 46.32
Rank: 172
Eulogius of Alexandria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
501 - 608
HPI: 46.26
Rank: 173
Adel Safar
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 45.95
Rank: 174
Maximos IV Sayegh
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1878 - 1967
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 175
Moaz al-Khatib
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.51
Rank: 176
Ibas of Edessa
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
400 - 457
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 177
Omar Souleyman
SINGER
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 178
Abdulbaset Sieda
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 179
Suheil al-Hassan
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1970 - Present
HPI: 44.53
Rank: 180
Randa Kassis
POLITICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 43.98
Rank: 181
Wael Nader al-Halqi
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 43.92
Rank: 182
Omar Ibrahim Ghalawanji
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 43.65
Rank: 183
Yasser Seirawan
CHESS PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 42.74
Rank: 184
Among SINGERS In Syria
Among singers born in Syria, Omar Souleyman ranks 5. Before him are Sabah Fakhri (1933), Aram Tigran (1934), George Wassouf (1961), and Assala Nasri (1969).
Sabah Fakhri
1933 - 2021
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 1
Aram Tigran
1934 - 2009
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 2
George Wassouf
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.99
Rank: 3
Assala Nasri
1969 - Present
HPI: 46.32
Rank: 4
Omar Souleyman
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 5