abstract:The Omar is an Indian Bania caste, found among mainly in Central Uttar Pradesh (Kanpur region), Magadh, Awadh and Purvanchal. They claim to have originated from Ayodhia, and then spread to other parts of Awadh, eventually settling in different parts of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Jharkhand.
The Omars' banded knifefish (Gymnotusomarorum) is well-known in its native Uruguay—or at least researchers thought untila recent revelation foundit to beanotherspecies.