Umarov (, ) is a masculine surname common in the southern Muslim 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