Kamala Forename
947th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 956,100 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India
Kamala Forename User-submission:
Kamala is a name of Hindi origin meaning 'lotus' or 'pale red'; or alternatively 'garden'. Kamala is another name for the Hindu goddess Lakshmi.
Kamala Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 100% | 934,392 | 1:1,300 | 106 |
| Malaysia | 93% | 3,375 | 1:9,022 | 1,038 |
| United States | 94% | 2,660 | 1:136,292 | 5,516 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 2,218 | 1:9,377 | 1,424 |
| Afghanistan | 99% | 1,700 | 1:19,190 | 1,489 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 1,657 | 1:117,295 | 4,884 |
| Thailand | 100% | 1,366 | 1:51,293 | 5,446 |
| Bangladesh | 100% | 1,191 | 1:133,889 | 8,095 |
| South Africa | 100% | 1,118 | 1:48,777 | 5,079 |
| Indonesia | 96% | 716 | 1:360,284 | 29,807 |
| Iraq | 100% | 546 | 1:64,135 | 1,964 |
| England | 100% | 435 | 1:127,823 | 4,458 |
| Iran | 100% | 402 | 1:195,266 | 3,621 |
| Bhutan | 99% | 382 | 1:2,159 | 224 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 353 | 1:503,015 | 15,775 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 350 | 1:88,036 | 9,509 |
| Egypt | 100% | 260 | 1:353,465 | 10,818 |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | 251 | 1:38,418 | 2,666 |
| Tanzania | 95% | 244 | 1:216,346 | 8,732 |
| Canada | 100% | 197 | 1:168,190 | 6,873 |
| Georgia | 100% | 176 | 1:21,241 | 1,487 |
| Qatar | 62% | 156 | 1:15,190 | 2,346 |
| DR Congo | 76% | 130 | 1:567,905 | 19,370 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 129 | 1:10,554 | 1,557 |
| Nepal | - | 118 | 1:241,418 | 9,590 |
| Uzbekistan | 100% | 116 | 1:265,400 | 5,580 |
| Cameroon | 59% | 113 | 1:191,243 | 8,229 |
| Malawi | 100% | 106 | 1:161,437 | 7,641 |
| Israel | 100% | 93 | 1:90,354 | 4,119 |
| Guyana | 100% | 85 | 1:8,980 | 1,400 |
| Australia | - | 80 | 1:170,720 | 4,694 |
| Russia | 100% | 68 | 1:2,121,084 | 14,033 |
| Jamaica | - | 65 | 1:44,357 | 2,624 |
| Bahrain | - | 59 | 1:22,859 | 3,234 |
| Niger | 86% | 43 | 1:446,139 | 9,404 |
| Singapore | 67% | 42 | 1:149,692 | 7,999 |
| Sweden | 100% | 39 | 1:252,767 | 8,142 |
| Germany | 85% | 36 | 1:2,685,497 | 13,801 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 36 | 1:469,502 | 11,829 |
| New Zealand | - | 35 | 1:129,601 | 5,007 |
| Zambia | - | 35 | 1:452,994 | 10,918 |
| Brazil | 100% | 33 | 1:6,492,005 | 93,070 |
| Benin | 100% | 29 | 1:364,684 | 13,715 |
| Turkey | 100% | 29 | 1:2,682,818 | 16,510 |
| Uganda | 65% | 29 | 1:1,412,308 | 21,370 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 25 | 1:709,874 | 8,915 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 100% | 24 | 1:248,887 | 10,874 |
| Kenya | 59% | 22 | 1:2,104,869 | 20,493 |
| France | - | 19 | 1:3,498,439 | 16,478 |
| Ukraine | 100% | 16 | 1:2,843,744 | 6,272 |
| Spain | 100% | 14 | 1:3,323,569 | 14,016 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 13 | 1:432,890 | 5,953 |
| Mexico | 100% | 13 | 1:9,549,571 | 29,766 |
| Norway | 100% | 13 | 1:394,795 | 7,741 |
| Ireland | - | 12 | 1:386,960 | 5,608 |
| Wales | 100% | 12 | 1:257,859 | 4,217 |
| Philippines | 90% | 11 | 1:9,637,225 | 138,004 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 10 | 1:715,199 | 24,449 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 9 | 1:6,811 | 1,077 |
| Ivory Coast | 67% | 9 | 1:2,563,993 | 53,027 |
| Morocco | - | 9 | 1:3,816,515 | 8,291 |
| Papua New Guinea | 56% | 9 | 1:905,813 | 63,479 |
| Czechia | 78% | 8 | 1:1,332,020 | 3,968 |
| Liberia | 100% | 8 | 1:551,508 | 14,444 |
| Congo | 100% | 7 | 1:715,601 | 13,459 |
| Oman | - | 6 | 1:684,778 | 5,486 |
| Scotland | 100% | 6 | 1:891,728 | 9,103 |
| Austria | 100% | 4 | 1:2,128,550 | 10,134 |
| Belgium | - | 4 | 1:2,872,510 | 22,632 |
| Bermuda | - | 4 | 1:16,206 | 1,525 |
| Botswana | - | 4 | 1:546,112 | 13,807 |
| China | - | 4 | 1:341,513,946 | 78,144 |
| Haiti | - | 4 | 1:2,681,738 | 23,796 |
| Honduras | - | 4 | 1:2,204,367 | 17,261 |
| Japan | - | 4 | 1:31,996,514 | 55,536 |
| Panama | - | 4 | 1:976,639 | 21,104 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 4 | 1:44,454 | 3,465 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 4 | 1:27,895 | 3,010 |
| Sudan | - | 4 | 1:9,451,744 | 6,661 |
| Togo | - | 4 | 1:1,809,810 | 5,654 |
| Turkmenistan | 100% | 4 | 1:1,368,218 | 2,487 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 4 | 1:7,550,473 | 90,577 |
| Cambodia | 67% | 3 | 1:5,424,443 | 41,412 |
| Chile | 50% | 3 | 1:5,869,069 | 26,159 |
| Mauritius | - | 3 | 1:432,595 | 7,262 |
| Peru | - | 3 | 1:10,597,151 | 58,549 |
| Senegal | 100% | 3 | 1:4,860,452 | 20,187 |
| South Korea | - | 3 | 1:1,848,140 | 23,578 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 3 | 1:2,737,832 | 21,065 |
| Bahamas | - | 2 | 1:199,685 | 2,758 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 2 | 1:9,189,734 | 69,235 |
| Hong Kong | - | 2 | 1:3,876,362 | 13,851 |
| Iceland | - | 2 | 1:183,008 | 5,215 |
| Italy | 89% | 2 | 1:30,531,045 | 57,596 |
| Mauritania | 100% | 2 | 1:2,047,620 | 19,390 |
| Serbia | - | 2 | 1:3,572,860 | 8,125 |
| Syria | - | 2 | 1:9,653,038 | 7,712 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 2 | 1:7,711,908 | 84,647 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| American Samoa | - | 1 | 1:55,845 | 3,376 |
| Anguilla | - | 1 | 1:13,255 | 1,687 |
| Argentina | 100% | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | - | 1 | 1:3,524,458 | 8,651 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:31,250 | 1,787 |
| Brunei | - | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| Denmark | - | 1 | 1:5,649,498 | 28,429 |
| Dominica | - | 1 | 1:75,471 | 1,341 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 1 | 1:10,431,270 | 30,761 |
| Faroe Islands | 100% | 1 | 1:49,127 | 2,467 |
| Fiji | - | 1 | 1:892,378 | 3,968 |
| Finland | 60% | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| French Polynesia | - | 1 | 1:277,902 | 3,605 |
| Greece | - | 1 | 1:10,934,548 | 22,228 |
| Grenada | 100% | 1 | 1:108,125 | 4,208 |
| Jordan | 100% | 1 | 1:8,826,774 | 11,126 |
| Kuwait | - | 1 | 1:3,785,264 | 15,388 |
| Latvia | - | 1 | 1:2,015,645 | 6,531 |
| Maldives | - | 1 | 1:433,903 | 5,827 |
| Myanmar | - | 1 | 1:51,948,273 | 3,226 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 1 | 1:6,018,336 | 34,175 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 1 | 1:54,668 | 1,803 |
| Palestine | 100% | 1 | 1:4,550,058 | 5,739 |
| Poland | 100% | 1 | 1:38,027,112 | 9,241 |
| Portugal | - | 1 | 1:10,410,866 | 12,786 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 1 | 1:3,550,301 | 10,040 |
| Slovakia | - | 1 | 1:5,310,063 | 9,949 |
| Somalia | - | 1 | 1:13,525,867 | 7,760 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | - | 1 | 1:34,707 | 1,398 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:109,747 | 4,493 |
The alternate forms: Kámala (1) are calculated separately.
Kamala (36,534) may also be a surname.
Kamala Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Kamala is a name of Hindi origin meaning 'lotus' or 'pale red'; or alternatively 'garden'. Kamala is another name for the Hindu goddess Lakshmi.
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Kamala Demographics
Kamala Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Sample size: 6 (2018)
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Phonetically Similar Names
Kamala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala in the Russian language | ||
| Камала | kamala | - |
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