Kemal Forename
2,834th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 367,421 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus
Kemal Forename User-submission:
This masculine name is the Turkish form of the Arabic Kamal. From its origins, this name derives the meanings 'perfection,' 'fullness,' or 'maturity.' Many influential figures have born this name throughout history, and it was the second name of Türkiye's founder and first president, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
Read More About This ForenameKemal Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 100% | 223,534 | 1:348 | 42 |
| Ethiopia | 100% | 107,383 | 1:909 | 147 |
| India | 86% | 5,661 | 1:214,605 | 21,903 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 4,268 | 1:60,441 | 7,392 |
| Germany | 100% | 3,456 | 1:27,974 | 1,086 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 100% | 3,098 | 1:1,138 | 316 |
| Israel | 100% | 2,794 | 1:3,007 | 577 |
| Northern Cyprus | 100% | 2,506 | 1:127 | 13 |
| Turkmenistan | 99% | 1,343 | 1:4,075 | 412 |
| Bulgaria | 100% | 1,333 | 1:5,244 | 686 |
| United States | 100% | 1,322 | 1:274,234 | 8,804 |
| Russia | 99% | 1,183 | 1:121,922 | 2,185 |
| England | 100% | 1,022 | 1:54,406 | 2,507 |
| France | 100% | 684 | 1:97,179 | 2,159 |
| Austria | 50% | 652 | 1:13,059 | 722 |
| Serbia | 100% | 612 | 1:11,676 | 941 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 472 | 1:35,809 | 2,766 |
| Sweden | 100% | 468 | 1:21,064 | 1,455 |
| Uzbekistan | 86% | 466 | 1:66,065 | 2,227 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 429 | 1:48,483 | 5,248 |
| Belgium | 100% | 326 | 1:35,246 | 2,059 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 305 | 1:26,929 | 1,630 |
| Denmark | - | 304 | 1:18,584 | 1,147 |
| Poland | 100% | 283 | 1:134,371 | 2,707 |
| Montenegro | 100% | 278 | 1:2,283 | 424 |
| Kosovo | - | 256 | 1:7,271 | 1,170 |
| Croatia | 100% | 247 | 1:17,073 | 1,019 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 233 | 1:132,243 | 12,172 |
| Slovenia | 100% | 229 | 1:10,737 | 948 |
| Kazakhstan | 96% | 226 | 1:78,526 | 2,652 |
| North Macedonia | 100% | 213 | 1:9,816 | 1,347 |
| Morocco | - | 191 | 1:179,836 | 4,854 |
| Canada | 100% | 190 | 1:174,386 | 7,040 |
| Egypt | 100% | 174 | 1:528,166 | 14,341 |
| Norway | 100% | 105 | 1:48,879 | 2,041 |
| Thailand | 100% | 104 | 1:673,710 | 28,666 |
| Iraq | - | 72 | 1:486,359 | 5,493 |
| Qatar | 100% | 69 | 1:34,342 | 4,570 |
| Greece | 100% | 62 | 1:176,364 | 3,798 |
| Ukraine | 98% | 59 | 1:771,185 | 2,851 |
| Australia | - | 58 | 1:235,476 | 5,406 |
| Belarus | 97% | 48 | 1:197,550 | 1,711 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 96% | 46 | 1:129,854 | 7,694 |
| Mauritania | 93% | 44 | 1:93,074 | 3,779 |
| Finland | 97% | 35 | 1:156,662 | 2,989 |
| Brazil | 100% | 33 | 1:6,492,005 | 93,070 |
| South Africa | 100% | 33 | 1:1,652,505 | 52,695 |
| Malaysia | 81% | 31 | 1:982,256 | 34,885 |
| Philippines | 97% | 28 | 1:3,786,053 | 70,966 |
| Spain | 100% | 27 | 1:1,723,332 | 10,918 |
| Romania | - | 26 | 1:771,230 | 20,422 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 26 | 1:52,362 | 4,622 |
| Benin | 100% | 21 | 1:503,612 | 16,626 |
| Azerbaijan | 90% | 20 | 1:482,147 | 10,073 |
| Scotland | 100% | 17 | 1:314,727 | 4,715 |
| Ireland | 100% | 15 | 1:309,568 | 4,642 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 14 | 1:13,882,691 | 83,133 |
| Albania | 100% | 13 | 1:234,352 | 11,554 |
| Algeria | 100% | 12 | 1:3,181,393 | 7,910 |
| Nepal | 58% | 12 | 1:2,373,946 | 34,978 |
| China | - | 11 | 1:124,186,889 | 65,712 |
| Guyana | 100% | 11 | 1:69,387 | 5,899 |
| Hungary | - | 11 | 1:890,161 | 2,642 |
| Georgia | 100% | 10 | 1:373,847 | 7,758 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 10 | 1:3,020,189 | 47,166 |
| Bangladesh | - | 9 | 1:17,717,930 | 19,122 |
| Czechia | 67% | 9 | 1:1,184,018 | 3,740 |
| Eritrea | 100% | 9 | 1:528,109 | 348 |
| Guinea | - | 9 | 1:1,317,627 | 3,716 |
| Tajikistan | 100% | 9 | 1:930,547 | 3,856 |
| Jamaica | - | 8 | 1:360,403 | 10,541 |
| Slovakia | 100% | 8 | 1:663,758 | 2,742 |
| Argentina | 100% | 7 | 1:6,110,463 | 14,292 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 7 | 1:1,021,713 | 39,786 |
| Mauritius | - | 6 | 1:216,297 | 4,288 |
| Oman | - | 6 | 1:684,778 | 5,486 |
| Tunisia | - | 5 | 1:135,380 | 6,628 |
| Italy | 99% | 4 | 1:15,265,522 | 38,916 |
| Jordan | - | 4 | 1:2,206,694 | 7,695 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 4 | 1:44,391,090 | 271,718 |
| Papua New Guinea | 50% | 4 | 1:2,038,078 | 115,092 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 4 | 1:27,895 | 3,010 |
| Senegal | - | 4 | 1:3,645,339 | 17,621 |
| Singapore | 100% | 4 | 1:1,571,764 | 18,508 |
| Tonga | - | 4 | 1:26,859 | 378 |
| Wales | 100% | 4 | 1:773,577 | 8,486 |
| Armenia | 100% | 3 | 1:972,918 | 8,284 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 3 | 1:188,016 | 3,003 |
| Peru | 100% | 3 | 1:10,597,151 | 58,549 |
| Abkhazia | 100% | 2 | 1:121,711 | 2,524 |
| Afghanistan | - | 2 | 1:16,311,758 | 48,279 |
| Barbados | - | 2 | 1:144,894 | 2,643 |
| Chile | 100% | 2 | 1:8,803,604 | 33,591 |
| Japan | - | 2 | 1:63,993,028 | 72,606 |
| Liberia | 100% | 2 | 1:2,206,030 | 27,695 |
| Mexico | 100% | 2 | 1:62,072,214 | 96,650 |
| Namibia | - | 2 | 1:1,202,090 | 12,702 |
| Niger | - | 2 | 1:9,591,997 | 55,581 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 2 | 1:88,908 | 5,280 |
| South Korea | - | 2 | 1:2,772,210 | 27,911 |
| Syria | - | 2 | 1:9,653,038 | 7,712 |
| Tanzania | - | 2 | 1:26,394,160 | 73,301 |
| Uganda | 100% | 2 | 1:20,478,460 | 91,660 |
| Anguilla | - | 1 | 1:13,255 | 1,687 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 1 | 1:18,379,469 | 100,219 |
| Burundi | - | 1 | 1:9,906,559 | 2,558 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 1 | 1:21,610,503 | 119,836 |
| Colombia | - | 1 | 1:47,778,926 | 95,497 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 1 | 1:10,431,270 | 30,761 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 1 | 1:73,827,605 | 146,761 |
| El Salvador | - | 1 | 1:6,341,786 | 16,428 |
| Gabon | - | 1 | 1:1,883,336 | 4,538 |
| Haiti | - | 1 | 1:10,726,953 | 41,696 |
| Hong Kong | - | 1 | 1:7,752,725 | 20,144 |
| Iran | - | 1 | 1:78,496,868 | 65,150 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| Kenya | - | 1 | 1:46,307,110 | 74,921 |
| Kuwait | - | 1 | 1:3,785,264 | 15,388 |
| Latvia | - | 1 | 1:2,015,645 | 6,531 |
| Liechtenstein | - | 1 | 1:37,856 | 1,091 |
| Malta | - | 1 | 1:429,360 | 3,141 |
| Moldova | - | 1 | 1:3,561,139 | 8,690 |
| Monaco | - | 1 | 1:38,466 | 2,379 |
| Mongolia | - | 1 | 1:2,934,814 | 16,205 |
| Mozambique | - | 1 | 1:27,243,357 | 5,091 |
| Myanmar | - | 1 | 1:51,948,273 | 3,226 |
| New Zealand | - | 1 | 1:4,536,044 | 17,392 |
| Portugal | - | 1 | 1:10,410,866 | 12,786 |
| Rwanda | - | 1 | 1:11,371,433 | 4,615 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 1 | 1:54,861 | 2,604 |
| Suriname | - | 1 | 1:552,811 | 5,457 |
| Transnistria | - | 1 | 1:475,638 | 2,115 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | - | 1 | 1:34,707 | 1,398 |
| Vietnam | - | 1 | 1:92,623,113 | 10,484 |
The alternate forms: Kémal (10) & Kèmal (1) are calculated separately.
Kemal (122,566) may also be a surname.
Kemal Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This masculine name is the Turkish form of the Arabic Kamal. From its origins, this name derives the meanings 'perfection,' 'fullness,' or 'maturity.' Many influential figures have born this name throughout history, and it was the second name of Türkiye's founder and first president, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
- kaanyKemal Forename Popularity
Kemal Demographics
Average Male Kemal Height
175.68 cm
Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 114 (2014)
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Phonetically Similar Names
Kemal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kemal in the Russian language | ||
| Кемал | kemal | - |
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