Camacho Surname

769th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 690,971 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Northern Mariana Islands

Camacho Surname Definition:

One who came from Camacho in Granada; one who had a hunchback, or was otherwise crippled.

Of French origin, and found also in Portugal. Etymology unknown.

Valencian name of French origin. One branch in Jerez de la Frontera. Proved its nobility in Orders of Santiago, Calatrava, Alcántara.

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Camacho Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico254,0191:48975
Colombia76,8871:621120
Venezuela61,2991:49389
United States57,7441:6,277730
Spain41,9001:1,116110
Philippines35,2001:2,876207
Bolivia33,6921:31557
Peru24,9371:1,275195
Costa Rica16,2161:29583
Ecuador14,9571:1,063179
Cuba9,4981:1,213198
Argentina9,0941:4,700531
Mozambique8,0341:3,393791
Brazil7,1681:29,8651,270
Dominican Republic6,7251:1,551240
Portugal6,1901:1,683252
Angola4,3381:6,222843
Puerto Rico3,4431:1,031141
Uruguay2,9101:1,179134
Guatemala1,9631:8,193972
Paraguay1,8431:3,927380
Northern Mariana Islands1,8191:302
France1,4681:45,2475,775
Guam1,3301:1203
Chile1,0711:16,4491,150
Nicaragua9781:6,157577
Saudi Arabia9541:32,3444,580
Canada9521:38,7034,858
England6891:80,8688,974
Panama5661:6,912723
South Africa3731:145,24916,581
Honduras3091:28,532971
Australia2401:112,48212,520
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Trinidad and Tobago1831:7,4531,110
El Salvador1731:36,6701,160
Germany1511:533,14944,599
Singapore1411:39,0621,450
Belgium1301:88,43613,772
Thailand1171:603,747102,586
Switzerland1071:76,7568,915
Antigua and Barbuda941:1,055181
Guyana931:8,1961,310
United States Virgin Islands911:1,213192
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Aruba601:1,725246
Netherlands541:312,72536,782
Italy531:1,153,90073,671
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
Denmark411:137,67612,271
New Zealand321:141,51016,640
Taiwan321:732,6485,233
Sweden281:351,67024,678
Jersey201:4,960981
Wales181:171,91811,581
Norway161:321,39331,311
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Andorra151:5,5891,076
Finland131:422,82327,659
Japan111:11,622,20845,659
China101:136,732,1577,199
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Afghanistan81:4,019,14821,487
Hong Kong81:916,9354,774
Cape Verde71:75,6632,587
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Cyprus51:176,9758,389
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Saint Lucia51:35,7561,958
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Micronesia41:26,561731
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Cayman Islands31:21,2981,488
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Belize11:355,4743,977
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Comoros11:749,524685
Dominica11:75,891912
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Macau11:601,6301,582
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Malta11:430,2723,380
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Palau11:21,643223
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

The alternate forms: Cámacho (1) are calculated separately.

Camacho (740) may also be a first name.

Camacho Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

One who came from Camacho in Granada; one who had a hunchback, or was otherwise crippled.

Of French origin, and found also in Portugal. Etymology unknown.

Valencian name of French origin. One branch in Jerez de la Frontera. Proved its nobility in Orders of Santiago, Calatrava, Alcántara.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

User-submitted Reference

Camacho is a Valencian surname. It is a nickname related to the bird called camachuelo in Spain.

Its origin is discussed, some place it in France and others in Portugal. It is possible that it was brought to Spain by one of the knights who participated in the Reconquest to serve the King of Aragon.

A branch was established in Jerez de la Frontera, from where it spread to the rest of Spain.

- saelizondor

Camacho Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Camacho Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Camacho (Arabic: كمش) is found in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Cámacho. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Camacho? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 769th most numerous last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 10,547 people. The last name Camacho occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Camacho are found; 45 percent are found in North America and 37 percent are found in Hispano-North America. It is also the 302,485th most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 740 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Mexico, where it is held by 254,019 people, or 1 in 489. In Mexico it is most prevalent in: México, where 16 percent are found, Mexico City, where 9 percent are found and Sinaloa, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Mexico it occurs in 124 countries. It also occurs in Colombia, where 11 percent are found and Venezuela, where 9 percent are found.

Camacho Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Camacho has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Camacho surname grew 122,860 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Camacho Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Camacho last name are 42.15% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.38% registered with the political party.

The amount Camacho earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 83.56% less than the national average, earning €4,937 per year; in Norway they earn 27.62% less than the national average, earning 250,510 kr per year; in Peru they earn 8.02% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,831 per year; in South Africa they earn 111.88% more than the national average, earning R 503,496 per year; in Colombia they earn 3.59% more than the national average, earning $23,517,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.23% less than the national average, earning $37,007 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.51% more than the national average, earning $52,423 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Camacho Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Camacho in the Arabic language
كمشkmsh-

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Camacho Reference & Research

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