Camarena Surname

9,190th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61,641 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Panama

Camarena Surname Definition:

We can note a spelling variation of the word "cámara" which probably has reference to a room in the royal palace where only royalty and their servants, ambassadors and others could enter. It is logical that this place name might refer to gentlemen of this nature.

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Camarena Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico31,2821:3,968539
Panama9,4141:41681
United States8,6101:42,0975,177
Peru6,8591:4,634759
Spain3,0451:15,3541,745
Dominican Republic2,0031:5,209541
France1551:428,53462,172
Chile621:284,1378,321
Argentina511:838,10654,910
Brazil361:5,946,509145,792
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Costa Rica81:597,5094,667
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Norway61:857,04855,549
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
England41:13,929,515290,718
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Camarena (59) may also be a first name.

Camarena Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

We can note a spelling variation of the word "cámara" which probably has reference to a room in the royal palace where only royalty and their servants, ambassadors and others could enter. It is logical that this place name might refer to gentlemen of this nature.

See Camarillo.

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

Camarena Last Name Facts

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

The surname Camarena is more commonly found in Mexico than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Camarena.

How Common Is The Last Name Camarena? popularity and diffusion

The last name Camarena is the 9,190th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 118,226 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Camarena reside; 64 percent reside in North America and 51 percent reside in Hispano-North America. Camarena is also the 1,282,666th most frequently used given name internationally, borne by 59 people.

The last name Camarena is most commonly held in Mexico, where it is carried by 31,282 people, or 1 in 3,968. In Mexico it is most prevalent in: Jalisco, where 38 percent reside, Michoacán, where 10 percent reside and México, where 9 percent reside. Not including Mexico Camarena occurs in 42 countries. It is also found in Panama, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Camarena Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Camarena has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Camarena surname rose 861,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Camarena Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Camarena surname are 42.28% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.51% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Camarena earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 8.04% less than the national average, earning 318,256 kr per year; in Peru they earn 9.02% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,636 per year; in United States they earn 11.83% less than the national average, earning $38,046 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.65% more than the national average, earning $50,501 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Camarenas946/
Camarrena945/
Camaerena941/
Chamarenga8955/
Camareno881,803/
Camerena88175/
Camarana8827/
Camarina8824/
Kamarena889/
Camorena887/
Comarena884/
Samarena883/
Camarona882/
Camarene881/
Chamarengah8418/
Cammarana82202/
Kamarenga82135/
Camarenes8223/
Camarinas8222/
Jaimarena8218/
Cammarene8215/
Zamarrena8212/
Chamarina827/
Camarenis826/
Samarenha824/
Camareñas824/
Chamaryna824/
Tzamarena823/
Camaranna821/
Camaringa821/
Camerenaa821/
Camerrena821/
Cammareno821/
Camarrana821/
Camarinhas7875/
Samarrenha7812/
Camaharana781/
Samarina7517,159/
Camarano75976/
Samaryna75955/
Camarino75534/
Camarini75421/
Zamarina75249/
Qamarana75162/
Kamarina75139/
Camerana7554/
Qamarina7550/
Zamaryna7529/
Camerona7520/
Kamareni7515/
Camerina7515/
Camarine7513/
Camariny7510/
Zamareno759/
Kamarana757/
Samorena756/
Camareño753/
Camorina752/
Camarono752/
Jamarina752/
Kamarona751/
Camoreno751/
Casmarrinha7495/
Camarines712,975/
Camarinho71456/
Camariñas71321/
Camarinos7144/
Zamarreno7142/
Kamarzina7135/
Cameirana7131/
Qhamarana7119/
Tsamorena7117/
Camarinio7115/
Camarinez7114/
Cammarino7110/
Samarenho7110/
Kamarzyna719/
Kamargina718/
Cammarono717/
Camaranno717/
Kamarinea717/
Zamarenho716/
Samarhyna715/
Zamarrina714/
Kamarhyna714/
Zhamarina713/
Chamorina713/
Samaraina713/
Kaimarana713/
Khamarina712/
Chamarine712/
Zamariene712/
Camarinis712/
Kamaringa711/
Chamarini711/
Samarreno711/
Camariñha711/
Qamarhana711/
Zhamaryna711/
Camaerino711/
Caumerina711/
Khamaryna711/
Zamarrenho67110/
Samarrenho6742/
Giammarina678/
Kamarineas674/
Giammareno673/
Qhamarhana673/
Caamarines671/
Camariñ671/
Ciamarrini671/
Chamaringo671/
Qammarinah671/

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