Camelo Surname

14,657th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38,004 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Colombia

Camelo Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the desert animal, the camel. Many people in Brazil have animals surname.

Camelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil21,1581:10,118583
Colombia12,2031:3,915626
Portugal1,1421:9,123805
Mexico1,0351:119,9294,116
United States5441:666,28553,204
Philippines2891:350,30547,129
Venezuela2601:116,1703,990
Malawi2351:72,8479,384
Spain2271:205,95614,023
Uruguay1821:18,8562,139
France1661:400,13758,863
India1421:5,401,869131,616
Ecuador1111:143,2966,987
England731:763,26141,903
Canada511:722,46357,796
Argentina341:1,257,15973,489
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Israel241:356,56829,419
Italy201:3,057,83499,174
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Panama91:434,6958,518
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
China51:273,464,31313,838
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Camêlo (33) & Camelô (1) are calculated separately.

Camelo (2,588) may also be a first name.

Camelo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the desert animal, the camel. Many people in Brazil have animals surname.

- lucilene

The Camelo surname is most prevalent in Brazil. Meaning in Portuguese is 'camel'.

- ratata

Camelo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Camelo is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Camêlo or Camelô. For other potential spellings of Camelo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Camelo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 14,657th most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 191,757 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Camelo reside; 89 percent reside in South America and 56 percent reside in Luso-South America. Camelo is also the 144,579th most widespread first name on earth It is held by 2,588 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is carried by 21,158 people, or 1 in 10,118. In Brazil Camelo is most prevalent in: Ceará, where 27 percent live, Rio de Janeiro, where 12 percent live and São Paulo, where 9 percent live. Other than Brazil this last name exists in 50 countries. It also occurs in Colombia, where 32 percent live and Portugal, where 3 percent live.

Camelo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Camelo surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Camelo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 68.41% more than the national average, earning €50,575 per year; in South Africa they earn 140.38% more than the national average, earning R 571,236 per year; in Colombia they earn 16.98% more than the national average, earning $26,556,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.31% less than the national average, earning $42,583 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.65% less than the national average, earning $41,907 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Camêlo9433/
Camelô941/
Camelio92786/
Camelot92414/
Camelos9231/
Camelho924/
Chamelo924/
Camielo923/
Scamelo922/
Camaelo921/
Cammelo921/
Cameloi921/
Cameloo921/
Cameloz921/
Cammelot8674/
Camealio8627/
Camelott861/
Cammelio861/
Cameillo861/
Cameliot861/
Camilo83145,674/
Jamelo831,218/
Camela83974/
Samelo83630/
Kamelo83491/
Camolo83479/
Camalo83187/
Comelo8333/
Zamelo831/
Camílo831/
Camleo831/
Chameilou808/
Camelia772,095/
Camiolo771,398/
Jamelot77508/
Camilio77369/
Chamela77317/
Camilot77138/
Camilho77104/
Camallo7794/
Comelio7782/
Sameilo7777/
Kgamelo7775/
Camelas7764/
Camilos7741/
Giamelo7717/
Camelat7716/
Kamoelo7715/
Camiela779/
Kamelou778/
Camelya777/
Kamelio777/
Jameelo775/
Casmilo775/
Camilou775/
Kamelod774/
Seamelo774/
Camalho773/
Chamilo772/
Chomelo772/
Khamelo772/
Comelot772/
Caimilo772/
Comeloy772/
Kameelo771/
Sameulo771/
Camiloa771/
Zhamelo771/
Kamelyo771/
Camiloi771/
Câmelot771/
Sgamelo771/
Samielo771/
Tjamelo771/
Cammilo771/
Camélio771/
Camgela771/
Scamela771/
Camiloo771/
Camalio771/
Caumilo771/
Jamelio771/
Cameila770/
Chamilou71196/
Comeglio71170/
Chamelia71165/
Chamyolo7194/
Chamaylo7126/
Camiglio7122/
Tchamela7114/
Cameylia719/
Camilios718/
Jameelou717/
Camilous716/
Chamiolo715/
Kamelott715/
Zammielo714/
Cahmelia714/
Chamhilo714/
Camelias712/
Camaillo712/
Camilott712/
Camilhos712/
Cameilia711/
Camielia711/
Chamgilo711/
Comeallo711/
Chamailo711/
Zamhello711/
Sameylou711/
Cameliaa711/
Khaumelo711/
Cammelia710/
Kamalo674,177/
Kamela674,150/
Jamela672,781/
Samela672,716/
Camila672,510/
Kamilo671,990/
Camala67963/
Samilo67776/
Jamilo67641/
Kamolo67598/
Samylo67552/
Zamela67527/
Camesella67286/
Komelo67240/
Camola67153/
Kemelo6770/
Comalo6741/
Zomelo6739/
Comela6737/
Comolo6735/
Chamailou6731/
Qamela6713/
Camisella6712/
Comilo678/
Camecella678/
Camicella674/
Somelo673/
Camaló673/
Camalò672/
Zamilo672/
Camyla672/
Cameillia671/
Zammeillo671/
Zameło671/
Cámilo671/
Cómolo671/
Camiló671/
Choumelou671/
Comecillo671/
Khameeloh671/

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