Cameo Surname

433,161st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 794 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Bolivia

Cameo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cameo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain2761:169,39112,137
Bolivia2261:46,9752,631
United States601:6,040,982292,121
Argentina401:1,068,58565,578
Israel391:219,42720,804
Peru281:1,135,14720,057
Mexico241:5,171,92529,601
France221:3,019,215204,848
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
India81:95,883,173728,828
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
England41:13,929,515290,718
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Cameo (1,334) may also be a first name.

Cameo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cameo is found most in Spain. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Cameo.

How Common Is The Last Name Cameo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cameo is the 433,161st most prevalent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 9,178,269 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Cameo live; 39 percent live in South America and 35 percent live in Iberian Europe. Cameo is also the 215,053rd most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 1,334 people.

The last name Cameo is most widespread in Spain, where it is borne by 276 people, or 1 in 169,391. In Spain Cameo is most numerous in: Aragon, where 63 percent reside, Madrid, where 16 percent reside and Navarre, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Spain Cameo occurs in 26 countries. It is also found in Bolivia, where 28 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Cameo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cameo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cameo last name expanded 1,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cameo Last Name Statistics demography

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

The amount Cameo earn in different countries varies marginally. In Peru they earn 25.07% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,526 per year and in United States they earn 20.69% less than the national average, earning $34,222 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cammeo9145/
Cameos912/
Chameo911/
Camieo910/
Cameijo8313/
Camejho831/
Kameo801,919/
Camio80684/
Comeo80159/
Camea8084/
Zameo8034/
Camyo801/
Chamehou771/
Kameho7370/
Camiot7343/
Camgea7328/
Caumea7318/
Camjoy7312/
Cosmeo734/
Camioo732/
Chamio732/
Khameo732/
Camios732/
Kamgeo732/
Comeoy731/
Camioa731/
Camjos731/
Comeos731/
Camjod731/
Zeameo731/
Cammio730/
Tchamehou711/
Kamehos672/
Chamjoo672/
Tchamio672/
Chamijo671/
Coumeou671/
Chamjou671/
Camaiyo671/
Camagio671/
Camugio671/
Camogia671/
Tchamjo671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cameo
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