Camus Surname

14,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38,700 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Camus Surname Definition:

CAMUS: (Gaelic.) A bay, a creek, a harbor. Camoys, one whose nose is turned upwards.

Camus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France20,6581:3,215217
Philippines5,3371:18,9692,286
Chile5,0521:3,487519
Argentina1,1861:36,0403,013
United States1,1251:322,18629,358
Peru1,1001:28,8953,002
Spain9841:47,5124,486
Chad8671:15,6771,955
Turkey4541:171,41313,099
Belgium4081:28,1784,519
Canada3571:103,20911,172
Morocco2391:144,25125,171
Indonesia1251:1,057,99476,813
Germany1191:676,51652,308
Mexico1061:1,171,00214,323
New Caledonia621:4,455817
England591:944,37447,923
Switzerland571:144,08613,875
Brazil451:4,757,207124,005
Australia441:613,53943,545
Austria281:304,12334,120
Singapore261:211,83510,313
French Polynesia251:11,2322,339
Ecuador191:837,15013,424
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Israel141:611,26042,949
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
China101:136,732,1577,199
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Wales51:618,90625,852
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:896,76254,350

The alternate forms: Camús (12), Camüs (3) & Cámus (1) are calculated separately.

Camus (539) may also be a first name.

Camus Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

CAMUS: (Gaelic.) A bay, a creek, a harbor. Camoys, one whose nose is turned upwards.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Camus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Camus (Arabic: كاموس) is found in France more than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Camús, Camüs or Cámus. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Camus? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 14,413th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 188,309 people. Camus is mostly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Camus are found; 55 percent are found in Western Europe and 54 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Camus is also the 363,109th most frequent given name worldwide It is held by 539 people.

This surname is most frequent in France, where it is held by 20,658 people, or 1 in 3,215. In France Camus is most common in: Île-de-France, where 18 percent live, Hauts-de-France, where 16 percent live and Grand Est, where 11 percent live. Aside from France this surname exists in 81 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 14 percent live and Chile, where 13 percent live.

Camus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Camus has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 2,009 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,967 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Camus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Camus surname are 3.79% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.02% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Camus earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 9.69% more than the national average, earning 379,622 kr per year; in Peru they earn 17.21% less than the national average, earning S/. 16,049 per year; in Colombia they earn 7.53% more than the national average, earning $24,412,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 16.24% more than the national average, earning $50,155 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.17% less than the national average, earning $41,650 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Camús9312/
Camüs933/
Cámus931/
Camous91690/
Cameus91284/
Casmus9167/
Chamus9154/
Cammus919/
Camuse916/
Camuss915/
Camaus912/
Caymus911/
Caimus911/
Camusc911/
Camusz911/
Scamus910/
Camu894,959/
Cammuse8390/
Ciamous8348/
Camouse8320/
Chamuse8313/
Chamous8312/
Cammaus835/
Chamush834/
Chammus833/
Chamuis831/
Caumous831/
Cammeus830/
Chaimus830/
Samus803,536/
Camou801,895/
Camos801,679/
Camuz801,658/
Camut80788/
Kamus80587/
Jamus80396/
Cammu80148/
Comus80130/
Camui80103/
Camau8074/
Cameu8066/
Camuy8036/
Camós8036/
Zamus8014/
Gcamu8014/
Casmu8012/
Caimu806/
Camup804/
Caumu803/
Qamus803/
Camud802/
Camuc802/
Camuh801/
Chamoush7757/
Chamusse7738/
Tchamous771/
Chamouss771/
Jamous7312,007/
Camoes731,027/
Cosmus73814/
Kamous73263/
Kamuse73219/
Caamud73195/
Casmuz73175/
Qamous73154/
Jameus7399/
Seamus7397/
Casmud7379/
Samuss7376/
Jaimus7335/
Djamus7334/
Kamuis7333/
Kamaus7333/
Samusz7328/
Zamush7328/
Katmus7327/
Ceymus7324/
Kameus7317/
Camout7315/
Khamus7314/
Kaimus7310/
Kamuss739/
Kamush738/
Cammuh737/
Camuce737/
Zaymus736/
Zaimus736/
Casmui735/
Saymus735/
Saimus735/
Samush734/
Camoos734/
Catmeu733/
Samaus733/
Sammus733/
Ccamut733/
Commus733/
Kammus732/
Ciamos732/
Zamous732/
Caimou732/
Cammui732/
Zhamus731/
Camupp731/
Camuth731/
Cameue731/
Jamuse731/
Comuis731/
Cammuc731/
Camaut731/
Jeamus731/
Kamusz731/
Samušs731/
Camoux731/
Camuit731/
Camaux731/
Chamuz731/
Chamús731/
Jammus731/
Camuha731/
Jamust731/
Jasmus730/
Comaus730/
Camuch730/
Comgus730/
Kamu675,569/
Djamous674,356/
Khamous67738/
Kamouss67580/
Kammous67244/
Kamushe67227/
Qamu67225/
Chomous67136/
Qammous67136/
Samusch67116/
Kamoush67105/
Cosmeus6760/
Qahmous6746/
Khamush6730/
Jamoush6725/
Comu6719/
Camhout6713/
Jamouse679/
Kamutse679/
Jahmous678/
Tsamous677/
Jamusse677/
Camó677/
Camú677/
Jamouss676/
Qamoush675/
Dzhamus673/
Khaimus673/
Chomuse672/
Catmutt672/
Camü672/
Kamhuis672/
Tshamus672/
Kasmush671/
Saymush671/
Seamaus671/
Cosmmus671/
Zaymusz671/
Zamushe671/
Saimeus671/
Samoush671/
Saumaus671/
Tchamousse671/
Camù671/
Cameuce671/
Chamoos671/
Kahmous671/
Cosmous671/
Zammous670/

Camus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Camus in the Arabic language
كاموسkamws-
كاموkamw-

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