Camus Surname
Approximately 38,700 people bear this surname
Camus Surname Definition:
CAMUS: (Gaelic.) A bay, a creek, a harbor. Camoys, one whose nose is turned upwards.
Camus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 20,658 | 1:3,215 | 217 |
| Philippines | 5,337 | 1:18,969 | 2,286 |
| Chile | 5,052 | 1:3,487 | 519 |
| Argentina | 1,186 | 1:36,040 | 3,013 |
| United States | 1,125 | 1:322,186 | 29,358 |
| Peru | 1,100 | 1:28,895 | 3,002 |
| Spain | 984 | 1:47,512 | 4,486 |
| Chad | 867 | 1:15,677 | 1,955 |
| Turkey | 454 | 1:171,413 | 13,099 |
| Belgium | 408 | 1:28,178 | 4,519 |
| Canada | 357 | 1:103,209 | 11,172 |
| Morocco | 239 | 1:144,251 | 25,171 |
| Indonesia | 125 | 1:1,057,994 | 76,813 |
| Germany | 119 | 1:676,516 | 52,308 |
| Mexico | 106 | 1:1,171,002 | 14,323 |
| New Caledonia | 62 | 1:4,455 | 817 |
| England | 59 | 1:944,374 | 47,923 |
| Switzerland | 57 | 1:144,086 | 13,875 |
| Brazil | 45 | 1:4,757,207 | 124,005 |
| Australia | 44 | 1:613,539 | 43,545 |
| Austria | 28 | 1:304,123 | 34,120 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| French Polynesia | 25 | 1:11,232 | 2,339 |
| Ecuador | 19 | 1:837,150 | 13,424 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| Scotland | 16 | 1:334,614 | 15,044 |
| Israel | 14 | 1:611,260 | 42,949 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Venezuela | 11 | 1:2,745,825 | 29,869 |
| China | 10 | 1:136,732,157 | 7,199 |
| Italy | 10 | 1:6,115,669 | 111,715 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Japan | 7 | 1:18,263,470 | 47,869 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | 1:4,614,246 | 51,139 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 56 | 1:896,762 | 54,350 |
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.
Camus Demographics
Average Male Camus Height
172.95 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
Camus Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Camus in the Arabic language | ||
| كاموس | kamws | - |
| كامو | kamw | - |
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