Camús Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Ireland

Camús Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Camús Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

The alternate forms: Camus (38,700), Camüs (3) & Cámus (1) are calculated separately.

Camús Last Name Facts

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

The surname Camús is found in Spain more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Camus, Camüs or Cámus. Click here to see other possible spellings of Camús.

How Common Is The Last Name Camús? popularity and diffusion

The surname Camús is the 5,587,209th most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name Camús occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Camús reside; 75 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 75 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

Camús is most common in Spain, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 5,194,671. In Spain Camús is mostly found in: Catalonia, where 44 percent live, Valencian Community, where 22 percent live and Balearic Islands, where 11 percent live. Other than Spain this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 8 percent live and Argentina, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Camus9338,700/
Camüs933/
Chamús911/
Camú897/
Cámus871/
Camos801,679/
Camós8036/
Jamús801/
Camoes731,027/
Camous73690/
Cameus73284/
Casmus7367/
Chamus7354/
Cammus739/
Camuse736/
Camuss735/
Camoos734/
Ciamos732/
Camaus732/
Camusz731/
Camusc731/
Caimus731/
Caymus731/
Scamus730/
Camu674,959/
Cammuse6790/
Ciamous6748/
Camouse6720/
Canú6713/
Chamuse6713/
Chamous6712/
Camó677/
Cammaus675/
Chamush674/
Chammus673/
Camü672/
Caumous671/
Chamoos671/
Camù671/
Chamuis671/
Chaimus670/
Cammeus670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Camús
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