Câmara Surname
Approximately 202,710 people bear this surname
Câmara Surname User-submission:
The Câmara surname originates with the personage of the Portuguese navigator João Gonçalves Zarco. He was knighted as Câmara dos Lobos, which can be translated as 'wolf's layer'. João adopted this surname in 1460.
Câmara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guinea-Bissau | 57,040 | 1:30 | 8 |
| Mali | 49,756 | 1:341 | 58 |
| Gambia | 45,137 | 1:43 | 6 |
| Sierra Leone | 5,838 | 1:1,214 | 227 |
| Angola | 5,719 | 1:4,719 | 676 |
| Portugal | 4,416 | 1:2,359 | 331 |
| Morocco | 3,919 | 1:8,797 | 1,170 |
| Madagascar | 3,492 | 1:6,773 | 1,367 |
| Brazil | 3,244 | 1:65,991 | 2,462 |
| Ghana | 2,979 | 1:9,070 | 1,231 |
| Senegal | 2,894 | 1:5,038 | 264 |
| France | 2,752 | 1:24,136 | 2,844 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 2,549 | 1:446 | 97 |
| Mexico | 2,119 | 1:58,578 | 2,827 |
| Togo | 1,890 | 1:3,835 | 622 |
| United States | 1,495 | 1:242,447 | 23,140 |
| Guinea | 1,284 | 1:9,216 | 326 |
| Spain | 965 | 1:48,448 | 4,556 |
| Gabon | 859 | 1:2,199 | 375 |
| Saudi Arabia | 716 | 1:43,095 | 6,100 |
| Canada | 567 | 1:64,983 | 7,565 |
| England | 406 | 1:137,237 | 13,423 |
| Egypt | 397 | 1:231,576 | 16,276 |
| Australia | 237 | 1:113,906 | 12,650 |
| Germany | 193 | 1:417,127 | 37,973 |
| Burkina Faso | 125 | 1:146,817 | 3,794 |
| Argentina | 124 | 1:344,705 | 27,064 |
| Belgium | 105 | 1:109,492 | 16,366 |
| Mauritania | 101 | 1:40,543 | 3,109 |
| Netherlands | 96 | 1:175,908 | 25,337 |
| United Arab Emirates | 86 | 1:106,538 | 9,171 |
| South Africa | 84 | 1:644,973 | 47,754 |
| Philippines | 83 | 1:1,219,738 | 95,055 |
| Russia | 62 | 1:2,324,565 | 137,882 |
| China | 56 | 1:24,416,457 | 1,335 |
| Switzerland | 50 | 1:164,258 | 15,252 |
| Dominican Republic | 46 | 1:226,803 | 8,136 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Burundi | 36 | 1:272,357 | 409 |
| Libya | 36 | 1:173,444 | 826 |
| Italy | 34 | 1:1,798,726 | 86,050 |
| Lithuania | 31 | 1:97,890 | 13,114 |
| Ivory Coast | 30 | 1:769,041 | 20,891 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Nigeria | 28 | 1:6,326,527 | 151,186 |
| Monaco | 26 | 1:1,426 | 42 |
| Central African Republic | 25 | 1:180,616 | 58 |
| Sweden | 24 | 1:410,282 | 29,154 |
| Bolivia | 23 | 1:461,584 | 4,333 |
| Israel | 20 | 1:427,882 | 33,464 |
| Luxembourg | 20 | 1:29,027 | 5,175 |
| Thailand | 20 | 1:3,531,917 | 315,217 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| Denmark | 14 | 1:403,194 | 27,097 |
| Benin | 13 | 1:795,046 | 42,452 |
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| Iceland | 13 | 1:29,238 | 2,297 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Finland | 11 | 1:499,700 | 30,478 |
| Niger | 11 | 1:1,744,729 | 34,351 |
| Puerto Rico | 11 | 1:322,740 | 2,767 |
| Tunisia | 11 | 1:55,511 | 7,191 |
| Bermuda | 10 | 1:6,528 | 1,005 |
| Jersey | 10 | 1:9,920 | 2,003 |
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| Liberia | 9 | 1:489,837 | 23,279 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Mozambique | 9 | 1:3,029,063 | 2,946 |
| Peru | 9 | 1:3,531,569 | 31,288 |
| Romania | 9 | 1:2,230,874 | 54,437 |
| Ukraine | 9 | 1:5,058,077 | 228,455 |
| Venezuela | 9 | 1:3,356,009 | 33,931 |
| Ecuador | 8 | 1:1,988,231 | 21,385 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1:3,349,249 | 20,155 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| Uruguay | 7 | 1:490,251 | 25,911 |
| Costa Rica | 6 | 1:796,678 | 5,462 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Belize | 5 | 1:71,095 | 2,977 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| East Timor | 4 | 1:303,982 | 255 |
| Guatemala | 4 | 1:4,020,667 | 7,726 |
| Haiti | 4 | 1:2,670,977 | 16,453 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Seychelles | 4 | 1:23,098 | 1,012 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Hungary | 3 | 1:3,272,092 | 62,568 |
| Mauritius | 3 | 1:431,139 | 12,721 |
| Northern Cyprus | 3 | 1:106,337 | 8,831 |
| Paraguay | 3 | 1:2,412,249 | 13,111 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 | 1:177,423 | 3,686 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
The alternate forms: Camara (1,753,017), Cãmara (2), Cámara (1), Camară (84), Cămară (4) & Camará (4) are calculated separately.
Câmara (96) may also be a first name.
Câmara Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Câmara surname originates with the personage of the Portuguese navigator João Gonçalves Zarco. He was knighted as Câmara dos Lobos, which can be translated as 'wolf's layer'. João adopted this surname in 1460.
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Where Does The Last Name Câmara Come From? nationality or country of origin
Câmara is found in Guinea-Bissau more than any other country/territory. It may appear as: Camara, Cãmara, Cámara, Camară, Cămară or Camará. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Câmara? popularity and diffusion
The last name Câmara is the 2,757th most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 35,951 people. The last name Câmara occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Câmara live; 82 percent live in West Africa and 28 percent live in Luso-West Africa. It is also the 968,397th most frequent forename at a global level, held by 96 people.
The last name Câmara is most prevalent in Guinea-Bissau, where it is held by 57,040 people, or 1 in 30. Aside from Guinea-Bissau this last name is found in 140 countries. It also occurs in Mali, where 25 percent reside and The Gambia, where 22 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camara | 94 | 1,753,017 | / |
| Cãmara | 94 | 2 | / |
| Cámara | 94 | 1 | / |
| Câmaras | 92 | 1 | / |
| Camară | 89 | 84 | / |
| Cămară | 89 | 4 | / |
| Camará | 89 | 4 | / |
| Comara | 83 | 1,299 | / |
| Camarra | 77 | 671 | / |
| Camaras | 77 | 477 | / |
| Camaray | 77 | 426 | / |
| Camayra | 77 | 378 | / |
| Camarad | 77 | 236 | / |
| Cammara | 77 | 231 | / |
| Camarai | 77 | 226 | / |
| Casmara | 77 | 101 | / |
| Camarat | 77 | 89 | / |
| Camaara | 77 | 75 | / |
| Camarap | 77 | 70 | / |
| Camarah | 77 | 60 | / |
| Camarga | 77 | 37 | / |
| Camaraj | 77 | 29 | / |
| Camaira | 77 | 24 | / |
| Camaraz | 77 | 14 | / |
| Camaraa | 77 | 13 | / |
| Caamara | 77 | 10 | / |
| Cámaras | 77 | 9 | / |
| Camarau | 77 | 4 | / |
| Camarea | 77 | 3 | / |
| Comarap | 77 | 3 | / |
| Comarat | 77 | 2 | / |
| Camatra | 77 | 2 | / |
| Commara | 77 | 1 | / |
| Comaras | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cqamara | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ccamara | 77 | 1 | / |
| Camaroa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gcamara | 77 | 1 | / |
| Comayras | 71 | 111 | / |
| Camaraai | 71 | 62 | / |
| Cheimara | 71 | 44 | / |
| Coumaras | 71 | 13 | / |
| Comahara | 71 | 9 | / |
| Camaradh | 71 | 6 | / |
| Comairas | 71 | 4 | / |
| Camairay | 71 | 4 | / |
| Cammarat | 71 | 4 | / |
| Camaraph | 71 | 3 | / |
| Camarras | 71 | 3 | / |
| Caaimara | 71 | 1 | / |
| Comarath | 71 | 1 | / |
| Camatras | 71 | 1 | / |
| Camarach | 71 | 1 | / |
| Camarais | 71 | 1 | / |
| Camahara | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cammaras | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kamara | 67 | 828,798 | / |
| Komara | 67 | 36,093 | / |
| Qamara | 67 | 8,000 | / |
| Camaro | 67 | 1,313 | / |
| Comora | 67 | 1,245 | / |
| Camora | 67 | 696 | / |
| Qomara | 67 | 156 | / |
| Comaro | 67 | 57 | / |
| Cámaro | 67 | 4 | / |
| Commayras | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cammarath | 67 | 2 | / |
| Camarahad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Camaró | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cahaimara | 67 | 1 | / |
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