Kamal Surname

539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,003,442 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Kamal Surname User-submission:

Kamal is an Arabic word meaning 'perfection'. It shares the same root word as Kamil and Kamila, meaning 'perfect' (male and female genders respectively). Many Arabic surnames are derived from qualities, attributes and characteristics like honor, justice and chivalry.

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Kamal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt348,1831:26416
Bangladesh176,3611:90488
Sudan86,5211:43448
Pakistan80,3821:2,222298
India63,4801:12,084987
Saudi Arabia44,7591:68940
Morocco27,9451:1,23448
Indonesia22,6851:5,830746
Malaysia20,0661:1,470221
Afghanistan19,6591:1,636196
Iran14,7381:5,210714
Syria14,1671:1,362183
Nigeria13,1521:13,4691,360
Iraq13,0111:2,692323
Libya11,0701:564109
Somalia5,8821:2,287226
Sri Lanka4,3851:4,745689
Ethiopia4,1851:23,3092,960
United States2,9701:122,04013,020
Bahrain2,7771:48634
Kuwait2,6901:1,413153
Jordan2,1921:4,034828
United Arab Emirates1,8771:4,881616
Lebanon1,8121:3,111583
England1,5871:35,1094,638
Philippines1,5101:67,04511,480
Yemen1,4101:18,7412,015
Ghana1,3851:19,5102,432
Canada1,0671:34,5324,431
Comoros9281:808119
Algeria8121:47,5768,290
Qatar8021:2,940274
Turkey7021:110,8579,417
Palestine6921:6,5731,426
Oman6901:5,345761
Kazakhstan6261:28,2473,940
Spain6011:77,7906,767
Nepal5271:54,0441,559
Togo5251:13,8053,854
Chad3851:35,3044,109
Australia3781:71,4178,443
Thailand3121:226,40538,141
Russia2651:543,86149,148
Germany2241:359,39934,546
Sweden1981:49,7313,847
Fiji1891:4,732899
France1881:353,31252,982
Kyrgyzstan1791:33,3675,326
Djibouti1501:6,100439
Papua New Guinea1401:58,2417,447
Israel1121:76,4079,309
South Africa911:595,35945,471
Belgium781:147,39320,769
Italy781:784,06062,950
Azerbaijan771:125,3133,965
Cameroon771:269,72825,950
Netherlands721:234,54430,714
New Zealand721:62,8939,679
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Maldives661:6,124533
Niger631:304,6359,114
Guyana611:12,4951,773
Greece581:191,03130,451
Trinidad and Tobago521:26,2302,834
Tunisia511:11,9731,977
Austria491:173,78422,520
Norway491:104,94514,093
Uzbekistan491:631,20713,568
Brazil441:4,865,326126,089
Ukraine441:1,034,60795,076
Brunei371:11,3171,397
Uganda321:1,219,97748,798
China311:44,107,1472,374
Mauritania271:151,6628,378
Poland261:1,461,87585,446
Wales261:119,0209,008
Mozambique251:1,090,4631,880
Switzerland251:328,51725,592
Finland241:229,02918,579
Scotland241:223,07611,507
Kenya231:2,007,82236,224
Croatia221:192,20923,417
Ireland211:224,2358,707
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Venezuela211:1,438,28919,453
Romania201:1,003,89452,576
Hungary191:516,64632,401
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Cyprus151:58,9925,768
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Tanzania151:3,529,44150,903
Senegal141:1,041,3823,211
Ivory Coast111:2,097,38537,425
Japan111:11,622,20845,659
Belarus101:950,10668,851
Panama101:391,2268,067
South Sudan91:1,268,3421,210
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Iceland71:54,2993,881
Cambodia61:2,581,1918,069
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Colombia51:9,554,81425,159
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Eritrea41:1,187,975480
Liberia41:1,102,13437,930
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
Macau41:150,408604
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Swaziland41:324,550996
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Transnistria31:158,23313,093
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Northern Mariana Islands11:54,5801,498
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Somaliland11:3,500,1821,592
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934

Kamal (2,519,397) may also be a first name.

Kamal Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Kamal is an Arabic word meaning 'perfection'. It shares the same root word as Kamil and Kamila, meaning 'perfect' (male and female genders respectively). Many Arabic surnames are derived from qualities, attributes and characteristics like honor, justice and chivalry.

- firaskamal

An Arabic name, meaning 'perfection'.

- malkmatech

Kamal Last Name Facts

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

Kamal (Arabic: كمال, Bengali: কমল, Georgian: კამალ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻤﺎﻝ, Hindi: कमल, Marathi: कमल, Oriya: କମଳ, Russian: Камал, Tibetan: ཀ་མལ་) is found most frequently in Egypt. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kamal click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kamal? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 539th most commonly held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,263 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Kamal live; 47 percent live in North Africa and 44 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Kamal is also the 218th most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 2,519,397 people.

It is most commonly held in Egypt, where it is borne by 348,183 people, or 1 in 264. Other than Egypt this last name exists in 154 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 18 percent live and Sudan, where 9 percent live.

Kamal Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Muslim (94%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Shiite (64%) in Lebanon and Muslim (95%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Kamal last name are 5.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.76% registered with the party.

The amount Kamal earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 67.78% less than the national average, earning €9,677 per year; in Norway they earn 18.36% less than the national average, earning 282,551 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 40.84% more than the national average, earning R 334,692 per year; in Colombia they earn 28.62% less than the national average, earning $16,205,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 19.55% more than the national average, earning $51,583 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.75% more than the national average, earning $50,054 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kamale9115,238/
Khamal913,850/
Kaimal913,077/
Kamaal912,770/
Kammal911,629/
Kamall91456/
Kaymal91153/
Kamhal9186/
Kamail9165/
Kaamal9116/
Kaumal9113/
Kkamal9111/
Kameal918/
Kamgal915/
Kahmal914/
Hkamal914/
Kamaul913/
Kamahl913/
Keamal912/
Kamalı912/
Kaemal912/
Kamasl912/
Kajmal911/
Gkamal911/
Khammal831,413/
Khamgal83231/
Kammale83195/
Katmale83167/
Kkammal8398/
Khamale8367/
Kamaile8346/
Kaamaal8314/
Kaammal8314/
Kaimale8311/
Kaameal8311/
Kamalle8310/
Kaimmal836/
Kaamale836/
Kasmale836/
Khaemal835/
Kamalhe835/
Khasmal834/
Khamall834/
Kamhale832/
Khamail832/
Kaimall832/
Kaumale831/
Khaimal831/
Kamathl831/
Kamhall831/
Kammald831/
Kkaimal831/
Katmail831/
Kamagli831/
Kahhmal831/
Kahmail831/
Khameal831/
Kathmal831/
Kemal80122,566/
Komal8011,628/
Camal809,501/
Kamol807,542/
Qamal80139/
Kamalova7763,976/
Kamalowa77112/
Kathmale775/
Khammale774/
Khatmale772/
Kahamale772/
Kamaille771/
Keamalle771/
Khautmal771/
Kamalová771/
Caamal7336,810/
Kamole73888/
Cammal73862/
Kosmal73861/
Khemal73648/
Komale73597/
Camail73387/
Kameil73352/
Kommal73282/
Camale73102/
Komail7394/
Koumal7392/
Caumal7382/
Camaal7366/
Kamool7351/
Camall7350/
Kaumol7337/
Komall7322/
Kaimol7314/
Kohmal7314/
Khomal7313/
Kamoul7312/
Koomal7312/
Kemall738/
Koimal738/
Cameal737/
Casmal737/
Kamoil736/
Komgal736/
Kemail736/
Keimal735/
Komatl735/
Quamal733/
Kemmal732/
Kamgol731/
Catmal731/
Kameul731/
Kuimal731/
Qaemal731/
Qammal731/
Qamall731/
Camald731/
Kemeal731/
Kehmal731/
Qamgal731/
Qhamal731/
Camahl731/
Komaul731/
Komaal731/
Khamol731/
Kamhalová7137/
Khamalova7114/
Kaymalova7111/
Kammattil718/
Kaimalova711/
Kamaalova711/
Kamhalova711/
Camalle67826/
Koumale67304/
Camatel67248/
Khemmal67139/
Kosmahl6792/
Ccammal6774/
Kotmale6772/
Kamoule6761/
Cammall6729/
Kammool6729/
Kosmale6727/
Koummal6719/
Koimale6712/
Khomale6712/
Komalle6711/
Kommale677/
Kamholt677/
Kajmoul676/
Komgaal674/
Khamailova674/
Khammol673/
Kheemal673/
Khamoul672/
Khamhol672/
Khamole671/
Kameile671/
Khotmal671/
Kothmal671/
Caamaal671/
Caumale671/
Komatel671/
Khemail671/
Kaimole671/
Kamhoul671/
Kammole671/
Komault671/
Koumail671/
Caammal671/
Camagli671/
Quasmal671/
Gqamale671/
Cameale670/
Kemmall670/
Cammeal670/
Camaile670/

Kamal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kamal in the Georgian language
კამალkamal-
Kamal in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻤﺎﻝkmal-
Kamal in the Marathi language
कमलkamala91.47
कमालkamala2.44
कमळkamala1.13
माळीmali0.49
कमलाkamala0.06
कामलkamala0.05
कावळेkavale0.04
आमलेamale0.03
कराळेkarale0.03
अमोलamola0.02
कमkama0.02
कामडीkamadi0.02
कमाळkamala0.02
कारलेkarale0.01
कामळkamala0.01
डमाळेdamale0.01
कामालkamala0.01
करळेkarale0.01
कदळेkadale0.01
कमऴkamala0.01
कडाळीkadali0.01
कामतkamata0.01
जमालjamala0.01
कालkala0.01
कवळेkavale0.01
अमरamara0.01
कडाळेkadale0.01
काजळेkajale0.01
कजळेkajale0.01
कोमलkomala0.01
अवलavala0
कामदेkamade0
यमलेyamale0
कबलkabala0
कागलkagala0
कगळाkagala0
कामूkamu0
कामkama0
कयलkayala0
आमळेamale0
कमातkamata0
कामरेkamare0
अचलacala0
मलाmala0
वमलvamala0
कामजेkamaje0
कानालkanala0
कडलेkadale0
कसळूkasalu0
किमलkimala0
केमलkemala0
कामुkamu0
कमणkamana0
कमोलkamola0
करालेkarale0
कामरुkamaru0
रमलramala0
इमलाimala0
अकाळakala0
ामनाamana0
रामलुramalu0
कमरkamara0
कोमालkomala0
कदलेkadale0
तमलtamala0
कपालेkapale0
कगलkagala0
कॅमळkemala0
कमडेkamade0
काबलेkabale0
काडलीkadali0
मामलुmamalu0
आंबळेambale0
आमनाamana0
कावलkavala0
कमालाkamala0
काजलkajala0
ममलेmamale0
कजलेkajale0
अमलamala0
कमयkamaya0
कऱाळेkarale0
कमलुkamalu0
काहाळेkahale0
उमलumala0
कामालाkamala0
डमाळdamala0
कमाईkama'i0
कामळेkamale0
कचालेkacale0
अमर्ळamarla0
कामेkame0
कमनkamana0
काताळूkatalu0
आकळakala0
आमशाamasa0
कमानkamana0
ीमाळimala0
सामालेsamale0
कपलkapala0
कंाळेkamale0
कुमलेkumale0
काटलेkatale0
मलीmali0
कारळेkarale0
कमरुkamaru0
माळूmalu0
कसाळkasala0
कदाळेkadale0
कलाkala0
चामलेcamale0
कमलेkamale0
रामलramala0
एकमekama0
कमळुkamalu0
ीमलimala0
सामलsamala0
दमाळेdamale0
कळkala0
जामलेjamale0
कमराkamara0
िमलाimala0
कमलूkamalu0
कातलेkatale0
कमाडkamada0
ुमलumala0
कामाळेkamale0
कबळेkabale0
कमळेkamale0
मळूmalu0
कवलेkavale0
हंाळेhamale0
कबलेkabale0
कागलेkagale0
कासलेkasale0
कमकkamaka0
कामटेkamate0
कमाkama0
आंाळेamale0
रामलूramalu0
आतलाatala0
मालmala0
कवळुkavalu0
कावलेkavale0
कानलkanala0
कामलेkamale0
कवळीkavali0
कहाळेkahale0
आकाळakala0
कामतेkamate0
आंबलेambale0
कसाळेkasale0
कमळूkamalu0
कापलेkapale0
कमतेkamate0
कनलkanala0
कटाळेkatale0
कशाळेkasale0
कालाkala0
कामडkamada0
कमलीkamali0
जमालेjamale0
मालूmalu0
मालुmalu0
कमळाkamala0
माळेmale0
कगलेkagale0
मलmala0
कातळेkatale0
कवळूkavalu0
कामाजीkamaji0
कलkala0
कमानेkamane0
मालीmali0
कामडेkamade0
कपाळेkapale0
कमळीkamali0
कवाळेkavale0
दामलेdamale0
क़मलqamala0
काबळेkabale0
िमलimala0
कपलेkapale0
Kamal in the Hindi language
कमलkamala88.45
कमालkamala9.95
कामलkamala0.09
कमलाkamala0.03
कामालkamala0.01
कमाल्kamal0
कतलkatala0
्कमलkamala0
वर्माvarma0
कमरkamara0
कमनkamana0
़कमालkamala0
कुमलkumala0
राजraja0
कमतुkamatu0
क्मलkmala0
कमळkamala0
कमलुkamalu0
कमkama0
कमल्kamal0
क़मालqamala0
़कमलkamala0
कूमलkumala0
कोमलkomala0
कमाल़kamala0
कमला़kamala0
कमल़kamala0
Kamal in the Bengali language
কমলkamala79.2
কামালkamala19.49
কমল্kamal0.24
কমলাkamala0.12
কামলkamala0.07
কমালkamala0.07
কামালাkamala0.02
Kamal in the Oriya language
କମଳkamala69.28
କମଲkamala23.99
କମାଲkamala3.72
କାମଳkamala0.35
କମଳାkamala0.29
କାମାଲkamala0.28
କମଲ୍kamal0.19
କମାଳkamala0.17
କମାଲ୍kamal0.15
କାମଲkamala0.13
କାମାଳkamala0.05
କମଲାkamala0.04
କମkama0.02
ମଶାmasa0.01
କାମଲାkamala0.01
କେମାଳkemala0.01
ବାମଳbamala0.01
କନଳkanala0.01
ଡମନିdamani0.01
କୁମଲkumala0.01
କମଳିkamali0.01
କମାତkamata0.01
ଓରାମorama0.01
ବିମଳାbimala0.01
କାମkama0.01
କାମାଳୁkamalu0.01
ମହାmaha0.01
କମାkama0.01
ଖଁାkhama0.01
କମଳ୍kamal0.01
କାମାଲ୍kamal0.01
କମଳୁkamalu0.01
Kamal in the Tibetan language
ཀ་མལ་kamal50
ཀ་མཱལ་kamal35.03
ཀཱ་མལ་kamal9.52
ཀཱ་མཱལ་kamal3.06
ཀ་མ་ལ་kamala1.36
ཀ་རམ་karam0.34
ཀུ་མལ་kumal0.34
ཀ་མའལ་kamaal0.34
Kamal in the Russian language
Камалkamal-
Kamal in the Arabic language
كمالkmal-

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