Kamara Surname

656th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 828,798 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sierra Leone
Highest density in:
Sierra Leone

Kamara Surname User-submission:

The surname Kamara (Camara) has two possible origins:

(West African, mainly Sierra Leone and Liberia) From the name of the Kamara clan of the Mandinka and subsequently Sierra Leonean Temne and Limba peoples. It derives from Arabic qamar, meaning 'moon'.

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Kamara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sierra Leone669,6451:111
Liberia81,7941:543
Senegal12,8821:1,132130
Ivory Coast9,6761:2,384232
Gambia9,4101:20448
Sudan8,6801:4,321624
United States6,1141:59,2837,008
Ghana5,0571:5,343751
Uganda3,7691:10,3581,763
Mali3,4201:4,962336
England3,2851:16,9612,448
Tanzania1,9911:26,5903,223
Egypt1,4951:61,4955,792
India1,3601:564,01927,614
Morocco1,1591:29,7464,740
Mauritania1,1581:3,536430
Kenya6901:66,9276,407
Iran6621:115,98610,955
DR Congo4581:161,30916,675
Canada4511:81,6989,108
Chad3851:35,3044,109
Spain3601:129,8679,913
Australia3581:75,4078,829
France3531:188,16629,257
Burkina Faso3261:56,2952,377
Netherlands3231:52,2828,957
Saudi Arabia3181:97,03114,320
Greece3041:36,4475,787
Belgium2951:38,9726,382
Papua New Guinea2861:28,5103,229
Nigeria2201:805,19435,881
Guinea1881:62,946734
Malawi1831:93,54711,397
Germany1711:470,79241,127
Turkey1501:518,80929,212
Sweden1481:66,5325,074
Indonesia1251:1,057,99476,813
Norway901:57,1378,183
Russia791:1,824,342117,368
United Arab Emirates541:169,67212,566
Israel511:167,79717,113
Brazil501:4,281,487114,765
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
Hungary411:239,42119,309
Lithuania391:77,81011,728
Niger381:505,05313,208
Jamaica361:79,7213,712
Zambia341:466,17421,520
Thailand331:2,140,556247,258
Italy281:2,184,16791,195
Zimbabwe271:571,78744,609
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
China251:54,692,8632,965
Mozambique251:1,090,4631,880
Ukraine251:1,820,908133,658
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Congo201:249,4558,571
Benin191:543,97934,804
Cameroon191:1,093,10967,608
Iceland191:20,0051,629
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Solomon Islands141:41,4318,080
Belarus131:730,85159,297
Mexico131:9,548,17038,962
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Finland111:499,70030,478
Wales111:281,32115,850
Gabon91:209,9102,378
Monaco91:4,118434
Togo91:805,3086,372
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Albania61:485,67618,535
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Guyana31:254,07411,262
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Kamará (1) & Kamarà (1) are calculated separately.

Kamara (25,996) may also be a first name.

Kamara Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Kamara (Camara) has two possible origins:

(West African, mainly Sierra Leone and Liberia) From the name of the Kamara clan of the Mandinka and subsequently Sierra Leonean Temne and Limba peoples. It derives from Arabic qamar, meaning 'moon'.

(Hungarian) From kamara, meaning 'little room'. It derives from Latin camera or camara, meaning 'house room royal treasury'. It may also be an American shortened form of Hungarian Kamarás, a status name for the treasurer of a court or of the royal household or alternatively for a chamberlain.

- roadtripongod

Kamara Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kamara (Bengali: কামরা, Georgian: კამარა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻤﺮﺍ, Hindi: कामरा, Marathi: कामरा, Oriya: କମାର, Russian: Камара) is found most in Sierra Leone. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Kamará or Kamarà. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kamara? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 656th most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 8,793 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kamara live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 82 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 31,054th most commonly occurring forename worldwide It is held by 25,996 people.

It is the most frequent surname in one country:Sierra Leone, where 81 percent are found. This last name is most frequently occurring in Sierra Leone, where it is held by 669,645 people, or 1 in 11. Barring Sierra Leone Kamara exists in 121 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 10 percent are found and Senegal, where 2 percent are found.

Kamara Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kamara has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kamara surname expanded 122,280 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kamara Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Sunni (75%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Kamara last name are 11.42% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 64.65% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kamara earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 24.43% less than the national average, earning 261,530 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 20.22% more than the national average, earning R 285,684 per year; in United States they earn 5.65% less than the national average, earning $40,710 USD per year and in Canada they earn 41.08% less than the national average, earning $29,272 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kamará941/
Kamarà941/
Kammara922,911/
Kamaraj921,917/
Kamarea92464/
Kamarga92374/
Kamarau92327/
Kamarah92309/
Kamaray92169/
Kamaura92143/
Khamara92128/
Kamhara92119/
Kamaira92110/
Kaumara9253/
Kaimara9242/
Kamarai9242/
Kamarra9226/
Kamaara9215/
Kaamara923/
Kaymara922/
Kamaraa922/
Kamarha922/
Keamara921/
Kahmara921/
Kameara921/
Kamgara921/
Kamarap921/
Kamaera921/
Kamaraš921/
Kamarza921/
Kamayra921/
Kamaraç921/
Khamarai86370/
Kamaraia86257/
Khamaray86123/
Kamahara8680/
Kaimaras8667/
Kamgarra8620/
Kamaraja8617/
Khamarah8615/
Kammaraa8614/
Khamaraj8612/
Kamarach8610/
Kamairay866/
Kamaraus865/
Kamarraj865/
Kamaraya865/
Kammarat865/
Kamarash863/
Khammara863/
Kamaradt862/
Khamaira862/
Khatmara861/
Kamathra861/
Kammaara861/
Kamaraij861/
Kamaraha861/
Khamaraa861/
Kaumarai861/
Kahamara861/
Kaemaera861/
Kamaraip861/
Kamarzai861/
Kaaimara861/
Kaamarai861/
Kamaraud861/
Kamairoa861/
Camara831,753,017/
Komara8336,093/
Kamari8322,251/
Qamara838,000/
Kamera836,281/
Kamaro831,405/
Kamare83825/
Kamora83458/
Kamary83436/
Kemara83102/
Kamarj838/
Kamaró831/
Khamaurai8042/
Khammarat8023/
Khamaradh8015/
Khamaraya8014/
Khamaraai8013/
Khaimaraj808/
Khamharat804/
Khamarhat801/
Khammaraj801/
Khamaraid801/
Kasmaraha801/
Kaemahara801/
Kamarraiz801/
Khamari7735,870/
Kammari7727,856/
Kamariy772,578/
Kommara771,210/
Kamarás77774/
Camarra77671/
Khamare77649/
Camaras77477/
Kemarau77473/
Camaray77426/
Camayra77378/
Kamarei77298/
Kamarou77297/
Kamgari77262/
Kamarád77259/
Camarad77236/
Cammara77231/
Camarai77226/
Koumara77222/
Kamaryt77208/
Khamera77191/
Kamoura77184/
Kammera77178/
Kaumari77168/
Kamarýt77137/
Kameray77127/
Kameura77118/
Casmara77101/
Kamerai7790/
Camarat7789/
Khomara7787/
Kamarey7786/
Qamarah7786/
Koemara7784/
Khamary7776/
Camaara7775/
Camarap7770/
Kamario7767/
Kaimari7766/
Kammaro7763/
Camarah7760/
Kammary7757/
Kamhera7757/
Gkamari7755/
Kamhari7750/
Kamargo7747/
Kamaari7746/
Kamaryo7746/
Kamarej7745/
Komarah7745/
Kaimare7745/
Kamareh7739/
Camarga7737/
Kamairo7735/
Khemara7732/
Komgara7732/
Camaraj7729/
Kaamera7727/
Kamairi7727/
Kamarri7725/
Kammare7724/
Camaira7724/
Kaamari7723/
Kamerau7722/
Komaraa7720/
Kaumare7719/
Kamaree7716/
Kamorai7716/
Camaraz7714/
Camaraa7713/
Kamaráš7713/
Khamora7712/
Kamorah7712/
Komarra7711/
Kamarie7711/
Qamaraa7710/
Komarga7710/
Caamara7710/
Qamaray7710/
Khamarj7710/
Komaara779/
Quamara779/
Kamarui778/
Kaumera778/
Komaraj777/
Komaira777/
Kameera777/
Katmare776/
Koomara776/
Kamarih776/
Kemarai776/
Khamaro775/
Kemmara775/
Gkamera775/
Komarau774/
Kasmare774/
Kamaire774/
Camarau774/
Komaroa773/
Kameraa773/
Kamahri773/
Camarea773/
Caemara773/
Kameari773/
Komayra772/
Kamarii772/
Kamaroj772/
Kamaruj772/
Kamatre772/
Kamerra772/
Camatra772/
Kgamare772/
Kemarah772/
Kamaruy772/
Qamarai772/
Kamaroo771/
Kaumary771/
Kamarýd771/
Kamaury771/
Kamgora771/
Kamaroy771/
Qamarra771/
Komarad771/
Komaura771/
Komeara771/
Kuimara771/
Camaroa771/
Kamaroh771/
Kaymare771/
Kamaare771/
Kamaero771/
Kahmare771/
Kamargi771/
Kamaràs771/
Kamasro771/
Kamoora771/
Kamorau771/
Koimara771/
Qasmara771/
Qamarad771/
Komaraz771/
Kamgary771/
Kamarhi771/
Gcamara771/
Kgamari771/
Kgomara771/
Kamarho771/
Kamuira771/
Ccamara771/
Cqamara771/
Kamorad771/
Kamorat771/
Kamariz771/
Kamaroi771/
Kamarre771/
Kamarzi771/
Komatra771/
Kaymari771/
Khamarahas756/
Khammarach752/
Khamaraaai751/
Khammari71551/
Koumaras71289/
Kahmareh71154/
Komaerah71147/
Khamarui71127/
Kamahari71103/
Gkamaris7186/
Khamoray7168/
Camaraai7162/
Khamareh7133/
Kamarehy7131/
Khamarei7122/
Komairah7122/
Komaraih7121/
Gkamoura7119/
Kousmara7117/
Kamarhie7114/
Kammerau7114/
Khamaroo7113/
Khamotra7110/
Kammariy719/
Kaimauri718/
Kamarehe717/
Khamaree717/
Khamaroi717/
Kamarith717/
Khamhari716/
Kommaraj716/
Camaradh716/
Khamorai715/
Komahara715/
Kosmaras715/
Komarraj714/
Kamheraj714/
Kammaari714/
Kammgari714/
Kamarieh714/
Kathmare714/
Camairay714/
Cammarat714/
Kamairit714/
Kam'mera714/
Kammaret714/
Komarash714/
Khomarat714/
Kamarych713/
Kamarous713/
Kammarri713/
Kaummari713/
Kommarra713/
Kamarets713/
Camaraph713/
Kamairoh713/
Camarras713/
Kahamari712/
Komaraja712/
Komarrau712/
Khammary712/
Kamareed712/
Kkamaris712/
Koumaira712/
Kaymarry711/
Kaammari711/
Khamaroh711/
Khamarri711/
Khameera711/
Khammare711/
Khaumari711/
Khaamari711/
Khaimora711/
Kamathre711/
Kamearis711/
Kammarer711/
Kammarie711/
Kammarui711/
Kammerra711/
Khomaraj711/
Khomatra711/
Kkammari711/
Koomaara711/
Kommaira711/
Komaraiy711/
Komaraya711/
Komaryoa711/
Camareha711/
Qamaraiz711/
Khamoura711/
Khamharo711/
Khamaris711/
Kaumaris711/
Kaimaris711/
Kamahare711/
Kamahreh711/
Kamaroch711/
Kamouras711/
Komarach711/
Komarait711/
Koumaray711/
Qamaraha711/
Gkoumara711/
Caaimara711/
Camatras711/
Camarach711/
Camarais711/
Camahara711/
Kammoura711/
Kamareih711/
Kameerah711/
Kammares711/
Kamarodz711/
Kamarree711/
Kemarrau711/
Khamauri711/
Khomaira711/
Cammaras710/
Kaumarey710/
Câmara67202,710/
Camera679,267/
Komora677,291/
Komari676,827/
Komera674,502/
Kamore671,799/
Kamori671,504/
Camaro671,313/
Comara671,299/
Qamari67898/
Camora67696/
Komare67523/
Kemera67392/
Camare67361/
Komary67333/
Camari67268/
Kamoro67188/
Kamero67178/
Qomara67156/
Qamare67144/
Komaro67129/
Camară6784/
Khammarit6783/
Kaimarehe6757/
Kamory6749/
Qamary6746/
Camary6745/
Gkamouras6743/
Khohmarad6725/
Qamaro6717/
Qhamaradh679/
Khammatri678/
Kemora677/
Katmarich677/
Khamourai676/
Khommarat675/
Kammahari674/
Kemaro674/
Camará674/
Kamareith673/
Komára673/
Khomaerah672/
Cammarath672/
Khameerah672/
Camèra672/
Qamera672/
Qamora672/
Kamarehie672/
Cãmara672/
Kameeraah672/
Khaymatri671/
Koomarrai671/
Kommaraaj671/
Komarraja671/
Kamaharis671/
Komarjova671/
Qamaraish671/
Qamarâ671/
Gkoumaras671/
Cahaimara671/
Caméra671/
Camaró671/
Camarahad671/
Kamarehee671/
Cámara671/
Komarj671/
Khosmarad671/

Kamara Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kamara in the Georgian language
კამარაkamara-
Kamara in the Bengali language
কামরাkamara-
Kamara in the Marathi language
कामराkamara84.97
कमराkamara11.37
कामाराkamara0.77
कमाराkamara0.77
मकामराmakamara0.19
इमरानimarana0.19
Kamara in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻤﺮﺍkmra74.15
ﻛﺎﻣﺮﺍkamra14.97
ﻛﻤﺎﺭﺍkmara3.4
ﻛﺎﻣﺎﺭﺍkamara3.06
ﻛﻤﺮkmr2.72
ﻛﻤﺮﻯkmry1.02
ﻛﺎﻣﻴﺮﺍkamyra0.34
ﻛﻤﺮﻣﺼﻄﺎﻑkmrmstaf0.34
Kamara in the Hindi language
कामराkamara68.47
कमर्ाkamara18.18
कमराkamara8.81
कमाराkamara1.42
कमरkamara1.14
कमारkamara0.28
कमरअkamara'a0.28
Kamara in the Oriya language
କମାରkamara40.98
କମରାkamara24.59
କମାରାkamara13.11
କାମରାkamara6.56
କମରkamara3.28
କାମାରାkamara3.28
ହିରାମଣିhiramani1.64
କମାରୁଣିkamaruni1.64
ସନାତନsanatana1.64
କୁମାରkumara1.64
Kamara in the Russian language
Камараkamara-

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