Kamei Surname
Approximately 62,942 people bear this surname
Kamei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 54,915 | 1:2,328 | 415 |
| India | 6,640 | 1:115,522 | 7,518 |
| Brazil | 495 | 1:432,473 | 16,410 |
| United States | 479 | 1:756,699 | 59,021 |
| Liberia | 91 | 1:48,445 | 4,348 |
| Singapore | 77 | 1:71,529 | 2,869 |
| Thailand | 74 | 1:954,572 | 147,178 |
| Papua New Guinea | 26 | 1:313,604 | 42,091 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Iran | 13 | 1:5,906,348 | 134,214 |
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Argentina | 9 | 1:4,749,268 | 159,873 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
Kamei (1,704) may also be a first name.
Kamei Demographics
Average Male Kamei Height
166 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Kamei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kamei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kamei (Hindi: कामर्इ, Oriya: କାେମଇ) occurs more in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kamei click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kamei? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 9,006th most frequent family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 115,782 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Kamei live; 87 percent live in East Asia and 87 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Kamei is also the 186,130th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 1,704 people.
It is most frequent in Japan, where it is borne by 54,915 people, or 1 in 2,328. In Japan it is most numerous in: Osaka Prefecture, where 10 percent reside, Kanagawa Prefecture, where 10 percent reside and Tokyo Metropolis, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Japan this last name exists in 36 countries. It is also common in India, where 11 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.
Kamei Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Kamei last name are 20.56% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 73.79% registered with the political party.
The amount Kamei earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 25.67% more than the national average, earning $54,226 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.74% more than the national average, earning $61,479 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kamei Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kamei in the Oriya language | ||
| କାେମଇ | kaema'i | 66.67 |
| କମିର୍ | kamir | 33.33 |
| Kamei in the Hindi language | ||
| कामर्इ | kamar'i | 50 |
| कमाई | kama'i | 25 |
| कामे | kame | 25 |
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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
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- 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 Kamei
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