Kamek Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Qatar

Kamek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kamek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia411:3,225,590176,839
Turkey391:1,995,42169,208
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Kamek (174) may also be a first name.

Kamek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kamek (Russian: Камэк) is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kamek click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kamek? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,683,218th most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 74 percent of Kamek live; 38 percent live in Southeast Asia and 36 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Kamek is also the 692,220th most widely held first name on earth, held by 174 people.

This surname is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 3,225,590. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: Banten, where 32 percent are found, West Sumatra, where 32 percent are found and West Java, where 27 percent are found. Apart from Indonesia this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 33 percent are found and Qatar, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khamek91824/
Kameke91113/
Katmek9134/
Kameck9122/
Kameak9118/
Kammek918/
Kaimek918/
Kameek912/
Kamiek912/
Kasmek911/
Kameik911/
Khammek83346/
Kameike8376/
Kamecke8334/
Khameak832/
Kamyk80840/
Kamik80479/
Kömek80444/
Komek80247/
Camek8055/
Kameg8043/
Kemek8026/
Kamec803/
Kamýk801/
Kamekova7732/
Komeke73186/
Khamik73178/
Khamyk73113/
Kamike73113/
Khemek73107/
Kamyck7328/
Kaumik738/
Kamiec738/
Kamick737/
Kamisk736/
Kamyok734/
Komeak734/
Komeik732/
Kasmyk731/
Khamex731/
Kemeak731/
Kemiek731/
Koomek731/
Caimek731/
Kuimek731/
Koemek731/
Kamiok731/
Kaumyk731/
Khameg731/
Kamegh731/
Khomek731/
Khamekova714/
Kamkova67383/
Khaimyk67153/
Khamyok6793/
Kamaike6791/
Kamoike6770/
Kamegue6714/
Khaymik676/
Kaymack676/
Kamiske675/
Kamigue675/
Kameque674/
Kamuike674/
Khamisk671/
Kammegh671/
Kamoiks671/
Kommeck671/
Casmeke671/
Cammeck671/
Khamegh671/
Koumeck671/
Koommek671/
Kemieck671/
Khaymyk671/
Kemmeck670/
Cammiek670/
Kammick670/

Kamek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kamek in the Russian language
Камэкkamek-

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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 Kamek
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