Kamel Surname
Approximately 429,739 people bear this surname
Kamel 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.
Read More About This SurnameKamel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 247,508 | 1:371 | 31 |
| Iraq | 83,189 | 1:421 | 70 |
| Saudi Arabia | 20,750 | 1:1,487 | 154 |
| Syria | 19,658 | 1:982 | 120 |
| Algeria | 15,322 | 1:2,521 | 300 |
| Sudan | 8,960 | 1:4,186 | 602 |
| Yemen | 5,865 | 1:4,506 | 658 |
| Morocco | 5,112 | 1:6,744 | 833 |
| Libya | 3,832 | 1:1,629 | 473 |
| Lebanon | 3,171 | 1:1,778 | 343 |
| Ethiopia | 2,415 | 1:40,392 | 4,505 |
| United States | 1,759 | 1:206,060 | 20,213 |
| Kuwait | 1,504 | 1:2,527 | 321 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,186 | 1:7,725 | 972 |
| Jordan | 1,007 | 1:8,781 | 1,665 |
| Malaysia | 862 | 1:34,216 | 2,895 |
| France | 737 | 1:90,126 | 12,968 |
| Ghana | 623 | 1:43,372 | 4,874 |
| Canada | 528 | 1:69,783 | 8,002 |
| Palestine | 520 | 1:8,748 | 1,796 |
| Indonesia | 474 | 1:279,007 | 25,138 |
| Qatar | 418 | 1:5,641 | 584 |
| Pakistan | 348 | 1:513,344 | 8,758 |
| Bahrain | 338 | 1:3,990 | 671 |
| Oman | 290 | 1:12,717 | 1,465 |
| England | 274 | 1:203,351 | 17,687 |
| Iran | 259 | 1:296,458 | 21,077 |
| Tunisia | 207 | 1:2,950 | 407 |
| Gabon | 202 | 1:9,352 | 1,744 |
| Mauritania | 175 | 1:23,399 | 2,055 |
| Papua New Guinea | 167 | 1:48,825 | 6,087 |
| Australia | 165 | 1:163,610 | 16,947 |
| Spain | 143 | 1:326,937 | 19,176 |
| Germany | 135 | 1:596,337 | 48,011 |
| Turkey | 118 | 1:659,504 | 34,418 |
| Sweden | 109 | 1:90,337 | 6,599 |
| Israel | 103 | 1:83,084 | 9,968 |
| Poland | 98 | 1:387,844 | 42,215 |
| Kazakhstan | 90 | 1:196,472 | 18,382 |
| Brazil | 87 | 1:2,460,625 | 75,139 |
| Belarus | 80 | 1:118,763 | 17,417 |
| Denmark | 75 | 1:75,263 | 7,389 |
| India | 74 | 1:10,365,748 | 197,751 |
| Mexico | 70 | 1:1,773,232 | 17,696 |
| Netherlands | 66 | 1:255,866 | 32,556 |
| Russia | 63 | 1:2,287,668 | 136,333 |
| Venezuela | 57 | 1:529,896 | 9,899 |
| Argentina | 47 | 1:909,434 | 58,335 |
| Switzerland | 44 | 1:186,657 | 16,684 |
| Greece | 37 | 1:299,454 | 43,754 |
| Belgium | 35 | 1:328,476 | 37,084 |
| Italy | 34 | 1:1,798,726 | 86,050 |
| Ukraine | 28 | 1:1,625,811 | 125,303 |
| Nigeria | 24 | 1:7,380,948 | 165,663 |
| Chile | 22 | 1:800,749 | 17,445 |
| Colombia | 18 | 1:2,654,115 | 13,778 |
| Latvia | 17 | 1:120,591 | 17,235 |
| Peru | 17 | 1:1,869,654 | 24,503 |
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Scotland | 15 | 1:356,921 | 15,763 |
| Philippines | 14 | 1:7,231,302 | 192,576 |
| Niger | 12 | 1:1,599,335 | 32,126 |
| New Zealand | 10 | 1:452,832 | 31,784 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Austria | 7 | 1:1,216,491 | 80,919 |
| Bulgaria | 7 | 1:996,986 | 34,534 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Cyprus | 5 | 1:176,975 | 8,389 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | 1:4,614,246 | 51,139 |
| Romania | 5 | 1:4,015,574 | 58,306 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Curaçao | 4 | 1:39,312 | 638 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Hungary | 4 | 1:2,454,069 | 61,891 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 1:1,990,885 | 79,765 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Brunei | 2 | 1:209,366 | 3,098 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 22 | 1:2,282,667 | 111,005 |
The alternate forms: Kamél (32) & Kämel (2) are calculated separately.
Kamel (458,654) may also be a first name.
Kamel 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.
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Average Kamel Salary in
United States
$52,072 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kamel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kamel Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kamel (Arabic: كامل, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﻣﻞ, Hindi: कामिल, Marathi: कामेल, Oriya: କାେମଲ, Russian: Камель) is found most in Egypt. It can occur as: Kamél or Kämel. For other potential spellings of Kamel click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kamel? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kamel is the 1,236th most common last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 16,958 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 66 percent of Kamel reside; 65 percent reside in North Africa and 61 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Kamel is also the 2,215th most frequent first name on earth, held by 458,654 people.
The surname Kamel is most commonly occurring in Egypt, where it is carried by 247,508 people, or 1 in 371. Outside of Egypt this surname exists in 115 countries. It is also common in Iraq, where 19 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 5 percent live.
Kamel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kamel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kamel last name rose 7,995 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kamel Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Maronite (65%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Kamel surname are 3.12% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.35% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Kamel earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 47.25% less than the national average, earning €15,842 per year; in South Africa they earn 79.51% less than the national average, earning R 48,684 per year; in Colombia they earn 20.38% less than the national average, earning $18,074,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 20.68% more than the national average, earning $52,072 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.8% more than the national average, earning $61,010 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kamel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kamel in the Oriya language | ||
| କାେମଲ | kaemala | 94.74 |
| କାେମଲ୍ | kaemal | 2.63 |
| କାମିଲ | kamila | 2.63 |
| Kamel in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﺎﻣﻞ | kaml | 90.91 |
| ﺍﻟﻜﺎﻣﻞ | alkaml | 9.09 |
| Kamel in the Marathi language | ||
| कामेल | kamela | 69.01 |
| कमल | kamala | 11.27 |
| कमेल | kamela | 9.86 |
| कामेत | kameta | 5.63 |
| कमळ | kamala | 1.41 |
| कमला | kamala | 1.41 |
| Kamel in the Hindi language | ||
| कामिल | kamila | 30.77 |
| कमेल | kamela | 25.64 |
| कामेल | kamela | 23.08 |
| कमल | kamala | 10.26 |
| कांेल | kamela | 5.13 |
| कमाल | kamala | 2.56 |
| कामील | kamila | 2.56 |
| Kamel in the Russian language | ||
| Камель | kamel | - |
| Kamel in the Arabic language | ||
| كامل | kaml | - |
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