Kamelu Surname

1,082,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 228 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Kamelu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kamelu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1801:88,0557,309
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
India151:51,137,692512,385
Liberia151:293,90216,977
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Kamelu (41) may also be a first name.

Kamelu Last Name Facts

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

Kamelu (Hindi: कमेलू, Marathi: कामेलु, Oriya: କାେମଲୁ) is found in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kamelu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,082,743rd most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 31,962,921 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Kamelu live; 79 percent live in Southern Africa and 79 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Kamelu is also the 1,590,275th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 41 people.

It is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is borne by 180 people, or 1 in 88,055. In Zambia Kamelu is most frequent in: North-Western Province, where 88 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 11 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 1 percent reside. Besides Zambia it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 7 percent reside and India, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kammelu9253/
Kameleu9234/
Kamelou928/
Kameelu926/
Kamelau923/
Kameilu921/
Kamilu8322,232/
Kamalu8319,647/
Kamolu83100/
Komelu835/
Kemelu832/
Camelu831/
Camelus77397/
Kamilou77251/
Khamilu77123/
Kamaleu77113/
Kamalau7773/
Kamoğlu778/
Kammalu778/
Kamiliu777/
Kamallu774/
Khamalu774/
Kamaluh774/
Kamailu774/
Kammolu773/
Kamuilu771/
Kahmilu771/
Kamilau771/
Kaemalu771/
Kamiolu771/
Kommelu771/
Kaamilu771/
Kamolou771/
Cameliu770/
Camelius71166/
Keumeleu7121/
Khamalou711/
Kemealou711/
Koumeleu711/
Keumelou711/
Kamaallu711/
Kemalu6778/
Komolu6748/
Komalu6735/
Kamuihlut6720/
Camolu678/
Komilu671/
Khammallu671/
Khamgailu671/
Kemilu671/
Camalu671/
Keumeuleu671/

Kamelu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kamelu in the Hindi language
कमेलूkamelu-
Kamelu in the Oriya language
କାେମଲୁkaemalu-
Kamelu in the Marathi language
कामेलुkamelu-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kamelu
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