Kamil Surname

4,563rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123,415 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Djibouti

Kamil 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.

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Kamil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia19,3181:5,050808
Sudan16,2401:2,310325
Indonesia13,1621:10,0481,275
Somalia10,4401:1,289130
India9,3781:81,7945,507
Pakistan7,8291:22,8181,243
Malaysia5,5221:5,341735
Morocco4,9421:6,976876
Egypt4,4241:20,7812,397
Djibouti4,2691:21433
Afghanistan3,7351:8,609655
Saudi Arabia3,6971:8,3461,160
Palestine3,6521:1,246215
Sri Lanka3,3621:6,189905
Ghana2,1471:12,5851,652
Nigeria1,9681:90,0126,276
Somaliland1,5561:2,249262
Iraq1,5141:23,1321,253
Bangladesh9011:176,8676,245
Turkey6281:123,91910,257
Niger4801:39,9832,141
United States4491:807,25862,140
Philippines3831:264,33038,958
France3231:205,64331,948
Syria3191:60,5052,852
England2941:189,51716,830
Kyrgyzstan1971:30,3184,935
United Arab Emirates1481:61,9075,910
Bahrain1181:11,4292,102
Iran1181:650,69935,122
Canada1151:320,39629,368
Jordan1151:76,8916,243
Spain1121:417,42922,452
Papua New Guinea1091:74,8059,807
Kuwait1061:35,8564,508
Singapore1031:53,4732,131
Sweden1031:95,6006,949
Lebanon921:61,2734,653
Brazil871:2,460,62575,139
Australia831:325,24927,873
Israel821:104,36111,903
Germany751:1,073,40672,288
Poland731:520,66850,348
Qatar621:38,0323,887
Brunei491:8,5461,114
Maldives491:8,248685
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Denmark321:176,39714,920
Northern Cyprus321:9,9692,519
Netherlands271:625,45153,034
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
Mauritania181:227,49210,961
Finland171:323,33523,349
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
Tanzania171:3,114,21350,054
Uruguay171:201,86816,060
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Norway131:395,56035,657
Czechia121:886,12273,425
Ivory Coast121:1,922,60335,802
Oman111:335,2704,992
Azerbaijan101:964,91214,691
Comoros91:83,280279
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
China81:170,915,1968,932
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Wales61:515,75523,171
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Nepal31:9,493,65216,132
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tonga11:107,313791
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086

Kamil (539,090) may also be a first name.

Kamil 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.

- firaskamal

Kamil Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kamil (Arabic: كميّل, Bengali: কামিল, Georgian: კამილ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﻣﻞ, Hindi: कामिल, Marathi: कामील, Oriya: କାମିଲ, Russian: Камиль) occurs most in Ethiopia. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kamil? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,563rd most frequently used last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 59,049 people. The last name Kamil is mostly found in Africa, where 53 percent of Kamil are found; 29 percent are found in East Africa and 17 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Kamil is also the 1,856th most frequently used given name at a global level. It is borne by 539,090 people.

The surname Kamil is most frequently occurring in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 19,318 people, or 1 in 5,050. Beside Ethiopia this surname occurs in 107 countries. It also occurs in Sudan, where 13 percent live and Indonesia, where 11 percent live.

Kamil Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kamil surname is chiefly Muslim (96%) in Russia, Alawite (47%) in Lebanon and Muslim (90%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Kamil surname are 9.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.67% registered with the party.

The amount Kamil earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 42.14% less than the national average, earning 200,227 kr per year; in United States they earn 20.07% more than the national average, earning $51,811 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.59% less than the national average, earning $48,395 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaamil91718/
Khamil91596/
Kamiel91187/
Kaemil9154/
Kamill9126/
Kammil9119/
Kaimil917/
Kaumil914/
Keamil913/
Kahmil911/
Kajmil911/
Kamiol911/
Gkamil911/
Kaymil910/
Kaml894,445/
Kammiel839/
Khamisl831/
Kammill830/
Kamel80429,739/
Kemil802,372/
Camil801,168/
Kamml80202/
Komil80155/
Qamil80128/
Kamél8032/
Kaiml8027/
Khaml8020/
Kajml8014/
Kamll808/
Kamyl808/
Kaeml802/
Kaaml802/
Ckaml801/
Kamlh801/
Kamilova7741,273/
Kamilová771/
Kamilowa771/
Kameel732,668/
Kammel732,196/
Khamel73740/
Kamell73379/
Casmil73244/
Camiel73238/
Caumil73221/
Kamleh73146/
Camill7375/
Kamehl7361/
Kaimel7348/
Kemiel7322/
Kamuel7321/
Kaamel7314/
Komgil7313/
Quamil7312/
Koumil7310/
Hkamel735/
Komiel735/
Camiol734/
Kamael734/
Kasmyl734/
Camild733/
Khemil732/
Kaemel732/
Kamyll732/
Kamoel732/
Qaimil732/
Kuimil731/
Camilp731/
Kemmil731/
Kkamel731/
Kameul731/
Keimil731/
Kaemml731/
Kahmel731/
Qasmil731/
Caamil731/
Camuil731/
Kamelt731/
Kamelh731/
Kam'el731/
Khamml731/
Cammil730/
Camihl730/
Keamel730/
Kaymel730/
Khamilova71115/
Kamillova7117/
Keamilova713/
Kammilova711/
Koml67147/
Khammel67112/
Khameel6795/
Keml6779/
Kamlova6731/
Khamled6721/
Kaemmel6710/
Caml676/
Kameell675/
Qaml673/
Cheamil672/
Cahmiel672/
Khamael672/
Kaameel672/
Cammill671/
Kaimele671/
Kammeel671/
Camigli671/
Keamuel671/
Kaimuel671/
Khamleh671/
Kahamel671/
Kammelt671/
Kãml671/
Kammell670/
Kahmell670/
Kammuel670/
Kemmill670/

Kamil Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kamil in the Georgian language
კამილkamil-
Kamil in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺎﻣﻞkaml-
Kamil in the Hindi language
कामिलkamila93.57
कामीलkamila3.19
कमिलkamila1.5
कमीलkamila1.49
कमीलाkamila0.08
़कामिलkamila0.02
कामिल़kamila0.02
कामिल्kamil0.01
जमीलjamila0.01
कमलkamala0.01
कासिलkasila0.01
क़ामिलqamila0.01
Kamil in the Bengali language
কামিলkamila83.33
কমিলkamila16.67
Kamil in the Oriya language
କାମିଲkamila72.43
କମିଲkamila13.78
କାମିଲ୍kamil4.51
କମିଳkamila4.26
କାମିଳkamila2.51
କାମିଲାkamila0.75
କାମୀଲkamila0.5
କମିଳାkamila0.5
କମିଲ୍kamil0.25
କାମୀଲ୍kamil0.25
Kamil in the Marathi language
कामीलkamila56.84
कािमलkaimala29.14
कमीलkamila7.6
कामीळkamila2.03
अकीलakila0.17
कामोलkamola0.17
जमीलjamila0.17
कमालkamala0.17
मैलmaila0.17
कमलkamala0.17
आमीनamina0.08
कामीदkamida0.08
कुमीलkumila0.08
आदीलadila0.08
कामीतkamita0.08
कामीलाkamila0.08
अमीरamira0.08
कामीkami0.08
कमलीkamali0.08
अमीनाamina0.08
कानीलkanila0.08
अमीनamina0.08
काजीkaji0.08
Kamil in the Russian language
Камильkamil-
Kamil in the Arabic language
كميّلkmyl-
كُميلkumyl-
آميلamyl-
كميلkmyl-

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