Kaminsky Surname

33,795th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,701 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belarus

Kaminsky Surname Definition:

From place name in Silesia, Poland (Kaminiez). Also from “Kamin” - Stone, in Polish.

Kaminsky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,2531:57,9666,872
Russia4,1121:35,0494,753
Belarus2,0231:4,697582
Germany1,4701:54,7667,107
Canada5621:65,5627,602
Kazakhstan2281:77,5559,125
Argentina2261:189,13015,763
France1681:395,37358,261
Brazil801:2,675,92980,209
Moldova771:46,2526,823
England761:733,13240,828
Austria531:160,66921,171
Australia501:539,91440,287
Uzbekistan441:702,93514,831
Transnistria351:13,5632,609
Sweden311:317,63722,171
Ukraine291:1,569,748122,792
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Italy271:2,265,06392,103
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Kyrgyzstan111:542,96940,072
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Israel91:950,84857,975
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
China41:341,830,39216,990
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States881:570,66738,849

The alternate forms: Kaminský (191), Kamiñsky (22) & Kamínský (4) are calculated separately.

Kaminsky (37) may also be a first name.

Kaminsky Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From place name in Silesia, Poland (Kaminiez). Also from “Kamin” - Stone, in Polish.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(Polish, Russian) Dweller near a stone or boundary mark.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Kaminsky Last Name Facts

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

Kaminsky (Russian: Каминский) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Kaminský, Kamiñsky or Kamínský. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaminsky? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kaminsky is the 33,795th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 464,145 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Kaminsky are found; 43 percent are found in North America and 43 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Kaminsky is also the 1,688,769th most commonly used given name internationally, held by 37 people.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 6,253 people, or 1 in 57,966. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 18 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Florida, where 9 percent are found. Beside The United States Kaminsky exists in 57 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 26 percent are found and Belarus, where 13 percent are found.

Kaminsky Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kaminsky has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 7,106 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 950 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 60 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Kaminsky Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kaminsky surname is primarily Jewish (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (84%) in Russia, Orthodox (79%) in Belarus and Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan.

In The United States those holding the Kaminsky last name are 3.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.5% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kaminsky earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 120.3% more than the national average, earning R 523,512 per year; in United States they earn 16.19% more than the national average, earning $50,136 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.13% more than the national average, earning $56,204 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaminský96191/
Kamiñsky9622/
Kaminskiy94221/
Kaminskey9446/
Kamiensky9436/
Kamionsky9431/
Kaminskyy9426/
Khaminsky9414/
Kaminskay9411/
Kaminskyi9410/
Kasminsky947/
Kaminszky946/
Kaminscky945/
Kamminsky941/
Kamnsky932/
Kamínský924/
Kaminskaya899,269/
Khasminsky8925/
Kasminskiy899/
Khatminsky893/
Khaminskiy892/
Kasminskay892/
Kasminskyi891/
Kaminskytė891/
Kaminschky890/
Kaminski8847,670/
Kamensky887,053/
Kaminska882,830/
Kominsky88510/
Kaminská88238/
Kaminske88222/
Caminsky88106/
Kaminzky8814/
Keminsky883/
Kamimsky883/
Kamynsky881/
Khaminskaya8422/
Kamionskaya8415/
Khasminskay842/
Kaminnskaya841/
Kamminskaya841/
Kamynskyi826,744/
Kamenskyi82792/
Kamienski82744/
Kaminskis82630/
Kosminsky82545/
Kamenskiy82119/
Kaminskij82108/
Kaminskii8276/
Kamenszky8267/
Khamensky8250/
Khominsky8247/
Kaminszki8232/
Komiensky8229/
Kamienska8229/
Kaminskie8228/
Kamionski8219/
Kaminscki8215/
Kamminski8213/
Kaminskaa8212/
Kaminszka8212/
Kasminski826/
Kamisnski825/
Kominskey824/
Kamimskiy824/
Kamenskoy823/
Kamenskyy823/
Kominskiy822/
Kayminski822/
Kamynskyy821/
Keminskiy821/
Kamimnski821/
Kaminskee821/
Kamisnske821/
Kamnskaya821/
Kaaminska821/
Kaminskiz820/
Koyminsky820/
Casminsky820/
Kamnski802/
Kamnska801/
Kamenskaya787,925/
Kaminskaja78156/
Kaminskaia7857/
Kominskaya7814/
Khamenskyi7812/
Caminskaya788/
Khamynskyi787/
Kasmynskyi786/
Kamyonskyi784/
Kosminskiy782/
Khominskiy781/
Khamenskiy781/
Kaminskois781/
Kosminskey780/
Kamiński75105,078/
Kamynska756,533/
Kamenský751,020/
Kamenská75986/
Kamenski75803/
Cominsky75536/
Caminski75434/
Kamenska75335/
Kamińska75260/
Kominski75253/
Komensky7575/
Kamenzky7547/
Kamenske7533/
Camensky7523/
Caminske7522/
Kominska7513/
Kamimski7512/
Kamiñski7510/
Kominske758/
Kamiñska758/
Keminski756/
Kaminzki754/
Kamínská753/
Keminske752/
Kaminsca751/
Kamińská751/
Kominská751/
Kaminskaitė74230/
Khamenskaya7468/
Khominskaya7436/
Khatmynskyi7421/
Khasmynskyi743/
Khasminskii742/
Kamennskaya741/
Komionskaya741/
Kamieński711,816/
Kamenskih7188/
Kosminski7167/
Kamenszki7165/
Khomensky7157/
Kamenskij7126/
Kamenskis7124/
Komynskyi7124/
Kamenskii7123/
Komuinski7119/
Kosmensky7117/
Kamieńska7111/
Camienski7111/
Kamyonski7110/
Kemenszky719/
Komienski718/
Casminski717/
Caminscki717/
Cominskey716/
Kamenskoi715/
Kaminsqui715/
Komenskyi714/
Comminsky713/
Kamenszká712/
Komenskiy711/
Khominska711/
Kammenske711/
Koiminski711/
Komenszky711/
Komienzky711/
Caminnski711/
Kaymenska711/
Kominskoi711/
Kamynskai711/
Kemynskyi711/
Kommensky710/
Caminskee710/
Komminski710/
Kamenskaia671,081/
Khomynskyi67182/
Kosmynskyi67149/
Khomenskyi6750/
Komenskaya6746/
Kamenskaja6726/
Kamenskich675/
Komnski674/
Comminskey672/
Kamenskish671/
Kamenskihs671/
Kamęski671/
Kamński671/

Kaminsky Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kaminsky in the Russian language
Каминскийkaminskij-

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