Kemal Surname
Approximately 122,566 people bear this surname
Kemal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 115,583 | 1:844 | 139 |
| Turkey | 1,541 | 1:50,501 | 4,998 |
| Indonesia | 1,377 | 1:96,042 | 9,983 |
| England | 753 | 1:73,995 | 8,417 |
| Israel | 750 | 1:11,410 | 1,747 |
| Bangladesh | 451 | 1:353,341 | 9,758 |
| Kazakhstan | 379 | 1:46,656 | 6,028 |
| Bulgaria | 230 | 1:30,343 | 2,413 |
| India | 218 | 1:3,518,649 | 99,858 |
| Mauritania | 141 | 1:29,042 | 2,428 |
| Northern Cyprus | 140 | 1:2,279 | 291 |
| Germany | 130 | 1:619,273 | 49,237 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| United States | 115 | 1:3,151,817 | 182,069 |
| Australia | 84 | 1:321,377 | 27,634 |
| Turkmenistan | 65 | 1:84,448 | 1,659 |
| Russia | 52 | 1:2,771,597 | 154,559 |
| Pakistan | 49 | 1:3,645,794 | 27,204 |
| Canada | 36 | 1:1,023,489 | 76,466 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 29 | 1:205,954 | 20,223 |
| Eritrea | 25 | 1:190,076 | 185 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Netherlands | 20 | 1:844,359 | 60,801 |
| Paraguay | 16 | 1:452,297 | 6,189 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| Cyprus | 14 | 1:63,205 | 6,078 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| Ireland | 13 | 1:362,226 | 14,761 |
| Argentina | 10 | 1:4,274,341 | 152,056 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Uzbekistan | 9 | 1:3,436,571 | 32,268 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Kosovo | 6 | 1:310,312 | 8,714 |
| Algeria | 6 | 1:6,438,592 | 53,709 |
| Austria | 6 | 1:1,419,239 | 86,529 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| North Macedonia | 3 | 1:700,491 | 23,754 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Kémal (1) are calculated separately.
Kemal (367,421) may also be a first name.
Kemal Demographics
Average Kemal Salary in
United States
$41,651 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kemal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kemal Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kemal (Georgian: კემალ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻤﺎﻝ, Hindi: केमला, Marathi: केमल, Oriya: େକମଲ, Russian: Кемал) is found most in Ethiopia. It may also be rendered as: Kémal. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kemal? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,588th most numerous surname internationally, held by around 1 in 59,458 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Kemal are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Kemal is also the 2,834th most numerous forename worldwide. It is borne by 367,421 people.
This last name is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is held by 115,583 people, or 1 in 844. Besides Ethiopia Kemal occurs in 78 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 1 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.
Kemal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kemal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kemal surname increased 11,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kemal Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Kemal last name is principally Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.
In The United States those bearing the Kemal surname are 11.99% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 65.22% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Kemal earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 5.57% more than the national average, earning R 250,872 per year; in United States they earn 3.47% less than the national average, earning $41,651 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.25% more than the national average, earning $52,789 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kemal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kemal in the Georgian language | ||
| კემალ | kemal | - |
| Kemal in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻤﺎﻝ | kmal | - |
| Kemal in the Marathi language | ||
| केमल | kemala | 66.67 |
| काेमल | kaemala | 10.67 |
| कोेमल | koemala | 9.33 |
| केमाल | kemala | 6.67 |
| कॅमल | kemala | 5.33 |
| केमळ | kemala | 1.33 |
| Kemal in the Oriya language | ||
| େକମଲ | ekamala | 57.14 |
| େକମଲତାି | ekamalatai | 14.29 |
| େକମାଳ | ekamala | 14.29 |
| େକମାଲ | ekamala | 14.29 |
| Kemal in the Hindi language | ||
| केमला | kemala | 50 |
| केमल | kemala | 42.21 |
| केामल | keamala | 3.25 |
| केमाल | kemala | 2.6 |
| कमल | kamala | 0.65 |
| Kemal in the Russian language | ||
| Кемал | kemal | - |
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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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- 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 Kemal
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