Kemal Surname

4,588th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122,566 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Kemal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kemal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia115,5831:844139
Turkey1,5411:50,5014,998
Indonesia1,3771:96,0429,983
England7531:73,9958,417
Israel7501:11,4101,747
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
Kazakhstan3791:46,6566,028
Bulgaria2301:30,3432,413
India2181:3,518,64999,858
Mauritania1411:29,0422,428
Northern Cyprus1401:2,279291
Germany1301:619,27349,237
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
United States1151:3,151,817182,069
Australia841:321,37727,634
Turkmenistan651:84,4481,659
Russia521:2,771,597154,559
Pakistan491:3,645,79427,204
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Kyrgyzstan291:205,95420,223
Eritrea251:190,076185
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Paraguay161:452,2976,189
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Cyprus141:63,2056,078
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Kosovo61:310,3128,714
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Wales51:618,90625,852
France51:13,284,544357,392
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
North Macedonia31:700,49123,754
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
China21:683,660,78330,601
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Kémal (1) are calculated separately.

Kemal (367,421) may also be a first name.

Kemal Last Name Facts

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

Kemal (Georgian: კემალ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻤﺎﻝ, Hindi: केमला, Marathi: केमल, Oriya: େକମଲ, Russian: Кемал) occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Kémal. For other potential spellings of Kemal click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kemal? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,588th most commonly occurring last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 59,458 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Kemal live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 2,834th most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 367,421 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is held by 115,583 people, or 1 in 844. Apart from Ethiopia it occurs in 78 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 1 percent reside and Indonesia, where 1 percent reside.

Kemal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kemal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kemal surname grew 11,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kemal Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.

In The United States Kemal are 11.99% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 65.22% 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kémal931/
Kemale917,629/
Khemal91648/
Kemall918/
Kemail916/
Keimal915/
Keamal912/
Kiemal912/
Kaemal912/
Kemmal912/
Kemeal911/
Kehmal911/
Khemmal83139/
Khemale8310/
Khaemal835/
Kethmal834/
Kheemal833/
Kemahlı832/
Ketmail832/
Kemmale831/
Kemhale831/
Khemail831/
Kemmall830/
Kamal801,003,442/
Komal8011,628/
Cemal80977/
Kimal80345/
Qemal8053/
Kemol8026/
Kymal8025/
Kemalova77883/
Khetmale7710/
Khemmale771/
Keamalle771/
Khamal733,850/
Kaimal733,077/
Kamaal732,770/
Kammal731,629/
Kamall73456/
Kommal73282/
Khimal73264/
Chemal73168/
Kaymal73153/
Kimale73137/
Komail7394/
Kamhal7386/
Kamail7365/
Kimmal7340/
Komall7322/
Qemale7319/
Cemail7318/
Kaamal7316/
Kohmal7314/
Khomal7313/
Kkamal7311/
Kameal738/
Koimal738/
Kemgol737/
Kimall736/
Kemole735/
Kahmal734/
Hkamal734/
Kamaul733/
Kamahl733/
Kajmal731/
Cemmal731/
Qemajl731/
Kiomal731/
Kimgal731/
Kimhal731/
Kuimal731/
Qaemal731/
Gkamal731/
Kemeul731/
Kimail731/
Komaul731/
Komaal731/
Kimaal731/
Khemalova716/
Kemalowna714/
Khammal671,413/
Kimaile67192/
Kkammal6798/
Kejmoul6741/
Kiomall6740/
Keimeul6730/
Cheemal6729/
Keymole6722/
Kemoile6717/
Kaamaal6714/
Kaammal6714/
Koimale6712/
Kaimale6711/
Kaameal6711/
Chemmal677/
Kaimmal676/
Kuimale674/
Khitmal674/
Khamall674/
Kimatel674/
Khamail672/
Kaimall672/
Kimatil672/
Khetmahale671/
Khaimal671/
Kamhall671/
Kimhall671/
Kkaimal671/
Chemail671/
Khymald671/
Kahhmal671/
Kimasel671/
Kahmail671/
Khameal671/
Khiomal671/
Kesmold670/
Kimmall670/

Kemal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kemal in the Georgian language
კემალkemal-
Kemal in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻤﺎﻝkmal-
Kemal in the Marathi language
केमलkemala66.67
काेमलkaemala10.67
कोेमलkoemala9.33
केमालkemala6.67
कॅमलkemala5.33
केमळkemala1.33
Kemal in the Oriya language
େକମଲekamala57.14
େକମଲତାିekamalatai14.29
େକମାଳekamala14.29
େକମାଲekamala14.29
Kemal in the Hindi language
केमलाkemala50
केमलkemala42.21
केामलkeamala3.25
केमालkemala2.6
कमलkamala0.65
Kemal in the Russian language
Кемалkemal-

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