How common is the surname Kamal?

2,623 people in the United States had the surname Kamal in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 117,707 Americans. It ranked 11,932nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Kamal?

Meena Keshwar Kamal, Afghan activist (1956–1987), followed by Sufia Kamal.

Where is the surname Kamal most common?

Wikidata records people named Kamal in Democratic Republic of Afghanistan and British Raj.

Is the surname Kamal getting more or less common?

More common. 1,622 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,623 in 2010, up 62%.

Is Kamal also a first name?

Yes. Kamal is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Kamal

A surname, carried by 2,623 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex K540 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kamal is more common than 92.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,623 people named Kamal in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 117,707 Americans. That is up 62% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,622.

#11,932

rank among US surnames

2,623

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+61.7%

change since 2000 (was #16,349)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,925	Festa	2,626	117,573
#11,926	Brass	2,625	117,617
#11,928	Polansky	2,624	117,662
#11,932	Kamal	2,623	117,707
#11,933	Ballance	2,622	117,752
#11,936	Okane	2,621	117,797
#11,938	Heiden	2,620	117,842

Who is named Kamal

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

59% of people named Kamal identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 28% as white (not Hispanic) and 5.9% as Black (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 59%
White (not Hispanic) 28%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.9%
Two or more races 5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Kamals

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Meena Keshwar Kamal
Afghan activist (1956–1987)
Sufia Kamal
Bangladeshi writer, 1911–1999

Notable Kamals come mostly from Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (1) and British Raj (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Kamal

Kamel

Kamal has the Soundex code K540, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K540.

Questions

How common is the surname Kamal?: 2,623 people in the United States had the surname Kamal in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 117,707 Americans. It ranked 11,932nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kamal?: In the 2010 Census, 59% of people named Kamal identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 28% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Kamal?: Meena Keshwar Kamal, Afghan activist (1956–1987), followed by Sufia Kamal.
Where is the surname Kamal most common?: Wikidata records people named Kamal in Democratic Republic of Afghanistan and British Raj.
Is the surname Kamal getting more or less common?: More common. 1,622 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,623 in 2010, up 62%.
Is Kamal also a first name?: Yes. Kamal is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.