How common is the surname Kamel?

1,477 people in the United States had the surname Kamel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 209,036 Americans. It ranked 18,633rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Kamel?

In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Kamel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Kamel getting more or less common?

More common. 997 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,477 in 2010, up 48%.

Is Kamel also a first name?

Yes. Kamel 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 Kamel

A surname, carried by 1,477 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex K540

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kamel is more common than 88.5% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,477 people named Kamel in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 209,036 Americans. That is up 48% since 2000, when the Census counted 997.

#18,633

rank among US surnames

1,477

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+48.1%

change since 2000 (was #23,698)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#18,633	Cuyler	1,477	209,036
#18,640	Nees	1,476	209,177

Who is named Kamel

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

88% of people named Kamel identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 3.9% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 3.9%
Two or more races 3.0%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kamel

Kamel 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 Kamel?: 1,477 people in the United States had the surname Kamel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 209,036 Americans. It ranked 18,633rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kamel?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Kamel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Kamel getting more or less common?: More common. 997 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,477 in 2010, up 48%.
Is Kamel also a first name?: Yes. Kamel 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.