The Camara surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 6,188 people carried this name — #5,187 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 43,700 people counted.
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In Belgium’s population register
At least 2,048 people named Camara live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Brussels-Capital.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,729 people named Camara.
Most of them — 1,165 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 57 départements, most often Paris.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
577 people named Camara live in Switzerland.
They live in 16 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
55 people named Camara have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 137 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 10 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In print
Camara in American newspapers,
1851–1956.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 116,512 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Camara,
with a public archive behind them.
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Loffo Camara 1925–1971 · politician -
Balla Camara 1926–1970 · politician -
Condetto Nénékhaly-Camara 1930–1972 · poet -
Amara Camara 1942–2023 · diplomat -
Jean Delacroix Camara 1946– · diplomat
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 263 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Camara.
- Calvin 8,907 · U.S. census
- Calvino 276 · U.S. census
- Calvo 5,218 · U.S. census
- Calzada 3,607 · U.S. census
- Cam 978 · U.S. census
- Camacho 49,000 · U.S. census
- Cambas 100 · U.S. census
- Cambe 159 · U.S. census
- Cambier 169 · U.S. census
- Cambra 1,639 · U.S. census
- Cambray 347 · U.S. census
- Cambre 1,040 · U.S. census
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