The Kamel surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,477 people carried this name — #18,633 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 200,000 people counted. That is up 48% from 997 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 130 people named Kamel.
Most of them — 83 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 21 départements, most often Seine-Saint-Denis.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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
90 people named Kamel live in Switzerland.
They live in 9 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
69 people named Kamel have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 113 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 7 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 49 people named Kamel 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 Antwerp.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
242 people named Kamel is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
Who carried it
People named Kamel,
with a public archive behind them.
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Ahmed Shafik Kamel 1929–2008 · songwriter
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Ahmed Shafik Kamel 1929–2008 · songwriter
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Ahmed Shafik Kamel 1929–2008 · songwriter
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Ahmed Shafik Kamel 1929–2008 · songwriter
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Kamel.
- Kaltenbach 1,348 · U.S. census
- Kaluza 679 · U.S. census
- Kaluzny 435 · U.S. census
- Kam 3,749 · U.S. census
- Kamal 2,623 · U.S. census
- Kamara 6,288 · U.S. census
- Kaminska 316 · U.S. census
- Kaminski 14,152 · U.S. census
- Kamm 2,202 · U.S. census
- Kammer 2,648 · U.S. census
- Kammerer 3,659 · U.S. census
- Kamp 4,131 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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