Kamei is used as a family name or surname in Japan. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Kamei
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Japan
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Kamei

How popular is Kamei?

Kamei is common in Japan.

Kamei is ranked 10043 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Kameis grew by 16.44295 per cent to 347 since 2000 and ranked 58481 after elevating 4294 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
74.93 82.55
Others 7.78 6.71
Hispanic or Latino 6.63 4.36
Black 5.48 0
White 5.19 5.7
Kamei is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Japan which signifies that it is originated from Japan. Around 53519 people have been found who wears Kamei as their family name. Kamei is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
96,935 Spain10
607,991 Indonesia5
70,383 Tanzania3
941 Liberia3
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
3,014 Taiwan2
9,185 Hong Kong2
65,594 Belgium2
20,595 China2
34,581 Chile1
19,810 Croatia1
31,584 Peru1
277,603 France1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
31,207 Ireland1
40,340 Malaysia1
118,015 Netherlands1
38,841 Scotland1
66,560 Philippines1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
9,620 Singapore30
107,506 England27
85,784 Australia19
156,482 Canada14
Countries with hundreds of Kamei:
61,722 United States411
Countries with thousands of Kamei:
7,566 India6,667
8,793 Brazil1,574
Countries with ten thousands of Kamei:
403 Japan44,736
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Kamei Namesakes

  • Eri Kamei, Japanese idol
  • Akiko Kamei, Japanese Politician
  • Fumio Kamei, Film director
  • Yoshiko Kamei, Voice actress
  • Shizuka Kamei, Japanese Politician
  • Kyoko Kamei, Announcer
  • Shizuka Kamei, Japanese Politician
  • Yoshiko Kamei, Voice actress
  • Saburo Kamei, Voice actor
  • Eri Kamei, Japanese idol

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