Explore the Family Name Kamali

The meaning of Kamali

Muslim (mainly Iran): surname denoting descent from or association with someone called Kamal. Some characteristic forenames: Arabic/Muslim Saeed, Ali, Aslan, Kaan, Mohammad, Aghdas, Ahmed, Alireza, Ezat, Farideh, Fatemeh, Kayhan. Armenian Garnik, Knarik.

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How common is the last name Kamali in the United States?

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the Kamali surname has seen a significant increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 47,026 but jumped to 38,532 by 2010—a leap of over 18%. Similarly, the count of individuals with this surname increased by more than a third, from 425 to 574. This growth is also reflected in the per capita proportion, which went up from 0.16 to 0.19 per 100,000 people.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#47,026	#38,532	18.06%
Count	425	574	35.06%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.19	18.75%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kamali

In terms of ethnic identity, the census data shows that the majority of individuals with the Kamali surname identify as White, making up 78.40% of the total in 2010, a slight increase from 77.88% in 2000. The second largest group identifies as having two or more races, although this percentage dropped from 15.29% to 12.37%. The Asian/Pacific Islander category saw the most significant increase, growing by over a quarter to reach 5.40% in 2010. The Hispanic representation also rose slightly from 2.59% to 2.96%. There were no individuals who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000, but by 2010, 0.87% of the Kamalis were Black. All this data is based on the Decennial U.S. Census.

	2000	2010	Change
White	77.88%	78.4%	0.67%
Two or More Races	15.29%	12.37%	-19.1%
Asian/Pacific Islander	4.24%	5.4%	27.36%
Hispanic	2.59%	2.96%	14.29%
Black	0%	0.87%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%