Meaning of the surname Caamal
Caamal is a Maya surname of the indigenous type meaning "uncertain". It is a regional surname. About 26,000 to 29,000 people in Yucatán. Etymology uncertain.
About this meaning. The etymology is uncertain or the popular reading is folk etymology. The page gives the best-supported explanation.
Maya surnames from Yucatán and Campeche (Pech, Canul, Chan, Ek, May, Uc, Poot, Tun) and Nahuatl surnames from central Mexico. Yucatán is the one region of Mexico where indigenous surnames dominate the top of the list.
In Mexico a person carries two surnames, the father's and then the mother's, so Caamal appears as either half of a pair: Caamal García, López Caamal. Read how the two-surname system works.