Kamat orKamath is a surname fromGoa,Maharashtra andcoastal Karnataka inIndia. It is found amongHindus of theGoud Saraswat Brahmin,Saraswat andRajapur Saraswat Brahmin communities followingMadhva Sampradaya of eitherGokarna Matha orKashi Matha.[1]
Kāmat is a common surname of Konkani Saraswat Brahmins and of a fewKonkani Hindus of Goa, Maharashtra,Damaon andCanara. "Kāmat" is mostly used in theKonkan area which includes Goa, Maharashtra and around theNorth Canara district in Karnataka.Kāmath is used by Brahmins aroundDakshina Kannada andUdupi districts and of Karnataka andHosdurg in Kerala. "Camotim" was used in the erstwhilePortuguese Goa but has given way to "Kāmat" today.[2] "Camat" word is still in use in Indonesia which was a Portuguese colony at some point of time in the history. In Indonesia "Camat" means administrative and political head of the sub-district or taluk. Taluk may be said as kecamatan (spelled as ke-chamatan). The name is also in use among someKonkani Catholics who trace their ancestry to theGoud Saraswat Brahmins ofGoa.[3]
The following is a list of notable people with last nameKāmat.
