Abd El Karim Surname

88,733rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,412 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Abd El Karim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abd El Karim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt4,5151:20,3622,346
Saudi Arabia6361:48,5157,156
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Sudan491:765,5142,614
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

Abd El Karim (200) may also be a first name.

Abd El Karim Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Abd El Karim Come From? nationality or country of origin

Abd El Karim has its highest incidence in Egypt. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Abd El Karim? popularity and diffusion

Abd El Karim is the 88,733rd most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,346,553 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Abd El Karim are found; 88 percent are found in North Africa and 84 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 640,739th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 200 people.

It is most widely held in Egypt, where it is borne by 4,515 people, or 1 in 20,362. Not including Egypt this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 12 percent reside and Morocco, where 3 percent reside.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Abd El Karim
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