Abdulkarimu Surname

212,043rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,943 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Abdulkarimu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abdulkarimu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,8441:96,0646,589
Cameroon901:230,76723,017
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Abdulkarimu (3,252) may also be a first name.

Abdulkarimu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Abdulkarimu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Abdulkarimu is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Abdulkarimu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abdulkarimu? popularity and diffusion

Abdulkarimu is the 212,043rd most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,750,667 people. The last name Abdulkarimu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Abdulkarimu live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 125,664th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 3,252 people.

The last name Abdulkarimu is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,844 people, or 1 in 96,064. In Nigeria Abdulkarimu is mostly concentrated in: Kano, where 17 percent are found, Jigawa, where 11 percent are found and Taraba, where 11 percent are found. Other than Nigeria Abdulkarimu is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 5 percent are found and Tanzania, where 0 percent are found.

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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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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Abdulkarimu
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