Abukarim Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Abukarim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abukarim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Abukarim (42) may also be a first name.

Abukarim Last Name Facts

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

The surname Abukarim (Hindi: अबूकरीम, Marathi: अबूकरीम) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Abukarim click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abukarim? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,730,171st most frequently held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 68 percent of Abukarim reside; 68 percent reside in West Africa and 68 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Abukarim is also the 1,566,439th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 42 people.

The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 9,323,303. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Kogi, where 47 percent live, Yobe, where 26 percent live and Borno, where 5 percent live. Apart from Nigeria it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 18 percent live and India, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aboukarim9414/
Abukarhim941/
Aboukarime891/
Abokarim889/
Abukerim884/
Abukarimova8411/
Abukareem8233/
Aboukerim828/
Aboukarem821/
Abuikareem781/
Abokarem75305/
Abokareem71183/
Abokoraim711/
Aboucarem711/

Abukarim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Abukarim in the Hindi language
अबूकरीमabukarima-
Abukarim in the Marathi language
अबूकरीमabukarima42.86
अबुकरीमabukarima42.86
अबुअकीमabu'akima14.29

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Abukarim
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