Al-Kareem Surname

942,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 278 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Al-Kareem Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Al & Kareem.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al-Kareem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Lebanon61:939,51416,645
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Jordan41:2,210,60920,372
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
England11:55,718,059489,080
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

Al-Kareem Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Al-Kareem Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Al-Kareem is held by more people in Saudi Arabia than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Al-Kareem? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 942,947th most frequent last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 26,214,194 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Al-Kareem reside; 92 percent reside in West Asia and 88 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.

The surname is most frequent in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 239 people, or 1 in 129,104. Aside from Saudi Arabia this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Sudan, where 3 percent are found and Lebanon, where 2 percent are found.

Al-Kareem Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al-Karem941/
Al Kareem891,143/
Al-Khayareem861/
Al Khareem842/
Al-Karim8284,853/
Al Karem826/
Al-Qarem821/
Al Qareem7840/
Al Kareim781/
Al-Karime781/
Al Karrem781/
Al Karim711,274/
Al Qarem712/
Al-Qerem712/
Al-Kerim711/
Al-Keraim671/
Al Karime671/
Al Kharrim634/
Al Qerem596/
Al Qarim592/
Al Korim591/
Al Qarraim531/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Al-Kareem
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