Al-Karim Surname

6,649th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84,853 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Syria

Al-Karim Surname

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

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al-Karim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Syria70,3841:27436
Iraq3,4581:10,128798
Lebanon3,4181:1,649313
Jordan3,0391:2,910585
Pakistan2,4061:74,2492,655
United Arab Emirates9421:9,7261,222
Yemen8651:30,5492,885
Kuwait2511:15,1422,060
Indonesia371:3,574,303189,798
Tunisia221:27,7564,198
Iran101:7,678,252153,484
Palestine51:909,77015,190
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England31:18,572,686338,250
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Al-Karim (332) may also be a first name.

Al-Karim Last Name Facts

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

The last name Al-Karim (Russian: Аль-карим) has its highest incidence in Syria. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name Al-Karim is the 6,649th most widespread surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 85,884 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Al-Karim reside; 97 percent reside in West Asia and 95 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 480,499th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 332 people.

It is most widespread in Syria, where it is held by 70,384 people, or 1 in 274. In Syria Al-Karim is mostly found in: Aleppo Governorate, where 42 percent live, Hama Governorate, where 19 percent live and Damascus Governorate, where 12 percent live. Apart from Syria this last name is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 4 percent live and Lebanon, where 4 percent live.

Al-Karim Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Sunni (39%) in Lebanon.

Al-Karim earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 56.45% less than the national average, earning $18,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al-Karime941/
Al Karim881,274/
Al-Karem881/
Al-Kerim881/
Al-Kareem82278/
Al-Keraim821/
Al Karime821/
Al Kareim821/
Al Kharrim784/
Al Karem756/
Al Qarim752/
Al-Qarem751/
Al Korim751/
Al Kareem711,143/
Al Karrem711/
Al Khareem672/
Al Qarraim671/
Al-Qerem632/
Al Qarem632/
Al Qareem5940/
Al Qerem506/

Al-Karim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Al-Karim in the Russian language
Аль-каримal-karim-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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-Karim
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis