Ben Karim Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Ben Karim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ben Karim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Ben Karim Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ben Karim is held by more people in Morocco than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ben Karim? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,465,390th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 50,258,937 people. The last name Ben Karim occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ben Karim are found; 96 percent are found in North Africa and 96 percent are found in Mahgreb.

The surname is most frequently used in Morocco, where it is carried by 136 people, or 1 in 253,501. Aside from Morocco it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 3 percent live and Algeria, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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 Ben 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