El-Karim Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Austria

El-Karim Surname

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

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

El-Karim Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
England11:55,718,059489,080
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

El-Karim Last Name Facts

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

The last name El-Karim is found in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of El-Karim click here.

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

This surname is the 6,723,624th most numerous surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of El-Karim live; 50 percent live in North Africa and 50 percent live in Arabic North Africa.

The last name is most common in Egypt, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 22,983,938. Aside from Egypt this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 13 percent are found and England, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
El-Kariem941/
El-Kareim941/
El Karim88800/
El Kharim8213/
El-Kareem829/
El Karime823/
El Kariem821/
El Kharrim78404/
El Karem751,040/
El Kerim75249/
El Carim751/
El Kareem71258/
El Kherim711/
El Kerrim711/
El Kereim711/
El Kerem6345/
El Kerym631/
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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
  • 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 El-Karim
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