Karaim Surname
Approximately 622 people bear this surname
Karaim Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 156 | 1:1,145,153 | 14,020 |
| Russia | 110 | 1:1,310,210 | 93,437 |
| Canada | 105 | 1:350,910 | 31,754 |
| Poland | 75 | 1:506,783 | 49,442 |
| United States | 55 | 1:6,590,162 | 310,708 |
| Argentina | 27 | 1:1,583,089 | 86,049 |
| Belarus | 23 | 1:413,090 | 41,560 |
| Israel | 23 | 1:372,071 | 30,321 |
| Brazil | 17 | 1:12,592,608 | 246,358 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Karaim (70) may also be a first name.
Karaim Demographics
Average Karaim Salary in
United States
$32,312 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Karaim Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karaim Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Karaim (Hindi: कराीम, Marathi: किरम, Russian: Караим) occurs most in Pakistan. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karaim? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 522,545th most prevalent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 11,716,312 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 33 percent of Karaim are found; 32 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 26 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Karaim is also the 1,162,016th most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 70 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Pakistan, where it is held by 156 people, or 1 in 1,145,153. In Pakistan it is mostly found in: Gilgit-Baltistan, where 71 percent reside, Sindh, where 13 percent reside and Punjab, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Pakistan it exists in 23 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 18 percent reside and Canada, where 17 percent reside.
Karaim Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Karaim last name is chiefly Orthodox (52%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Karaim are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Karaim earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 25.12% less than the national average, earning $32,312 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.05% more than the national average, earning $63,619 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Karaim Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karaim in the Marathi language | ||
| किरम | kirama | 50 |
| करीम | karima | 50 |
| Karaim in the Hindi language | ||
| कराीम | karaima | 33.33 |
| करिम | karima | 33.33 |
| कराइम | kara'ima | 16.67 |
| करीम | karima | 16.67 |
| Karaim in the Russian language | ||
| Караим | karaim | - |
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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 Karaim
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