Karam Surname
Approximately 216,001 people bear this surname
Karam Surname User-submission:
The Karam Surname originates in Lebanon, where it was first recorded in 1000 d.c. It means 'supportive' or 'solidarity'.
Karam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 57,385 | 1:1,602 | 222 |
| Pakistan | 32,360 | 1:5,521 | 506 |
| Lebanon | 20,691 | 1:272 | 19 |
| India | 16,302 | 1:47,053 | 3,261 |
| Iran | 15,337 | 1:5,006 | 691 |
| Iraq | 14,871 | 1:2,355 | 290 |
| Morocco | 14,791 | 1:2,331 | 174 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9,063 | 1:3,405 | 453 |
| Afghanistan | 7,514 | 1:4,279 | 426 |
| Sudan | 5,600 | 1:6,698 | 972 |
| United States | 4,224 | 1:85,809 | 9,702 |
| Syria | 2,422 | 1:7,969 | 781 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2,083 | 1:4,399 | 551 |
| France | 1,802 | 1:36,861 | 4,539 |
| Kuwait | 1,793 | 1:2,120 | 269 |
| Brazil | 1,124 | 1:190,458 | 7,341 |
| Mexico | 946 | 1:131,212 | 4,309 |
| Canada | 944 | 1:39,031 | 4,893 |
| Palestine | 625 | 1:7,278 | 1,551 |
| Australia | 504 | 1:53,563 | 6,606 |
| Yemen | 401 | 1:65,898 | 4,768 |
| Bahrain | 397 | 1:3,397 | 571 |
| Israel | 368 | 1:23,254 | 3,431 |
| South Africa | 364 | 1:148,840 | 16,928 |
| England | 319 | 1:174,665 | 15,923 |
| Thailand | 318 | 1:222,133 | 37,379 |
| Qatar | 231 | 1:10,208 | 1,127 |
| Venezuela | 227 | 1:133,058 | 4,318 |
| Jordan | 218 | 1:40,562 | 4,502 |
| Papua New Guinea | 218 | 1:37,402 | 4,506 |
| Sweden | 197 | 1:49,984 | 3,864 |
| Philippines | 193 | 1:524,550 | 60,401 |
| Argentina | 188 | 1:227,359 | 18,636 |
| Indonesia | 188 | 1:703,453 | 54,601 |
| Spain | 187 | 1:250,011 | 15,999 |
| Nigeria | 162 | 1:1,093,474 | 45,309 |
| Turkey | 118 | 1:659,504 | 34,418 |
| Algeria | 98 | 1:394,200 | 33,870 |
| New Zealand | 93 | 1:48,692 | 7,903 |
| Germany | 73 | 1:1,102,815 | 73,621 |
| Malaysia | 68 | 1:433,739 | 22,323 |
| Netherlands | 68 | 1:248,341 | 31,935 |
| Niger | 63 | 1:304,635 | 9,114 |
| Hong Kong | 56 | 1:130,991 | 2,371 |
| Belgium | 55 | 1:209,030 | 27,072 |
| Greece | 52 | 1:213,073 | 33,423 |
| Russia | 52 | 1:2,771,597 | 154,559 |
| Switzerland | 51 | 1:161,038 | 15,036 |
| Dominican Republic | 46 | 1:226,803 | 8,136 |
| Dominica | 43 | 1:1,765 | 296 |
| Libya | 36 | 1:173,444 | 826 |
| Benin | 30 | 1:344,520 | 26,827 |
| Jamaica | 30 | 1:95,665 | 4,064 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Northern Cyprus | 27 | 1:11,815 | 3,048 |
| Senegal | 27 | 1:539,976 | 2,259 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Italy | 23 | 1:2,658,986 | 96,069 |
| Oman | 22 | 1:167,635 | 3,489 |
| Suriname | 19 | 1:29,085 | 5,642 |
| Norway | 17 | 1:302,487 | 30,120 |
| Denmark | 14 | 1:403,194 | 27,097 |
| Tunisia | 13 | 1:46,971 | 6,396 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 12 | 1:8,264 | 893 |
| Ecuador | 12 | 1:1,325,487 | 16,904 |
| Liberia | 12 | 1:367,378 | 19,503 |
| Poland | 12 | 1:3,167,396 | 120,990 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:281,321 | 15,850 |
| China | 10 | 1:136,732,157 | 7,199 |
| Nicaragua | 10 | 1:602,109 | 3,988 |
| Ukraine | 10 | 1:4,552,270 | 216,874 |
| Maldives | 9 | 1:44,908 | 2,305 |
| Belarus | 8 | 1:1,187,632 | 77,603 |
| Ivory Coast | 6 | 1:3,845,205 | 48,272 |
| Bulgaria | 5 | 1:1,395,781 | 41,665 |
| Colombia | 5 | 1:9,554,814 | 25,159 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Cuba | 4 | 1:2,880,679 | 10,064 |
| Djibouti | 4 | 1:228,733 | 966 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 1:340,994 | 12,383 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1:5,894,165 | 166,702 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
The alternate forms: Káram (2) & Kàram (1) are calculated separately.
Karam (308,807) may also be a first name.
Karam Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Karam Surname originates in Lebanon, where it was first recorded in 1000 d.c. It means 'supportive' or 'solidarity'.
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Average Karam Salary in
United States
$50,412 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Karam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Karam (Arabic: كارام, Bengali: করম, Georgian: კარამ, Hindi: करम, Marathi: करम, Oriya: କାରାମ, Russian: Карам, Tibetan: ཀ་རམ་) occurs most in Egypt. It may occur as: Káram or Kàram. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karam? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,570th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 33,738 people. The last name Karam occurs mostly in Asia, where 58 percent of Karam are found; 36 percent are found in North Africa and 29 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Karam is also the 3,373rd most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 308,807 people.
This last name is most common in Egypt, where it is borne by 57,385 people, or 1 in 1,602. Barring Egypt this surname is found in 113 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 15 percent are found and Lebanon, where 10 percent are found.
Karam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Karam has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 60,343 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Karam Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Maronite (75%) in Lebanon and Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Karam last name are 1.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.55% registered with the party.
The amount Karam earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 13.75% less than the national average, earning 298,504 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 219.9% more than the national average, earning R 760,200 per year; in Colombia they earn 93.28% more than the national average, earning $43,879,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 16.83% more than the national average, earning $50,412 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.36% more than the national average, earning $57,314 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Karam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karam in the Georgian language | ||
| კარამ | karam | - |
| Karam in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཀ་རམ་ | karam | - |
| Karam in the Bengali language | ||
| করম | karama | 98.55 |
| Karam in the Hindi language | ||
| करम | karama | 96.35 |
| कर्म | karma | 1.68 |
| कराम | karama | 1.07 |
| कारम | karama | 0.07 |
| काराम | karama | 0.05 |
| करमा | karama | 0.01 |
| कर्ण | karna | 0.01 |
| ्कराम | karama | 0.01 |
| ्करम | karama | 0.01 |
| करन | karana | 0.01 |
| Karam in the Oriya language | ||
| କାରାମ | karama | 45.08 |
| କରମ | karama | 41.19 |
| କାରମ | karama | 10.36 |
| କରାମ | karama | 1.04 |
| କରମ୍ | karam | 0.6 |
| କର | kara | 0.17 |
| କରମ୍ା | karama | 0.09 |
| କାରମ୍ | karam | 0.09 |
| କରମୁ | karamu | 0.09 |
| କାରାମ୍ | karam | 0.09 |
| କାରଣ | karana | 0.09 |
| କାରାମି | karami | 0.09 |
| Karam in the Marathi language | ||
| करम | karama | 45 |
| करमिंसग | karaminsaga | 39.46 |
| कारम | karama | 3.13 |
| कराम | karama | 2.77 |
| काराम | karama | 0.45 |
| कदम | kadama | 0.36 |
| करीम | karima | 0.36 |
| इरमा | irama | 0.27 |
| रामा | rama | 0.18 |
| परमे | parame | 0.18 |
| राम | rama | 0.18 |
| करमा | karama | 0.09 |
| कारकी | karaki | 0.09 |
| करण | karana | 0.09 |
| परम | parama | 0.09 |
| आलमा | alama | 0.09 |
| कसमा | kasama | 0.09 |
| कर | kara | 0.09 |
| कमा | kama | 0.09 |
| Karam in the Russian language | ||
| Карам | karam | - |
| Karam in the Arabic language | ||
| كارام | karam | - |
| كرم | krm | - |
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