Karami Surname
Approximately 196,677 people bear this surname
Karami Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 183,758 | 1:418 | 42 |
| Niger | 3,356 | 1:5,719 | 502 |
| Morocco | 3,238 | 1:10,647 | 1,509 |
| Yemen | 1,369 | 1:19,303 | 2,052 |
| Nigeria | 1,125 | 1:157,460 | 9,910 |
| Benin | 528 | 1:19,575 | 2,623 |
| India | 450 | 1:1,704,590 | 61,595 |
| Indonesia | 387 | 1:341,729 | 29,673 |
| United States | 325 | 1:1,115,258 | 80,547 |
| Afghanistan | 290 | 1:110,873 | 2,731 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| Lebanon | 242 | 1:23,294 | 2,666 |
| France | 189 | 1:351,443 | 52,732 |
| Canada | 153 | 1:240,821 | 22,946 |
| Sweden | 101 | 1:97,493 | 7,084 |
| England | 101 | 1:551,664 | 33,983 |
| Kenya | 91 | 1:507,471 | 25,695 |
| Kuwait | 77 | 1:49,360 | 5,585 |
| Iraq | 68 | 1:515,024 | 8,412 |
| Netherlands | 57 | 1:296,266 | 35,624 |
| Germany | 49 | 1:1,642,969 | 96,430 |
| Spain | 46 | 1:1,016,349 | 37,676 |
| Malaysia | 40 | 1:737,356 | 34,564 |
| Syria | 40 | 1:482,526 | 5,205 |
| Australia | 36 | 1:749,881 | 48,970 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| Zimbabwe | 20 | 1:771,912 | 53,776 |
| Argentina | 16 | 1:2,671,463 | 118,579 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Belgium | 14 | 1:821,189 | 66,436 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Pakistan | 13 | 1:13,741,837 | 58,392 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Turkey | 12 | 1:6,485,118 | 119,359 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| Poland | 10 | 1:3,800,875 | 132,137 |
| Albania | 10 | 1:291,406 | 15,585 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Japan | 7 | 1:18,263,470 | 47,869 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Tajikistan | 4 | 1:2,096,673 | 7,416 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Palestine | 2 | 1:2,274,424 | 17,661 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
Karami (32,506) may also be a first name.
Karami Demographics
Average Karami Salary in
United States
$46,395 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Karami Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karami Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Karami (Arabic: كرامى, Bengali: কারমী, Georgian: კარამი, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻜﺮﺍﻣﻲ, Hindi: करमी, Marathi: कारमी, Oriya: କାରମି, Russian: Карами) is carried by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Karami? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,849th most frequently used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 37,053 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Karami live; 94 percent live in South Asia and 94 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Karami is also the 26,187th most widespread given name throughout the world, held by 32,506 people.
It is most frequently used in Iran, where it is carried by 183,758 people, or 1 in 418. In Iran it is mostly found in: Tehran Province, where 15 percent reside, Kermanshah Province, where 12 percent reside and Fars Province, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Iran this surname occurs in 80 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 2 percent reside and Morocco, where 2 percent reside.
Karami Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Karami surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya and Sunni (69%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Karami surname are 9.52% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.75% being registered with the political party.
The amount Karami earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 9.43% less than the national average, earning 313,440 kr per year; in United States they earn 7.52% more than the national average, earning $46,395 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.28% more than the national average, earning $57,276 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Karami Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karami in the Georgian language | ||
| კარამი | karami | - |
| Karami in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻜﺮﺍﻣﻲ | alkramy | - |
| Karami in the Hindi language | ||
| करमी | karami | 99.37 |
| करामी | karami | 0.27 |
| करमि | karami | 0.09 |
| कारमी | karami | 0.09 |
| Karami in the Bengali language | ||
| কারমী | karami | 66.67 |
| করমী | karami | 33.33 |
| Karami in the Oriya language | ||
| କାରମି | karami | 45.02 |
| କାରମୀ | karami | 29.13 |
| କରମି | karami | 14.98 |
| କରମୀ | karami | 7.03 |
| କାରାମି | karami | 2.92 |
| କାରାମୀ | karami | 0.37 |
| କାମର୍ୀ | kamari | 0.18 |
| କରାମି | karami | 0.09 |
| କେରମୀ | kerami | 0.09 |
| କମର୍ୀ | kamari | 0.09 |
| Karami in the Marathi language | ||
| कारमी | karami | 37.5 |
| करिम | karima | 37.5 |
| तरमी | tarami | 12.5 |
| अकरिम | akarima | 12.5 |
| Karami in the Russian language | ||
| Карами | karami | - |
| Karami in the Arabic language | ||
| كرامى | kramy | - |
| كرامي | kramy | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Karami
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