Kareem Surname

1,641st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 333,682 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Kareem Surname User-submission:

Karim or Kareem is a surname of Arabic origin, which means 'generous', 'noble' and 'honorable'.

Kareem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan171,8901:1,039165
Nigeria108,5541:1,632213
India18,0081:42,5962,976
Egypt16,1691:5,686714
Sudan8,4001:4,465642
Iraq1,6301:21,4861,210
Sri Lanka1,2431:16,7412,341
Bangladesh1,0811:147,4165,565
United Arab Emirates1,0711:8,5551,067
Saudi Arabia8751:35,2645,116
United States7961:455,35038,933
Lebanon6711:8,4011,310
England4961:112,33511,566
Maldives3561:1,135127
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Oman2961:12,4591,436
Sweden2741:35,9372,902
Malaysia1281:230,42413,219
Kuwait1251:30,4063,898
Iran1251:614,26033,895
Palestine1191:38,2264,530
Thailand991:713,519117,929
South Africa971:558,53343,702
Singapore861:64,0432,603
Qatar811:29,1113,031
Canada811:454,88439,362
Syria791:244,3174,235
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Brunei411:10,2131,246
Ireland301:156,9657,012
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Libya251:249,7591,033
Norway231:223,57824,793
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Wales161:193,40812,484
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Jordan121:736,87014,651
Liberia111:400,77620,681
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Yemen101:2,642,52914,606
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Sierra Leone91:787,737678
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Ivory Coast81:2,883,90443,419
Finland81:687,08836,047
Tunisia81:76,32812,820
Iceland71:54,2993,881
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Belize51:71,0952,977
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Guyana41:190,5559,777
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Jamaica31:956,64910,513
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
China21:683,660,78330,601
France21:33,211,361423,184
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Romania11:20,077,87089,414

Kareem (379,223) may also be a first name.

Kareem Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Karim or Kareem is a surname of Arabic origin, which means 'generous', 'noble' and 'honorable'.

- karim.s.abdalla

An Arabic name and surname, meaning 'generous'.

- kareemelgazzar

Kareem Last Name Facts

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

Kareem (Hindi: करीम, Marathi: करीम) occurs most in Pakistan. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kareem? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,641st most frequently used last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 21,840 people. The surname Kareem is mostly found in Asia, where 59 percent of Kareem live; 58 percent live in South Asia and 52 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,750th most frequently occurring forename worldwide. It is borne by 379,223 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Pakistan, where it is carried by 171,890 people, or 1 in 1,039. In Pakistan it is most numerous in: Sindh, where 40 percent are found, Balochistan, where 24 percent are found and Punjab, where 20 percent are found. Barring Pakistan Kareem is found in 99 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 33 percent are found and India, where 5 percent are found.

Kareem Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Kareem last name is predominantly Sunni (92%) in Lebanon and Muslim (83%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Kareem last name are 5.19% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.42% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kareem earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 30.4% less than the national average, earning 240,855 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 11.78% less than the national average, earning R 209,640 per year; in United States they earn 7.31% more than the national average, earning $46,304 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.34% less than the national average, earning $46,534 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khareem924,847/
Karheem92102/
Karreem9282/
Kaareem9221/
Kareeam9214/
Kareeme9211/
Kareemm927/
Kaireem923/
Kareemh923/
Kaereem922/
Kkareem922/
Kareejm921/
Ckareem921/
Karzeem921/
Hkareem921/
Kasreem921/
Kareesm921/
Karem9125,782/
Karrheem861/
Karzheem861/
Kareme8340,951/
Careem836,224/
Kariem832,564/
Kareim83407/
Kaream83349/
Kereem83278/
Karrem83207/
Kharem83201/
Qareem8386/
Karemh8376/
Kaarem8352/
Karemm8313/
Karyem8311/
Kireem836/
Koreem836/
Kairem832/
Karaem832/
Karhem831/
Karzem831/
Kearem831/
Kahrem831/
Karriem772,250/
Kariyem7737/
Karemhh7722/
Quareem778/
Karayem778/
Karieam774/
Kawerem771/
Kairyem771/
Kaarrem771/
Khariem771/
Kyiarem771/
Katreme771/
Karheim771/
Qareeme771/
Kariiem771/
Kharrem771/
Kareham770/
Karim731,537,750/
Kerem736,464/
Korem731,955/
Karym731,091/
Carem73142/
Kärem738/
Qarem736/
Karım733/
Karém731/
Karemova7143/
Kawereme717/
Kaharaem711/
Khajaraheem711/
Kariieme711/
Kayereme711/
Quarzeem711/
Karoum679,431/
Karime673,418/
Koriem672,315/
Kharim672,101/
Karrim671,251/
Careme67860/
Karaim67622/
Karaym67479/
Kohrem67203/
Cariem67198/
Kahrim6794/
Kayrim6790/
Keriem6784/
Quarem6765/
Karhim6761/
Hkarim6747/
Karyom6747/
Karimm6724/
Qareme6721/
Kairim6717/
Karimh6716/
Kaarim6713/
Koream6713/
Koorem6713/
Caryem6712/
Karaum6712/
Kaurim6712/
Karoim6710/
Qariem679/
Koryem679/
Koreme678/
Kajrim677/
Korrem675/
Kariom675/
Koreim675/
Korzem674/
Kharym674/
Kearim674/
Koretm674/
Koraem674/
Kargim673/
Kkarim673/
Kourem673/
Kherem672/
Karijm672/
Karzim672/
Koresm672/
Kahrym672/
Carrem672/
Careim672/
Karihm672/
Kqarim672/
Keerem671/
Kierem671/
Karuim671/
Qireem671/
Koreym671/
Caream671/
Kehrem671/
Cairem671/
Keream671/
Kerrem671/
Karyme671/
Kaerim671/
Köhrem671/
Kiream671/
Keerim671/
Kuerem670/
Kireim670/

Kareem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kareem in the Hindi language
करीमkarima97.43
अकरीमakarima2.57
Kareem in the Marathi language
करीमkarima90.5
अकरीमakarima9.42
एकरीमekarima0.05
करीमाkarima0.01
कोहरेkohare0
कारीमkarima0
करीमूkarimu0
िकरमikarama0

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