Karieem Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Karieem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karieem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
India81:95,883,173728,828
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737

Karieem (20) may also be a first name.

Karieem Last Name Facts

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

Karieem is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karieem? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,730,171st most commonly held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. Karieem is primarily found in Africa, where 64 percent of Karieem reside; 61 percent reside in West Africa and 61 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 20 people.

It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 10,420,162. In Nigeria Karieem is primarily concentrated in: Ekiti, where 29 percent live, Oyo, where 29 percent live and Ogun, where 18 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 29 percent live and Pakistan, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kariheem933/
Karieeam931/
Kariem922,564/
Karriem862,250/
Kareeem86112/
Kahreem8674/
Karaeem8614/
Kareaem864/
Karieme861/
Kareejm861/
Khariem861/
Kerieem861/
Kariiem861/
Kareehim805/
Koriem772,315/
Kariim77428/
Cariem77198/
Keriem7784/
Karyim7764/
Karyem7711/
Karjim7710/
Qariem779/
Karjem777/
Kariym772/
Carriem7168/
Kouriem718/
Karjime716/
Ckariim714/
Kerriem713/
Kariyom711/
Kairyem711/
Koraeem711/
Karheim711/
Kouryiem671/
Korayiem671/
Quatrieme635/
Kariimova631/
Caryem6212/
Koryem629/
Keryim621/
Koriyom574/
Koriyim571/
Carriim571/
Korihime531/
Quatrième501/

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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 Karieem
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