Kariim Surname
Approximately 428 people bear this surname
Kariim Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 343 | 1:39,219 | 1,895 |
| Indonesia | 38 | 1:3,480,242 | 186,493 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Somaliland | 1 | 1:3,500,182 | 1,592 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
Kariim (3,738) may also be a first name.
Kariim Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kariim Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kariim occurs in Somalia more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kariim.
How Common Is The Last Name Kariim? popularity and diffusion
It is the 691,116th most commonly used surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 17,026,976 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Kariim live; 81 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in Cushitic Africa. Kariim is also the 115,145th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 3,738 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Somalia, where it is carried by 343 people, or 1 in 39,219. Besides Somalia this surname exists in 18 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 9 percent reside and Morocco, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ckariim | 92 | 4 | / |
| Kariiem | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kariem | 83 | 2,564 | / |
| Karyim | 83 | 64 | / |
| Karjim | 83 | 10 | / |
| Kariym | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kariimova | 80 | 1 | / |
| Karriem | 77 | 2,250 | / |
| Karieem | 77 | 28 | / |
| Karjime | 77 | 6 | / |
| Karheim | 77 | 1 | / |
| Karieme | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khariem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kariyom | 77 | 1 | / |
| Carriim | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kareehim | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kariheem | 71 | 3 | / |
| Korihime | 71 | 1 | / |
| Karieeam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koriem | 67 | 2,315 | / |
| Cariem | 67 | 198 | / |
| Keriem | 67 | 84 | / |
| Karyem | 67 | 11 | / |
| Qariem | 67 | 9 | / |
| Karjem | 67 | 7 | / |
| Keryim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kareeem | 62 | 112 | / |
| Kahreem | 62 | 74 | / |
| Carriem | 62 | 68 | / |
| Kouriem | 62 | 8 | / |
| Koriyom | 62 | 4 | / |
| Kareaem | 62 | 4 | / |
| Kerriem | 62 | 3 | / |
| Kareejm | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kairyem | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kerieem | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kouryiem | 57 | 1 | / |
| Korayiem | 57 | 1 | / |
| Quatrieme | 53 | 5 | / |
| Quatrième | 53 | 1 | / |
| Caryem | 50 | 12 | / |
| Koryem | 50 | 9 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Kariim
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