Karimi Surname
Approximately 493,594 people bear this surname
Karimi Surname User-submission:
Karimi (کریمی) is an Iranian surname, from the name Karim or adjective karim and the suffix -i, which means 'being of', 'from', or 'related to'. It may indicate patrimonial descent from a man named Karim, which means 'generous'.
Read More About This SurnameKarimi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 419,536 | 1:183 | 7 |
| Kenya | 43,616 | 1:1,059 | 166 |
| Morocco | 12,371 | 1:2,787 | 232 |
| Afghanistan | 3,998 | 1:8,042 | 635 |
| United States | 2,716 | 1:133,453 | 14,029 |
| India | 1,316 | 1:582,876 | 28,318 |
| Bahrain | 970 | 1:1,390 | 186 |
| Canada | 860 | 1:42,844 | 5,314 |
| Saudi Arabia | 676 | 1:45,645 | 6,666 |
| Sweden | 640 | 1:15,386 | 1,311 |
| England | 576 | 1:96,733 | 10,275 |
| Germany | 539 | 1:149,361 | 17,949 |
| Pakistan | 507 | 1:352,355 | 6,962 |
| France | 459 | 1:144,712 | 22,362 |
| Egypt | 427 | 1:215,306 | 15,336 |
| Yemen | 335 | 1:78,881 | 5,270 |
| Algeria | 281 | 1:137,479 | 18,596 |
| Indonesia | 271 | 1:488,004 | 40,078 |
| Thailand | 257 | 1:274,857 | 47,239 |
| Netherlands | 256 | 1:65,966 | 11,279 |
| Iraq | 252 | 1:138,975 | 3,720 |
| Australia | 245 | 1:110,187 | 12,273 |
| Spain | 236 | 1:198,102 | 13,616 |
| Kuwait | 231 | 1:16,453 | 2,197 |
| Nigeria | 215 | 1:823,920 | 36,501 |
| United Arab Emirates | 176 | 1:52,058 | 5,192 |
| Norway | 168 | 1:30,609 | 4,223 |
| Belgium | 134 | 1:85,796 | 13,407 |
| Denmark | 128 | 1:44,099 | 4,601 |
| Azerbaijan | 127 | 1:75,977 | 2,942 |
| Niger | 97 | 1:197,856 | 6,708 |
| Russia | 89 | 1:1,619,360 | 108,163 |
| Tajikistan | 89 | 1:94,232 | 1,495 |
| Malaysia | 71 | 1:415,412 | 21,545 |
| Hong Kong | 70 | 1:104,793 | 1,905 |
| Austria | 67 | 1:127,096 | 17,572 |
| Italy | 58 | 1:1,054,426 | 71,176 |
| Uzbekistan | 44 | 1:702,935 | 14,831 |
| Singapore | 43 | 1:128,086 | 5,748 |
| Kazakhstan | 42 | 1:421,012 | 32,439 |
| Finland | 39 | 1:140,941 | 13,163 |
| Qatar | 37 | 1:63,730 | 6,585 |
| Switzerland | 32 | 1:256,654 | 21,165 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Greece | 22 | 1:503,627 | 63,727 |
| Tunisia | 22 | 1:27,756 | 4,198 |
| South Africa | 19 | 1:2,851,458 | 109,033 |
| Uganda | 18 | 1:2,168,849 | 67,754 |
| New Zealand | 17 | 1:266,372 | 23,826 |
| Scotland | 16 | 1:334,614 | 15,044 |
| Benin | 9 | 1:1,148,400 | 50,768 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| Japan | 7 | 1:18,263,470 | 47,869 |
| Ukraine | 7 | 1:6,503,242 | 257,739 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Bulgaria | 5 | 1:1,395,781 | 41,665 |
| Turkey | 5 | 1:15,564,284 | 149,633 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Cyprus | 4 | 1:221,219 | 8,471 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Iceland | 4 | 1:95,022 | 4,787 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Macau | 4 | 1:150,408 | 604 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
The alternate forms: Kärimi (2) are calculated separately.
Karimi (28,358) may also be a first name.
Karimi Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Karimi (کریمی) is an Iranian surname, from the name Karim or adjective karim and the suffix -i, which means 'being of', 'from', or 'related to'. It may indicate patrimonial descent from a man named Karim, which means 'generous'.
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Karimi Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Karimi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karimi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Karimi (Arabic: كاريمي, Georgian: კარიმი, Hindi: करीमी, Marathi: करीमी, Oriya: କାରିମି, Russian: Карими) occurs most in Iran. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Kärimi. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Karimi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Karimi is the 1,088th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 14,764 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 87 percent of Karimi are found; 86 percent are found in South Asia and 86 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Karimi is also the 29,113th most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 28,358 people.
The surname is most numerous in Iran, where it is held by 419,536 people, or 1 in 183. In Iran it is most common in: Tehran Province, where 16 percent live, Isfahan Province, where 11 percent live and Fars Province, where 8 percent live. Beside Iran it exists in 113 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 9 percent live and Morocco, where 3 percent live.
Karimi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Karimi surname is primarily Muslim (100%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Karimi are 7.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.86% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Karimi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 50.9% less than the national average, earning €14,745 per year; in Norway they earn 29.95% less than the national average, earning 242,424 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 11.67% less than the national average, earning R 209,916 per year; in United States they earn 29.88% more than the national average, earning $56,044 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.46% more than the national average, earning $51,899 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Karimi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karimi in the Georgian language | ||
| კარიმი | karimi | - |
| Karimi in the Hindi language | ||
| करीमी | karimi | 97.98 |
| करिमी | karimi | 2.02 |
| Karimi in the Oriya language | ||
| କାରିମି | karimi | 82.35 |
| କରିମି | karimi | 6.95 |
| କାରିମୀ | karimi | 5.35 |
| କାରୀମି | karimi | 2.67 |
| କାରିମ | karima | 1.6 |
| କାରୀମୀ | karimi | 0.53 |
| କରିମୀ | karimi | 0.53 |
| Karimi in the Marathi language | ||
| करीमी | karimi | 60 |
| किरमी | kirami | 33.33 |
| करेमी | karemi | 3.81 |
| कारीमी | karimi | 1.9 |
| करीमा | karima | 0.95 |
| Karimi in the Russian language | ||
| Карими | karimi | - |
| Karimi in the Arabic language | ||
| كاريمي | karymy | - |
| كريمي | krymy | - |
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