Karimov Surname

1,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 386,438 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uzbekistan
Highest density in:
Uzbekistan

Karimov Surname User-submission:

The Karimov surname comes the Arabic name Karim.

Karimov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uzbekistan210,4081:1471
Azerbaijan59,9241:16127
Russia48,1741:2,992313
Kazakhstan35,3241:50126
Tajikistan19,7651:42468
Kyrgyzstan9,0721:65826
Turkmenistan2,0571:2,669407
Belarus2771:34,3005,940
Israel2631:32,5394,585
Georgia2231:16,7963,263
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
United States1611:2,251,298140,756
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Bulgaria411:170,2179,574
Estonia381:34,7846,408
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
England301:1,857,26974,552
Sweden281:351,67024,678
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
Malaysia211:1,404,48759,312
Transnistria191:24,9844,311
Turkey181:4,323,412102,143
Moldova161:222,58620,292
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Pakistan101:17,864,38868,137
Armenia81:366,2727,804
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
India51:153,413,076951,030
France41:16,605,680368,153
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
China41:341,830,39216,990
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

The alternate forms: Kärimov (16) are calculated separately.

Karimov (122) may also be a first name.

Karimov Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Karimov surname comes the Arabic name Karim.

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Karimov Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karimov (Georgian: კარიმოვი, Russian: Каримов) is more frequently found in Uzbekistan than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Kärimov. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Karimov? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,395th most frequently used last name globally, held by around 1 in 18,858 people. The last name Karimov occurs mostly in Asia, where 90 percent of Karimov live; 71 percent live in Central Asia and 71 percent live in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia. Karimov is also the 844,248th most commonly used given name globally, borne by 122 people.

Karimov is the most frequently occurring last name in one country:Uzbekistan, where 54 percent live. It is most commonly held in Uzbekistan, where it is carried by 210,408 people, or 1 in 147. Other than Uzbekistan it is found in 70 countries. It also occurs in Azerbaijan, where 16 percent live and Russia, where 12 percent live.

Karimov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Karimov last name is primarily Muslim (100%) in Georgia, Muslim (96%) in Russia, Orthodox (90%) in Belarus, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Muslim (100%) in Kyrgyzstan, Muslim (100%) in Tajikistan, Orthodox (76%) in Ukraine and Muslim (100%) in Uzbekistan.

In The United States Karimov are 12.15% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 58.92% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Karimov earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 26.37% less than the national average, earning $31,770 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.04% less than the national average, earning $37,241 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Karimov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karimov in the Georgian language
კარიმოვიkarimovi95.48
კარიმოვkarimov4.52
Karimov in the Russian language
Каримовkarimov-

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