Karm Surname

83,233rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,818 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Estonia

Karm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt4,2101:21,8372,529
United States4141:875,50566,354
India2501:3,068,26291,248
France2221:299,20145,739
Estonia2151:6,148701
Pakistan1541:1,160,02514,113
Iran1211:634,56634,558
Denmark401:141,11812,512
Russia271:5,337,891231,865
Indonesia271:4,898,118234,077
Finland151:366,44725,366
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Norway101:514,22941,629
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
England51:11,143,612252,590
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:965,74457,486

The alternate forms: Kärm (17) are calculated separately.

Karm (21,096) may also be a first name.

Karm Last Name Facts

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

Karm (Bengali: কর্ম, Hindi: कर्म, Marathi: कारम, Russian: Карм, Tibetan: དཀརམ།) occurs in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Kärm. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Karm? popularity and diffusion

The last name Karm is the 83,233rd most frequently occurring last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,252,586 people. Karm is primarily found in Africa, where 73 percent of Karm are found; 72 percent are found in North Africa and 72 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Karm is also the 36,336th most widespread given name throughout the world, borne by 21,096 people.

This last name is most common in Egypt, where it is borne by 4,210 people, or 1 in 21,837. Beside Egypt this surname occurs in 51 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent live and India, where 4 percent live.

Karm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Karm has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Karm last name expanded 796 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Karm Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Karm last name are 6.98% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.75% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Karm earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 22.71% less than the national average, earning 267,470 kr per year and in United States they earn 2.33% more than the national average, earning $44,154 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kärm9217/
Kharm89617/
Karme89347/
Kairm8978/
Karrm8927/
Kaarm8911/
Karmm895/
Kaurm893/
Karım893/
Karhm892/
Kearm891/
Hkarm891/
Karmhe80144/
Kaarme805/
Kairme805/
Kairem802/
Khaurm802/
Kearem801/
Karhme801/
Karmme801/
Kaerrm801/
Khairm801/
Kharme801/
Kharrm801/
Kharmm801/
Qarm751,273/
Korm75226/
Carm75205/
Kerm75154/
Kõrm7566/
Körm754/
Karmova73383/
Khaharm731/
Karmowa731/
Quarm677,942/
Korme671,407/
Carme671,062/
Kherm6732/
Khorm6724/
Koorm6718/
Kourm6717/
Karmehed6714/
Carrm6710/
Koerm675/
Kärme672/
Kharmova671/
Kairmova671/
Karmmova671/
Korrm671/
Carmm671/
Kormh671/
Hqarm671/
Cairm670/
Kermm670/
Cearm670/

Karm Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karm in the Tibetan language
དཀརམ།karam-
Karm in the Bengali language
কর্মkarma-
Karm in the Hindi language
कर्मkarma97.74
कर्मा़karma0.04
कर्माkarma0.04
Karm in the Marathi language
कारमkarama33.33
कामkama25
करमkarama25
करीमkarima16.67
Karm in the Russian language
Кармkarm-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Karm
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