Kerem Surname

75,887th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,464 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Kerem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kerem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel3,3501:2,555323
Ethiopia1,4491:67,3206,648
Turkey1,1901:65,3966,177
Estonia1341:9,8641,384
Nigeria581:3,054,18594,504
Northern Cyprus541:5,9081,258
United States511:7,107,038327,397
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
England181:3,095,448105,421
Bulgaria181:387,71718,370
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Togo91:805,3086,372
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
China41:341,830,39216,990
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Chad11:13,592,19913,092

Kerem (40,310) may also be a first name.

Kerem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kerem (Arabic: كيريم, Georgian: კერემ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺮﻡ, Russian: Керем) is found in Israel more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerem? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 75,887th most widespread surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,127,405 people. Kerem occurs mostly in Asia, where 67 percent of Kerem are found; 67 percent are found in West Asia and 52 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia. Kerem is also the 22,059th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 40,310 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Israel, where it is carried by 3,350 people, or 1 in 2,555. In Israel Kerem is primarily concentrated in: Central District, where 31 percent live, Northern District, where 17 percent live and Tel Aviv District, where 16 percent live. Besides Israel Kerem exists in 44 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 22 percent live and Turkey, where 18 percent live.

Kerem Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kerem surname are 9.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.25% registered with the political party.

The amount Kerem earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 40.55% less than the national average, earning 205,746 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 343.57% more than the national average, earning R 1,054,090 per year; in United States they earn 41.81% more than the national average, earning $61,188 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.73% less than the national average, earning $48,329 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kereme91524/
Kereem91278/
Keriem9184/
Kerzem912/
Kherem912/
Kearem911/
Kerrem911/
Kergem911/
Keream911/
Kehrem911/
Kierem911/
Keerem911/
Keerhem8394/
Kieriem833/
Kerriem833/
Kaereem832/
Kerreim831/
Karem8025,782/
Kerim8010,722/
Korem801,955/
Kirem8050/
Cerem8017/
Kärem808/
Kerym803/
Qerem801/
Keremova7743/
Kareem73333,682/
Kariem732,564/
Koriem732,315/
Cherem731,273/
Kareim73407/
Kaream73349/
Karrem73207/
Kohrem73203/
Kharem73201/
Kerime7396/
Karemh7376/
Kjærem7354/
Kaarem7352/
Kireme7323/
Karemm7313/
Koream7313/
Kerrim7312/
Kireem736/
Keraim736/
Koreem736/
Koreim735/
Korrem735/
Kearim734/
Kairem732/
Kiream731/
Qereim731/
Kiremt731/
Köhrem731/
Kaerim731/
Keerim731/
Kahrem731/
Kyreme731/
Kesrim731/
Keraym731/
Karhem731/
Kyreem731/
Kherim731/
Querem731/
Keriom730/
Kireim730/
Kerhim730/
Khyriem675,259/
Khareem674,847/
Karriem672,250/
Kheroym67143/
Karheem67102/
Karreem6782/
Kheroim6749/
Karemhh6722/
Kaareem6721/
Kareemm677/
Khyreim675/
Chereim674/
Kareemh673/
Kaireem673/
Queyrem672/
Kkareem672/
Kaarrem671/
Ckareem671/
Kharrem671/
Keetrim671/
Khierim671/
Khariem671/
Kareejm671/
Ketruim671/
Hkareem671/
Keraime671/
Kheruim671/
Queirem671/
Quierem671/

Kerem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kerem in the Georgian language
კერემkerem-
Kerem in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺮﻡkrm-
Kerem in the Russian language
Керемkerem-
Kerem in the Arabic language
كيريمkyrym-

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Footnotes

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