Kerim Surname

48,151st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,722 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Togo
Highest density in:
Togo

Kerim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kerim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Togo2,4151:3,001427
Chad2,3111:5,882869
Turkey1,7951:43,3554,408
Bulgaria8191:8,5211,000
Egypt5801:158,51012,069
Algeria5241:73,72411,813
Mauritania4711:8,694927
Kazakhstan4161:42,5065,553
Nigeria2061:859,91637,696
India1431:5,364,094131,111
Azerbaijan1141:84,6413,130
Russia981:1,470,643101,259
Kyrgyzstan961:62,2158,540
United States651:5,576,291276,051
Turkmenistan561:98,0201,979
France531:1,253,259128,888
Canada511:722,46357,796
Greece511:217,25133,995
Australia391:692,19746,687
Northern Cyprus381:8,3952,026
Iraq371:946,53112,381
England321:1,741,18971,393
Malaysia311:951,42742,969
Sweden301:328,22522,987
Belgium271:425,80243,971
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
Norway231:223,57824,793
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
North Macedonia171:123,6169,990
Cyprus161:55,3055,325
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Benin121:861,30044,192
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Niger91:2,132,44640,124
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
China41:341,830,39216,990
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532

The alternate forms: Kérim (1) are calculated separately.

Kerim (58,268) may also be a first name.

Kerim Last Name Facts

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

Kerim (Arabic: كاريم, Georgian: კერიმ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻜﺮﻳﻢ, Hindi: केरीम, Marathi: करीम, Oriya: େକରିମ, Russian: Керим) is borne by more people in Togo than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Kérim. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerim? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 48,151st most common family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 679,682 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 61 percent of Kerim reside; 51 percent reside in West Africa and 25 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 16,245th most widely held forename world-wide, borne by 58,268 people.

The last name is most common in Togo, where it is borne by 2,415 people, or 1 in 3,001. Other than Togo it is found in 64 countries. It is also found in Chad, where 22 percent reside and Turkey, where 17 percent reside.

Kerim Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.

In The United States Kerim are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% being registered with the party.

The amount Kerim earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 9.37% less than the national average, earning 313,666 kr per year; in United States they earn 13.88% more than the national average, earning $49,136 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.58% less than the national average, earning $43,928 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kérim931/
Kerime9196/
Keriem9184/
Kerrim9112/
Keraim916/
Kearim914/
Kherim911/
Kaerim911/
Keerim911/
Kesrim911/
Kerhim910/
Keriom910/
Kheroim8349/
Kerriem833/
Kieriem833/
Khierim831/
Kerreim831/
Keraime831/
Kheruim831/
Ketruim831/
Keetrim831/
Karim801,537,750/
Korim8013,418/
Kerem806,464/
Kirim803,920/
Qerim8077/
Cerim8066/
Kerym803/
Kyrim801/
Kerimova7750,390/
Kerimowa7795/
Kerimová771/
Kariem732,564/
Koriem732,315/
Kharim732,101/
Koraim731,810/
Karrim731,251/
Karaim73622/
Cherim73621/
Kereme73524/
Kareim73407/
Kereem73278/
Koruim73189/
Kirime73103/
Kahrim7394/
Kayrim7390/
Khorim7375/
Karhim7361/
Querim7349/
Hkarim7347/
Karimm7324/
Kairim7317/
Karimh7316/
Kaarim7313/
Karoim7310/
Kajrim737/
Koreim735/
Kkarim733/
Coerim733/
Kherem732/
Karijm732/
Kerzem732/
Karihm732/
Kqarim732/
Keerem731/
Kierem731/
Karuim731/
Kehrem731/
Keream731/
Kergem731/
Kerrem731/
Koirim731/
Qereim731/
Qerime731/
Kyraim731/
Kearem731/
Caerim731/
Keraym731/
Kiriom730/
Kireim730/
Kherimova714/
Kearimova711/
Khyriem675,259/
Karriem672,250/
Khairim67841/
Kheroym67143/
Keerhem6794/
Kharaim6778/
Kheruimova6725/
Cheraim6717/
Kharrim6715/
Khoraim679/
Khyreim675/
Chereim674/
Cherrim673/
Cheroim672/
Kaereem672/
Kaharim671/
Khariem671/
Karheim671/
Khirime671/
Queirim671/
Kaitrim671/

Kerim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kerim in the Georgian language
კერიმkerim-
Kerim in the Oriya language
େକରିମekarima-
Kerim in the Marathi language
करीमkarima-
Kerim in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻜﺮﻳﻢalkrym61.38
ﻛﺮﻳﻢkrym37.93
ﺍﻛﺮﻳﻢakrym0.69
Kerim in the Hindi language
केरीमkerima50
केरिमाkerima50
Kerim in the Russian language
Керимkerim-
Kerim in the Arabic language
كاريمkarym-

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Footnotes

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