Karim is used as a family name or surname in Pakistan. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Karim
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Pakistan
Meaning: Name Arab person (kerîm) meaning 'generous'. This is one of the 99 names given to God, it is also a Koranic names of the Prophet Muhammad. Derivative: Karimi.

How popular is Karim?

Karim is common in Pakistan.

Karim is ranked 307 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Karims grew by 48.68933 per cent to 5729 since 2000 and ranked 6001 after elevating 1965 spots. The last name was found in around 19 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 52.8 43.65
White 23.16 22.45
Black 14.99 17
Others 5.67 13.5
Hispanic or Latino 2.79 2.83
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.58 0.57
Karim is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Bangladesh which signifies that it is originated from Bangladesh. Around 1610925 people have been found who wears Karim as their family name. Karim is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
23,950 Georgia6
5,707 Nicaragua5
1,078 Togo5
1,481 Rwanda5
718 Liberia4
2,279 Democratic Republic of The Congo4
3,818 Zambia3
210 Chad3
3,949 Botswana3
917 Myanmar3
10,762 Hungary3
78,945 Argentina3
20,541 Peru3
1,418 Madagascar3
698 Antigua and Barbuda2
4,086 Angola2
17,692 Armenia2
107 Palau2
6,353 Panama2
1,389 Barbados2
5,726 Puerto Rico2
1,328 Congo2
177 Comoros2
10,395 Latvia2
3,940 Ethiopia2
17,547 Colombia2
26,532 Chile2
993 Guernsey2
1,572 Macau1
3,275 Nepal1
3,307 Malta1
692 Guinea1
3,586 Honduras1
12,745 Luxembourg1
1,819 Laos1
2,724 New Caledonia1
3,350 Fiji1
1,179 Swaziland1
2,374 Bermuda1
3,243 Suriname1
24,421 Slovakia1
2,877 Cuba1
10,683 Cyprus1
1,970 Grenada1
696 Saint Kitts and Nevis1
880 Djibouti1
1,253 Burundi1
11,486 Estonia1
6,212 Jamaica1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
2,210 Thailand48
3,642 Northern Ireland48
26,918 Belarus47
13,872 New Zealand43
1,135 Iceland35
1,687 China27
56,292 Czech Republic17
4,106 Japan16
710 South Korea12
23,990 Serbia11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
4,308 Ireland82
4,021 Azerbaijan79
21,426 Zimbabwe73
3,881 Hong Kong59
1,870 Senegal57
Countries with hundreds of Karim:
16,159 Philippines902
5,089 Spain857
3,059 Sri Lanka783
21,928 Russia750
10,591 Turkey699
684 Singapore698
1,446 Sweden696
783 Oman681
7,877 Mexico654
288 Qatar642
1,695 Jordan617
4,845 Australia616
17,875 Italy582
401 Trinidad and Tobago560
23,176 Brazil541
328 Bahrain440
6,369 Netherlands434
14,152 Poland430
4,170 Belgium416
372 Guyana372
3,345 Kyrgyzstan294
160 Brunei258
5,523 Switzerland216
26,515 Ukraine207
3,168 Scotland203
2,987 Portugal194
4,290 Norway170
12,156 Romania167
2,060 Mauritania160
2,488 Wales158
8,140 Austria157
9,538 Venezuela151
4,078 Denmark148
5,342 Finland145
15,938 Greece123
4,033 Burkina Faso113
2,434 Mauritius109
10,102 Israel106
4,091 Slovenia102
Countries with thousands of Karim:
1,288 Iran9,110
245 Niger8,925
628 Yemen5,970
6,588 United States5,856
135 Sierra Leone5,684
1,421 England5,582
372 Tunisia5,350
596 Syria5,291
1,430 France4,666
5,336 Nigeria4,432
888 Ghana3,914
197 United Arab Emirates3,899
1,018 Mozambique3,439
2,498 Germany3,362
1,818 Uganda3,361
1,783 Kenya3,217
2,021 South Africa3,214
793 Ivory Coast3,214
200 Libya2,868
1,882 Tanzania2,858
574 Kazakhstan2,694
950 Benin1,992
2,706 Canada1,801
496 Mali1,753
2,510 Uzbekistan1,589
715 Tajikistan1,472
537 Lebanon1,464
2,577 Cameroon1,388
1,243 Cambodia1,173
300 Kuwait1,028
Countries with ten thousands of Karim:
172 Indonesia75,734
838 India74,517
49 Iraq67,983
15 Algeria56,319
25 Morocco50,074
424 Egypt27,886
92 Malawi15,648
257 Malaysia15,556
229 Afghanistan13,603
414 Sudan10,825
297 Saudi Arabia10,466
Countries with hundred thousands of Karim:
22 Bangladesh846,683
157 Pakistan218,758
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Comments

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Rebbecca Endo
Karim is a masculine first name of Arab origin, also surname means friendly, generous.

Karim Namesakes

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  • Keywan Karimi, Filmmaker
  • Abdou Karim Camara, Soccer player
  • Lassina Abdoul Karim, Soccer player
  • Abdoul Karim Sylla, Soccer player
  • Abdoul Karim, Soccer goalkeeper
  • Abdoul Karim Coulibaly, Soccer player
  • Abdoul Karim Sylla, Soccer player
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  • Ferial Karim, from 1965 0 movie Lahib al jassad, who played N.
  • Nisaro Karim played the significant character of Raja in 2020 drama film Crushed Wings.

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