Find out how popular the last name Abdulkareem is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Abdulkareem.

Abdulkareem, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Abdulkareem surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Abdulkareem in America

Abdulkareem is the 69170th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Abdulkareem surname appeared 284 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Abdulkareem.

We can also compare 2010 data for Abdulkareem to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Abdulkareem

The surname ABDULKAREEM has its origins in the Arabic language and culture, tracing its roots back to the Middle East and North Africa regions. It is a compound name, derived from the Arabic words 'Abdul' meaning servant and 'Kareem' meaning noble or generous.

The name is believed to have emerged during the early Islamic era, around the 7th century CE, when Arabic names and naming conventions gained widespread popularity across the region. The combination of 'Abdul' and a divine attribute or quality, in this case 'Kareem', was a common practice among Muslims, reflecting their devotion and reverence towards God.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name ABDULKAREEM can be found in the historical chronicles of Islamic scholars and writers from the 9th and 10th centuries. These manuscripts often mentioned individuals with this name, indicating its prevalence during that period.

Throughout history, several notable figures have borne the surname ABDULKAREEM. One such individual was Al-Hafiz Abdul Kareem bin Abdul Wahid (1035-1108 CE), a renowned Islamic scholar and hadith collector from Persia. His work, "Al-Masabih fi Sharh al-Masabih," was a highly influential commentary on a collection of hadith (sayings of Prophet Muhammad).

Another prominent figure was Abdulkareem al-Jili (1365-1424 CE), a Sufi mystic and philosopher from Yemen. His literary work, "Al-Insân al-Kâmil" (The Perfect Man), explored the concept of the universal human and its relation to the divine.

In more recent times, Abdulkareem Biaz (1857-1923) was a prominent Egyptian judge and legal scholar who played a significant role in the modernization of Egypt's judicial system during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Abdulkareem Qasim (1914-1963), an Iraqi nationalist and revolutionary, led the 1958 coup that overthrew the Iraqi monarchy and established the Republic of Iraq. He served as the Prime Minister and later the President of Iraq until his assassination in 1963.

Abdulkareem Al-Eryani (1933-2019) was a prominent Yemeni politician and diplomat who served as the Prime Minister of Yemen from 1998 to 2001 and played a crucial role in the unification of Yemen in 1990.

It is worth noting that the name ABDULKAREEM has also been associated with various place names and geographical locations across the Middle East and North Africa, reflecting the historical presence and influence of individuals bearing this surname in those regions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Abdulkareem

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Abdulkareem.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Abdulkareem was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Abdulkareem has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Abdulkareem was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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