# Hakim (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/hakim/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Arabic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Arabic |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,165 |
| US rank (2010) | 10,185 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 97,550 people |
| Change since 2000 | +26% (2,520 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /həˈkiːm/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Hakeem |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَكِيم (ḥakīm, “wise”). This surname is mostly found in Indonesia.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Hakim in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 61% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 12% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 17% |
| Two or more races | 5.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Hakim in the United States and Australia.

## People named Hakim

- Imani Hakim, American actress
- Yalda Hakim, Australian journalist

## Similar surnames

Hakimi, Haskin, Hashim, Hashimi, Hawkin, Hogan, Hagen, Hassan, Hagan, Hussain, Hasan, Haugen.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.