How common is the surname Hakim?

3,165 people in the United States had the surname Hakim in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 97,550 Americans. It ranked 10,185th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Hakim?

In the 2010 Census, 61% of people named Hakim identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Hakim?

Imani Hakim, American actress, followed by Yalda Hakim.

Where is the surname Hakim most common?

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

How do you pronounce Hakim?

Hakim is /həˈkiːm/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Hakim getting more or less common?

More common. 2,520 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,165 in 2010, up 26%.

Is Hakim also a first name?

Yes. Hakim is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Hakim

An Arabic surname, carried by 3,165 people in the United States.

Pronounced /həˈkiːm/ 2 syllables Soundex H250 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hakim is more common than 93.7% of them.

Origin

Arabic origin

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

One of 179 Arabic surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,165 people named Hakim in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 97,550 Americans. That is up 26% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,520.

#10,185

rank among US surnames

3,165

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+25.6%

change since 2000 (was #11,464)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,179	Tennison	3,169	97,427
#10,180	Cryer	3,168	97,458
#10,184	Crumpler	3,166	97,519
#10,185	Hakim	3,165	97,550
#10,186	Smit	3,164	97,581
#10,189	Thome	3,163	97,612

Who is named Hakim

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

61% of people named Hakim identified as white (not Hispanic), 17% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 12% as Black (not Hispanic).

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

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Hispanic, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hakims

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Imani Hakim
American actress, born 1993
Yalda Hakim
Australian journalist, born 1983

Notable Hakims come mostly from the United States (1) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Hakeem

Surnames that sound like Hakim

Hakim has the Soundex code H250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H250.

Other Arabic surnames

All 179 Arabic surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Hakim come from?: Borrowed from Arabic حَكِيم (ḥakīm, “wise”). This surname is mostly found in Indonesia.
How common is the surname Hakim?: 3,165 people in the United States had the surname Hakim in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 97,550 Americans. It ranked 10,185th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hakim?: In the 2010 Census, 61% of people named Hakim identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Hakim?: Imani Hakim, American actress, followed by Yalda Hakim.
Where is the surname Hakim most common?: Wikidata records people named Hakim in the United States and Australia.
How do you pronounce Hakim?: Hakim is /həˈkiːm/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Hakim getting more or less common?: More common. 2,520 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,165 in 2010, up 26%.
What are other spellings of Hakim?: Hakeem.
Is Hakim also a first name?: Yes. Hakim is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.