How common is the surname Karam?

3,401 people in the United States had the surname Karam in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 90,781 Americans. It ranked 9,560th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Karam?

In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Karam identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Karam?

Sage Karam, American racing driver.

Where is the surname Karam most common?

Wikidata records people named Karam in the United States.

Is the surname Karam getting more or less common?

More common. 2,581 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,401 in 2010, up 32%.

The surname Karam

A Manipuri surname, carried by 3,401 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex K650

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Karam is more common than 94.1% of them.

Origin

Manipuri origin

From Manipuri ꯀꯔꯥꯝ (karām).

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,401 people named Karam in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 90,781 Americans. That is up 32% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,581.

#9,560

rank among US surnames

3,401

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+31.8%

change since 2000 (was #11,248)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,551	Obando	3,404	90,701
#9,552	Heinemann	3,403	90,727
#9,557	Lampley	3,402	90,754
#9,560	Arp	3,401	90,781
#9,562	Towery	3,400	90,808
#9,563	Leader	3,399	90,834
#9,567	Hendon	3,398	90,861

Who is named Karam

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

82% of people named Karam identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 7.0% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 82%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 7.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 7.0%
Two or more races 2.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Karams

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Sage Karam
American racing driver, born 1995

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Karam

Karam has the Soundex code K650, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K650.

Questions

Where does the surname Karam come from?: From Manipuri ꯀꯔꯥꯝ (karām).
How common is the surname Karam?: 3,401 people in the United States had the surname Karam in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 90,781 Americans. It ranked 9,560th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Karam?: In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Karam identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Karam?: Sage Karam, American racing driver.
Where is the surname Karam most common?: Wikidata records people named Karam in the United States.
Is the surname Karam getting more or less common?: More common. 2,581 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,401 in 2010, up 32%.