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    The surname Karimi

    A Persian surname, carried by 1,858 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex K650

    Karimi: #15,700 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Karimi #15,700, 1,858 people Karimi: #15,700 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Karimi #15,700, 1,858 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Karimi is more common than 90.3% of them.

    Origin

    Persian origin

    Borrowed from Persian کریمی

    One of 28 Persian surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,858 people named Karimi in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 166,171 Americans. That is up 43% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,300.

    #15,700
    rank among US surnames
    1,858
    people in 2010
    0.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +42.9%
    change since 2000 (was #19,285)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #15,692Milby1,859166,082
    #15,700Vandenbosch1,858166,171
    #15,709Tibbitts1,857166,260

    Who is named Karimi

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

    64% of people named Karimi identified as white (not Hispanic), 17% as two or more races and 12% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • White (not Hispanic) 64%
    • Two or more races 17%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 12%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 3.6%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.5%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Karimis

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Sahraa Karimi
      Afghan film director, born 1982

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Karimi

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

    Other Persian surnames

    All 28 Persian surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Karimi come from?
    Borrowed from Persian کریمی
    How common is the surname Karimi?
    1,858 people in the United States had the surname Karimi in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 166,171 Americans. It ranked 15,700th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Karimi?
    In the 2010 Census, 64% of people named Karimi identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as two or more races.
    Who is the most famous person named Karimi?
    Sahraa Karimi, Afghan film director.
    Where is the surname Karimi most common?
    Wikidata records people named Karimi in Afghanistan.
    Is the surname Karimi getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,300 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,858 in 2010, up 43%.