Explore the Family Name Abdulkarim

The meaning of Abdulkarim

Muslim (also Abdul-Karim): from the Arabic personal name ʿAbdul-Karīm ‘servant of the Most Generous’ (see Karim).

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How common is the last name Abdulkarim in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Abdulkarim has seen a considerable increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The surname was ranked 55,609th most popular in 2000, but by 2010 it had climbed to the 45,569th spot, representing an improvement of over 18%. Similarly, the count of individuals with this surname increased by nearly 36%, from 345 people in 2000 to 469 in 2010. As a result, the proportion of individuals with the surname Abdulkarim per 100,000 people also rose by approximately 23%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#55,609	#45,569	18.05%
Count	345	469	35.94%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.16	23.08%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Abdulkarim

When it comes to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts among those bearing the Abdulkarim surname between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander more than doubled, going from 2.9% to 5.33%. Conversely, the percentage of those identifying with two or more races saw a significant decrease, dropping from 15.65% to 5.54%. The group identifying as White experienced a growth of over 36%, increasing from 35.65% to 48.61%, while the Black demographic dropped slightly from 42.32% to 36.25%. The Hispanic category, meanwhile, was no longer present in the 2010 data, and the American Indian and Alaskan Native category remained at zero for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	35.65%	48.61%	36.35%
Black	42.32%	36.25%	-14.34%
Two or More Races	15.65%	5.54%	-64.6%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.9%	5.33%	83.79%
Hispanic	3.48%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%