In all the world, عبدالکریم (عبدالکریم 
, Abdolkarim 
) is quite a rare boy's forename. The first name عبدالکریم is characteristic of Afghanistan, where it is quite a rare male name, Sudan, where it is a rare masculine name, and Morocco. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Afghanistan, Sudan, and Iran. Much less frequently, عبدالکریم is the last name as well as the forename.
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| عبدالکریم | Iran, Iraq, Sudan, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia |
| Abdolkarim | Iran, Morocco, Iraq, Bulgaria, United States |
Abd Al-Karim, Abd-Al-Karim, Abdelkrim, Abdul Karim, Abdülkerim, עבד אל-כרים, and عبدالكريم
| عبدالکریم رافعی Shafi'i Islamic scholar, IR (b. 1160) |
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عبدالکریم حائری یزدی Iranian Grand Ayatollah, IR (b. 1859) |
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عبدالکریم زنجانی Shiite philosopher, IR (b. 1887) |
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عبدالکریم ایادی Iranian politician and physician, IR (b. 1907) |
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عبدالکریم لاهیجی Iranian politician, IR (b. 1940) |
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عبدالکریم سروش Iranian philosopher, IR (b. 1945) |
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| عبدالکریم بن محمدیعقوب Emir of Afghanistan, AF (b. 1897) |
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| مولانا عبدالکریم قریشی Pakistani islamic scholar, PK (b. 1923) |
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| عبدالکریم حق‌شناس IR (b. 1919) |
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عبدالکریم تمنا Afghan poet, AF |
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| عبدالکریم میثاق Afghan politician, AF (b. 1935) |
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| عبدالکریم سعید پاشا Emir of the Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement, PK (b. 1945) |
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| عبدالکریم رشیدیان Iranian philosopher, IR (b. 1948) |
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| عبدالکریم فرحانی Iranian Ayatollah, IR (b. 1964) |
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| عبدالکریم کاکاحاجی Iranian amateur wrestler, IR (b. 1971) |
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