Karimov or Carimoff is the Slavicised version of the name

Karim Kareem (alternatively spelled Karim or Kerim) ( ar, کریم) is a common given name and surname of Arabic origin that means "generous", "noble", "honorable". It is also one of the Names of God in Islam in the Quran. Given name Karim * Karim Ab ...

. It is most popular in

Central Asia Central Asia, also known as Middle Asia, is a subregion, region of Asia that stretches from the Caspian Sea in the west to western China and Mongolia in the east, and from Afghanistan and Iran in the south to Russia in the north. It includes t ...

, especially in

Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ozbekiston Respublikasi, italic=yes / ; russian: Республика Узбекистан), is a doubly landlocked cou ...

, although it is prevalent in the

South Caucasus The South Caucasus, also known as Transcaucasia or the Transcaucasus, is a geographical region on the border of Eastern Europe and Western Asia, straddling the southern Caucasus Mountains. The South Caucasus roughly corresponds to modern Arme ...

. Notable people with the surname include: *

Ayrat Karimov Ayrat Naziorovich Karimov (russian: Айрат Назиорович Каримов; 4 May 1971 – 24 February 2020) was a Russian professional footballer. Club career Karimov made his professional debut in the Soviet First League in 1987 for FC ...

(1971–2020), Russian footballer in the Soviet First League from 1987 *

Ergash Karimov Ergash Karimov ( uz, Ergash Karimov, Эргаш Каримов; russian: Эргаш Каримов) (October 26, 1935 – August 4, 2009) was an Uzbek stage actor who received critical acclaim for his roles in theater, film, and television. Karim ...

(1935–2009), Uzbek comedian and comic actor *

Hayrulla Karimov Hayrulla Karimov (born 22 April 1978 in Namangan region, Uzbekistan) is a former Uzbek international footballer. Career Club Karimov started his career in Navbahor Namangan. In 1996, he won Uzbek League with club. He played for Navbahor from 1 ...

(born 1978), international footballer who plays for PFC Kuruvchi *

Islam Karimov Islam Abduganiyevich Karimov ( uz, Islom Abdugʻaniyevich Karimov / Ислом Абдуғаниевич Каримов, italics=no; russian: link=no, Ислам Абдуганиевич Каримов; 30 January 1938 – 2 September 2016) was t ...

(1938–2016), first President of Uzbekistan, from 1990 to 2016 *

Jamshid Karimov Jamshid Karimov ( uz, Жамшид Каримов, russian: Джамшид Каримов; born 1967) is an investigative journalist in Uzbekistan. He has been a prominent critic of the administration of Islam Karimov, the president of Uzbekistan ...

(born 1967), Uzbek journalist *

Jurabek Karimov Jurabek Karimov ( Uzbek: Журабек Каримов, Jo'rabek Karimov; born 4 June 1998) is an Uzbekistani tennis player. Karimov began playing tennis aged 7 and he is currently coached by Petr Lebed and Sergey Arkashn. Karimov has a career h ...

(born 1998), Uzbekistani tennis player *

Latif Karimov Latif Huseyn oglu Karimov ( az, Lətif Hüseyn oğlu Kərimov; 17 November 1906 in Shusha – 8 September 1991 in Baku) was an Azerbaijani carpet designer known for his contributions to a variety of artistic fields, as well as for a number of boo ...

(1906–1991), Azerbaijani carpet designer

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