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Worldwide, Kerym (Керим , Kerym ) is quite a rare male given name. The first name Kerym is habitual in Kyrgyzstan, where it is quite a common boy's name, Azerbaijan, where it is quite a rare masculine name, and Turkmenistan. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Azerbaijan. Very seldom, Kerym is the last name as well as the forename.
Kerym is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Kerim Shah , the fictional character created by Robert E. Howard, The People of the Black Circle and Ali Kerim Bey , character in From Russia with Love.