Cognomen Kerym (Керим 
, Kerym 
) , worldwide, is quite a rare surname. The cognomen Kerym is habitual in Kyrgyzstan, where it is quite a common surname, Turkmenistan, where it is quite a rare surname, and Bulgaria, where it is a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, and Russia. More frequently, Kerym is the forename as well as the last name.