Hakeem
See also: hakeem
English
Etymology
Alternative spelling of Hakim.
Proper noun
Hakeem (plural Hakeems)
- A surname from Arabic.
- A male given name from Arabic.
- 2026 February 7, Richard Luscombe, Shrai Popat, Robert Mackey, “Trump refuses to apologize for video with racist imagery of Obamas posted on his social media”, in The Guardian[1], →ISSN, archived from the original on 7 February 2026:
- Every single Republican must immediately denounce Donald Trump’s disgusting bigotry,” said Hakeem Jeffries, the Democratic House minority leader and New York congressman, in a post on X.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Hakeem is the 37125th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 601 individuals. Hakeem is most common among Black/African American (39.93%), White (35.44%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (14.81%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hakeem”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 115.