Kerim is both a masculine given name and a surname. People with the name include:

Given name

• Kerim Chatty (born 1973), Swedish man suspected of attempted hijacking of an aircraft in 2002

• Kerim Erim (1894–1952), Turkish mathematician and physicist

• Kerim Frei (born 1993), Turkish-Swiss footballer

• Kerim Kerimov (1917–2003), Azerbaijani rocket scientist

• Kerim Seiler (born 1974), Swiss artist and architect

• Kerim Tatar (born 1996), Bosnian footballer

• Kerim Zengin (born 1985), Turkish footballer

• Kerim Mrabti (born 1994), Swedish footballer

Surname

• Mahmoud Kerim (1916–1999), squash player from Egypt

• Reşat Kerim (born 1986), Azerbaijani footballer

• Srgjan Kerim (born 1948), former President of the United Nations General Assembly

• Tijani Ould Kerim (born 1951), Mauritania teacher and diplomat

• Usin Kerim (1929-1983), Romani poet

• Yaya Kerim (born 1991), Chadian football striker

See also

• Karim (disambiguation)

• Kerimäki

• Kerimler (disambiguation)

• Kerimov

• Krim (disambiguation)