# Karimov

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**Karimov** or **Carimoff** is a [slavicised](/source/Slavicisation_of_foreign_names) version of the name [Karim](/source/Karim). Its feminine counterpart is **Karimova**. It is most popular in [Central Asia](/source/Central_Asia), especially in [Uzbekistan](/source/Uzbekistan), although it is prevalent in the [South Caucasus](/source/South_Caucasus). Notable people with the surname include:

- [Abdurahmon Karimov](/source/Abdurahmon_Karimov), Tajikistani politician
- [Ali Karimov](/source/Ali_Karimov) (1919–2000), Azerbaijani statesman
- [Aliya Karimova](/source/Aliya_Karimova) (born 1978), Kazakhstani synchronized swimmer
- [Ayrat Karimov](/source/Ayrat_Karimov) (1971–2020), Russian footballer in the Soviet First League from 1987
- [Behruz Karimov](/source/Behruz_Karimov) (born 2007), Uzbekistani footballer
- [Elvina Karimova](/source/Elvina_Karimova) (born 1994), Russian female water polo player
- [Ergash Karimov](/source/Ergash_Karimov) (1935–2009), Uzbek comedian and comic actor
- [Evgeniya Karimova](/source/Evgeniya_Karimova) (born 1989), Uzbekistani taekwondo practitioner
- [Flora Karimova](/source/Flora_Karimova) (born 1941), Azerbaijani pop music singer, civil rights activist
- [Gulnara Karimova](/source/Gulnara_Karimova) (born 1972), the elder daughter of Islam Karimov, the leader of Uzbekistan from 1989 to his death in 2016
- [Gulouchen Karimova](/source/Gulouchen_Karimova) (born 1979), Azerbaijani female volleyball player
- [Hayrulla Karimov](/source/Hayrulla_Karimov) (born 1978), international footballer who plays for PFC Kuruvchi
- [Islam Karimov](/source/Islam_Karimov) (1938–2016), first President of Uzbekistan, from 1990 to 2016
- [Jamshid Karimov](/source/Jamshid_Karimov) (born 1967), Uzbek journalist
- [Jurabek Karimov](/source/Jurabek_Karimov) (born 1998), Uzbekistani tennis player
- [Latif Karimov](/source/Latif_Karimov) (1906–1991), Azerbaijani carpet designer
- [Lola Karimova-Tillyaeva](/source/Lola_Karimova-Tillyaeva) (born 1978), Uzbek diplomat and philanthropist
- [Natalya Karimova](/source/Natalya_Karimova) (born 1974), Russian cyclist
- [Saima Karimova](/source/Saima_Karimova) (1926–2013), Russian geologist
- [Samara Karimova](/source/Samara_Karimova) (born 1991), Kyrgyz pop singer
- [Tatyana Karimova](/source/Tatyana_Karimova) (born 1948), First Lady of Uzbekistan from 1991 until 2016; widow of former President Islam Karimov
- [Yulia Karimova](/source/Yulia_Karimova) (born 1994), Russian sport shooter

## See also

- [Kerimov](/source/Kerimov)

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