Gayoom Surname
Approximately 44 people bear this surname
Gayoom Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maldives | 36 | 1:11,227 | 853 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
Gayoom (13) may also be a first name.
Gayoom Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gayoom Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gayoom (Hindi: गय्यूम) is found most in The Maldives. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gayoom? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,944,094th most numerous family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Gayoom live; 95 percent live in South Asia and 86 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Gayoom is also the 3,159,357th most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 13 people.
The surname is most commonly held in The Maldives, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 11,227. In The Maldives Gayoom is mostly found in: Malé, where 47 percent live, Lhaviyani Atoll, where 19 percent live and Gaafu Alif Atoll, where 8 percent live. Apart from The Maldives this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in India, where 9 percent live and Israel, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghayoom | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ayoom | 91 | 27 | / |
| Gayom | 91 | 14 | / |
| Ngayom | 83 | 24 | / |
| Gayoum | 83 | 16 | / |
| Gayome | 83 | 12 | / |
| Hayoom | 83 | 8 | / |
| Gayyom | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gayuom | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gaiyom | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gajoom | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gayiom | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ayom | 80 | 11,490 | / |
| Gaym | 80 | 22 | / |
| Ghayoum | 77 | 28 | / |
| Gayam | 73 | 5,041 | / |
| Gayon | 73 | 4,082 | / |
| Gayem | 73 | 643 | / |
| Goyom | 73 | 117 | / |
| Yoyom | 73 | 92 | / |
| Ayyom | 73 | 63 | / |
| Gayim | 73 | 55 | / |
| Ayome | 73 | 46 | / |
| Gayme | 73 | 42 | / |
| Ajoom | 73 | 23 | / |
| Hayom | 73 | 22 | / |
| Gayum | 73 | 16 | / |
| Geyom | 73 | 15 | / |
| Aiyom | 73 | 14 | / |
| Giyom | 73 | 13 | / |
| Ayiom | 73 | 12 | / |
| Ayoum | 73 | 11 | / |
| Ayhom | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ghaym | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gajom | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gayão | 73 | 3 | / |
| Gaiom | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ayuom | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gaaym | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gaiym | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ahyom | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gayonova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngayam | 67 | 527 | / |
| Ghayem | 67 | 405 | / |
| Ghayam | 67 | 373 | / |
| Gayong | 67 | 347 | / |
| Ghayum | 67 | 105 | / |
| Goiyom | 67 | 100 | / |
| Hayoum | 67 | 94 | / |
| Gayone | 67 | 88 | / |
| Ngayon | 67 | 82 | / |
| Ngayum | 67 | 59 | / |
| Ghayim | 67 | 30 | / |
| Gayame | 67 | 28 | / |
| Gayhon | 67 | 26 | / |
| Aym | 67 | 21 | / |
| Gajoum | 67 | 12 | / |
| Giyome | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ngoyom | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gayume | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngayim | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gahyam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ayoume | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aajoom | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gayeem | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ghayon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hajoom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gayoun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hayome | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hayyom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gayion | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gayeme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngayem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hayuom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaymeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hauyom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gayham | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hayhom | 67 | 0 | / |
Gayoom Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gayoom in the Hindi language | ||
| गय्यूम | gayyuma | 50 |
| गयूम | gayuma | 50 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gayoom
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