Qayem Surname
Approximately 2,250 people bear this surname
Qayem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 1,257 | 1:21,023 | 2,197 |
| Iran | 718 | 1:106,939 | 10,303 |
| Palestine | 169 | 1:26,916 | 3,768 |
| Syria | 38 | 1:507,922 | 5,264 |
| Jordan | 28 | 1:315,801 | 11,232 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Lebanon | 10 | 1:563,708 | 13,499 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Qayem (662) may also be a first name.
Qayem Demographics
Qayem Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Qayem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Qayem Come From? nationality or country of origin
Qayem is found in Yemen more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Qayem? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 188,022nd most commonly occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,238,909 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Qayem live; 68 percent live in West Asia and 56 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. Qayem is also the 322,620th most commonly used forename in the world It is held by 662 people.
The surname Qayem is most commonly held in Yemen, where it is carried by 1,257 people, or 1 in 21,023. In Yemen Qayem is most common in: Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 86 percent live, Al Mahwit Governorate, where 8 percent live and Sana'a Governorate, where 6 percent live. Besides Yemen Qayem occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 32 percent live and Palestine, where 8 percent live.
Qayem Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Melkite Greek Catholic (50%) in Lebanon.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Qayem
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