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 occurs in Yemen more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Qayem? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 188,022nd most frequently held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,238,909 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Qayem reside; 68 percent reside in West Asia and 56 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. Qayem is also the 322,620th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 662 people.
The surname Qayem is most frequently used in Yemen, where it is carried by 1,257 people, or 1 in 21,023. In Yemen it is most frequent in: Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 86 percent live, Al Mahwit Governorate, where 8 percent live and Sana'a Governorate, where 6 percent live. Barring Yemen Qayem is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 32 percent live and Palestine, where 8 percent live.
Qayem Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Qayem last name is predominantly 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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