Qayom Surname
Approximately 731 people bear this surname
Qayom Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 699 | 1:255,571 | 5,725 |
| India | 25 | 1:30,682,615 | 377,978 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Qayom (88) may also be a first name.
Qayom Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Qayom Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Qayom (Arabic: قايوم) is borne by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Qayom click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Qayom? popularity and diffusion
The surname Qayom is the 461,659th most widespread last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,969,283 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Qayom live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,017,994th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 88 people.
The surname is most common in Pakistan, where it is borne by 699 people, or 1 in 255,571. In Pakistan it is mostly found in: Punjab, where 41 percent reside, Sindh, where 21 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 19 percent reside. Excluding Pakistan this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 3 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Qayom Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Qayom in the Arabic language | ||
| قايوم | qaywm | - |
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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 Qayom
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