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 occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Qayom.
How Common Is The Last Name Qayom? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 461,659th most commonly used surname globally It is held by around 1 in 9,969,283 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Qayom reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,017,994th most widespread forename globally, held by 88 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Pakistan, where it is held by 699 people, or 1 in 255,571. In Pakistan Qayom is mostly found in: Punjab, where 41 percent live, Sindh, where 21 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 19 percent live. Not including Pakistan this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 3 percent live and Afghanistan, where 0 percent live.
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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