Qayum Surname
Approximately 32,058 people bear this surname
Qayum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 23,229 | 1:7,691 | 629 |
| India | 4,587 | 1:167,226 | 10,378 |
| Bangladesh | 2,433 | 1:65,498 | 3,262 |
| England | 626 | 1:89,006 | 9,633 |
| Saudi Arabia | 437 | 1:70,608 | 10,708 |
| United Arab Emirates | 249 | 1:36,796 | 3,882 |
| United States | 161 | 1:2,251,298 | 140,756 |
| Kuwait | 77 | 1:49,360 | 5,585 |
| Iran | 40 | 1:1,919,563 | 69,574 |
| Canada | 34 | 1:1,083,694 | 79,951 |
| Qatar | 34 | 1:69,353 | 6,725 |
| Scotland | 28 | 1:191,208 | 10,357 |
| Malaysia | 27 | 1:1,092,379 | 48,277 |
| Germany | 16 | 1:5,031,591 | 189,895 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Afghanistan | 12 | 1:2,679,432 | 17,028 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Qayum (6,966) may also be a first name.
Qayum Demographics
Average Qayum Salary in
United States
$57,646 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Qayum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Qayum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Qayum (Hindi: क़यूम, Marathi: कयुम, Oriya: କୟୁମ) is found most frequently in Pakistan. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Qayum? popularity and diffusion
The surname Qayum is the 17,282nd most common surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 227,324 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Qayum reside; 95 percent reside in South Asia and 92 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Qayum is also the 77,814th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 6,966 people.
It is most widespread in Pakistan, where it is held by 23,229 people, or 1 in 7,691. In Pakistan it is most prevalent in: Sindh, where 27 percent are found, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 27 percent are found and Punjab, where 25 percent are found. Apart from Pakistan this surname exists in 34 countries. It is also found in India, where 14 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 8 percent are found.
Qayum Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Qayum last name are 14.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.54% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Qayum earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 44.72% less than the national average, earning 191,300 kr per year; in United States they earn 33.6% more than the national average, earning $57,646 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.38% less than the national average, earning $46,512 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Qayum Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Qayum in the Marathi language | ||
| कयुम | kayuma | 79.45 |
| कयूम | kayuma | 10.99 |
| अकयुम | akayuma | 4.45 |
| अयुब | ayuba | 1.09 |
| युम | yuma | 0.57 |
| आयुब | ayuba | 0.26 |
| क़युम | qayuma | 0.09 |
| नयुम | nayuma | 0.04 |
| कयु | kayu | 0.04 |
| कायुम | kayuma | 0.04 |
| यूम | yuma | 0.04 |
| Qayum in the Oriya language | ||
| କୟୁମ | kayuma | 66.67 |
| କାୟୁମ | kayuma | 16.67 |
| କୟୁମ୍ | kayum | 16.67 |
| Qayum in the Hindi language | ||
| क़यूम | qayuma | 45.9 |
| कयूम | kayuma | 24.59 |
| कय्यूम | kayyuma | 13.11 |
| क़युम | qayuma | 3.28 |
| कय्युम | kayyuma | 3.28 |
| क़य्यूम | qayyuma | 3.28 |
| कयुम | kayuma | 1.64 |
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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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- 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 Qayum
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