Qayyam Surname

575,362nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 547 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Jordan

Qayyam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qayyam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan3371:530,1018,902
India811:9,469,943186,993
Jordan771:114,8377,522
Iran261:2,953,17490,148
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Qayyam (273) may also be a first name.

Qayyam Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Qayyam Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Qayyam (Hindi: कय्यूम, Marathi: यम) is found in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Qayyam? popularity and diffusion

The surname Qayyam is the 575,362nd most frequent last name globally, borne by around 1 in 13,322,753 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Qayyam live; 82 percent live in South Asia and 67 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Qayyam is also the 537,992nd most prevalent forename world-wide, held by 273 people.

It is most widespread in Pakistan, where it is held by 337 people, or 1 in 530,101. In Pakistan Qayyam is mostly concentrated in: Punjab, where 60 percent are found, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 17 percent are found and Sindh, where 12 percent are found. Besides Pakistan Qayyam exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in India, where 15 percent are found and Jordan, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quayyam9220/
Qayyoam921/
Qhayyam921/
Qayyamdd867/
Qayyamkh862/
Qayyom836,740/
Kayyam83306/
Qayyan83152/
Qaiyam8314/
Qayiam836/
Qayoam834/
Qayaom831/
Qayaam831/
Qyam8030/
Khayyam772,339/
Qayyant7769/
Qayooam777/
Quaiyam774/
Kayyaam774/
Kaayyam773/
Quayaam773/
Qayauom772/
Qayouam772/
Quayyom772/
Qayuuam772/
Quyyaom771/
Qayaoom771/
Queyyam771/
Qauyaam771/
Qayaoum771/
Qayyomm771/
Qayjyan771/
Qaiyaam771/
Quyam73258/
Qauam7358/
Qhyam731/
Qaaum731/
Khayyaam712/
Kahayyam711/
Khayyamm711/
Kaiyam67181/
Koyyam67109/
Qajyan6738/
Kaayam6723/
Kayaam6721/
Kayyan6718/
Qiyaam6717/
Qyaoom6711/
Qaiyom6710/
Caiyam677/
Kajyam677/
Qayomm676/
Kayyom676/
Quyaam675/
Quayom674/
Qaieam673/
Quyame673/
Qoyyan672/
Qauaam672/
Qyyoom672/
Cayaam672/
Kayeam671/
Kayoam671/
Keyyam671/
Cayyan671/
Qayiom671/
Qyaaym671/
Qyauum671/
Quyoam671/
Qaeeam671/

Qayyam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Qayyam in the Marathi language
यमyama95.65
कयामkayama2.17
यामyama2.17
Qayyam in the Hindi language
कय्यूमkayyuma83.33
कय्युमkayyuma16.67

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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
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  • 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 Qayyam
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