Qayyim Surname

1,558,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Qayyim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qayyim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan891:361,2725,318
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Pakistan111:16,240,35364,496
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Qayyim (122) may also be a first name.

Qayyim Last Name Facts

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

The surname Qayyim occurs more in Afghanistan more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Qayyim? popularity and diffusion

Qayyim is the 1,558,593rd most widely held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 55,208,681 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Qayyim live; 77 percent live in South Asia and 76 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 844,248th most common first name world-wide It is held by 122 people.

The surname Qayyim is most widespread in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 89 people, or 1 in 361,272. In Afghanistan it is mostly found in: Badakhshan, where 45 percent live, Khost, where 16 percent live and Nangarhar, where 11 percent live. Not including Afghanistan this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 11 percent live and Pakistan, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Qoyyim83147/
Qayyin8364/
Qaiyim8355/
Qayuim8311/
Qayyem836/
Qauyym833/
Qayaim832/
Kayyim832/
Qayyjm831/
Qaiyym831/
Khayyim77573/
Qayyujm775/
Quyyaim774/
Quayuim774/
Qayooim771/
Quayyem771/
Qaiyyom771/
Quayaim771/
Quaayim771/
Qauim7330/
Qauym739/
Qoyyimqh713/
Kayyem6729/
Koyyim6724/
Kayuim6715/
Kaiyim6712/
Qayeum6711/
Qaiuym6710/
Qoiyim677/
Qoyyin676/
Qayujm673/
Kayiem673/
Qauuym673/
Kayyin673/
Kayoim672/
Qayoem671/
Qyouim671/
Queaim671/
Kayaym671/
Kayaim671/

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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 Qayyim
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