Qayyum Surname

3,813th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146,845 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Qayyum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qayyum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan124,8091:1,431220
Afghanistan8,4421:3,809396
India3,8511:199,18611,965
Saudi Arabia3,7761:8,1721,144
Bangladesh1,7121:93,0824,097
United Arab Emirates1,2091:7,578952
England1,0761:51,7836,380
United States4231:856,87765,220
Kuwait2801:13,5741,857
Malaysia2131:138,4718,817
Bahrain1761:7,6631,429
Qatar1591:14,8301,610
Canada1291:285,62526,641
Indonesia1191:1,111,33879,949
Iraq841:416,9247,373
Scotland531:101,0156,880
Norway421:122,43516,038
Australia391:692,19746,687
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Netherlands261:649,50753,972
Greece221:503,62763,727
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Denmark191:297,09021,940
Oman181:204,8873,723
Iran161:4,798,908119,068
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Wales81:386,81619,671
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
France81:8,302,840321,660
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
China31:455,773,85521,925
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770

Qayyum (25,907) may also be a first name.

Qayyum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Qayyum (Hindi: कय्यूम, Marathi: युम, Oriya: କୟୁମ୍) is found most in Pakistan. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Qayyum? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,813th most common family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 49,627 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Qayyum reside; 95 percent reside in South Asia and 94 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 31,146th most commonly held given name world-wide. It is borne by 25,907 people.

The surname Qayyum is most widely held in Pakistan, where it is carried by 124,809 people, or 1 in 1,431. In Pakistan Qayyum is primarily concentrated in: Punjab, where 39 percent live, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 27 percent live and Balochistan, where 13 percent live. Other than Pakistan Qayyum occurs in 58 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 6 percent live and India, where 3 percent live.

Qayyum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Qayyum surname are 1.18% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.05% registered with the political party.

The amount Qayyum earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 23.3% less than the national average, earning 265,437 kr per year; in United States they earn 22.8% more than the national average, earning $52,986 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.71% less than the national average, earning $44,362 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quayyum922,890/
Qayyume9267/
Qhayyum9251/
Qayyujm925/
Qayyumm923/
Qayyumc923/
Qaayyum921/
Kqayyum921/
Qqayyum921/
Qayyumn921/
Quhayyum863/
Qayoum834,030/
Kayyum833,910/
Qaiyum832,664/
Qoyyum83220/
Qayyun83120/
Qayaum8334/
Qayium8323/
Qauyum8311/
Qayeum8311/
Qyyoum8311/
Qaayum833/
Qyyaum832/
Qayjum831/
Qyum80385/
Qayyumova8029/
Quaiyum772,361/
Khayyum771,056/
Qayooum7743/
Qayoume7711/
Quayoum7710/
Qhayoum775/
Quayium775/
Quyyoum774/
Kayyume772/
Kayyoum772/
Qauyume772/
Qahayum771/
Qayoumm771/
Kqaiyum771/
Qaayoum771/
Qauyoum771/
Qayaoum771/
Qayoumn771/
Qayouum771/
Quyyaum771/
Qayioum771/
Qayuoum771/
Qayuuum771/
Qoyyoum771/
Qhuyyum771/
Quyum731,655/
Qoyum73704/
Qauum7357/
Qaoum7316/
Qyume7312/
Qahum734/
Qeyum734/
Qyumm733/
Qaaum731/
Khayyumm711/
Khaayyum711/
Quhayeum711/
Qahyuoom711/
Kaiyum679,476/
Kayoum671,001/
Qauoom67139/
Kayaum6794/
Qoiyum6780/
Kayeum6730/
Koyyum6726/
Qoyoum6722/
Coyyum6719/
Kayium6712/
Qiyoum6711/
Qaeeum6710/
Qouyum677/
Qayomm676/
Kuyyum675/
Qyueem675/
Queyum674/
Quayom674/
Qayoun673/
Qauuym673/
Qaiyun672/
Qyumme672/
Qiyaum672/
Qaeuum672/
Kayyumova671/
Keyyum671/
Qayiun671/
Qeyaum671/
Quauom671/
Quoyum671/
Qayaom671/
Kaayum671/
Qyauum671/
Qauume671/
Qhauom671/
Qyyoun671/
Kyyaum671/

Qayyum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Qayyum in the Oriya language
କୟୁମ୍kayum-
Qayyum in the Marathi language
युमyuma85.52
यूमyuma12.08
कयुमkayuma0.82
कययुमkayayuma0.82
कयूमkayuma0.21
कायुमkayuma0.09
कैयुमkaiyuma0.05
खयुमkhayuma0.04
अकयूमakayuma0.02
फयुमphayuma0.02
यूयूमyuyuma0.02
अययुबayayuba0.02
अक्युमakyuma0.02
अकुयुमakuyuma0.02
कैयूमkaiyuma0.02
Qayyum in the Hindi language
कय्यूमkayyuma55.06
क़य्यूमqayyuma19.66
कययूमkayayuma10.67
कय्युमkayyuma3.93
कयूमkayuma3.37
क़य्यूमqayyuma1.69
क़य्युमqayyuma1.69
करयूमkarayuma1.12
कययुमkayayuma1.12
क़़य्यूमqayyuma0.56
क्यूमkyuma0.56
काय्युमkayyuma0.56

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Qayyum
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