Qiyam Surname

638,206th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 477 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Qiyam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qiyam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan4091:78,6142,251
Indonesia361:3,673,589193,360
Pakistan131:13,741,83758,392
India91:85,229,487684,495
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Qiyam (1,089) may also be a first name.

Qiyam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Qiyam is found most frequently in Afghanistan. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Qiyam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 638,206th most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 15,277,874 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Qiyam are found; 90 percent are found in South Asia and 88 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 241,864th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 1,089 people.

The last name Qiyam is most commonly occurring in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 409 people, or 1 in 78,614. In Afghanistan Qiyam is primarily found in: Kunar, where 21 percent reside, Kabul, where 12 percent reside and Khost, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Afghanistan this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 8 percent reside and Pakistan, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quiyam9110/
Kiyam801,126/
Qayam80363/
Ciyam80220/
Qeyam8018/
Qiyom809/
Qaiam809/
Qiyan809/
Qyyam807/
Qeiam801/
Qaiym801/
Qiyamova7750/
Quyyam73344/
Kiyame73157/
Khiyam7362/
Chiyam7360/
Quaiam7360/
Quiyan7357/
Quayam7353/
Qayaum7334/
Qauyam7316/
Qiyang7314/
Qouyam735/
Qayamm734/
Qhayam733/
Qayame733/
Quiyom733/
Qauiam732/
Kkiyam731/
Qeyaum731/
Qheiam731/
Qahyam731/
Quieam731/
Queyam731/
Quyoam731/
Qyyamm731/
Qaim6725,506/
Qaum67637/
Qoim67402/
Quiyang6721/
Qaym6712/
Qeam672/
Qeym671/
Quooyam671/

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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 Qiyam
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