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.

DNA test information

Qiyam Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
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

Qiyam occurs in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Qiyam? popularity and diffusion

The last name Qiyam is the 638,206th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 15,277,874 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Qiyam live; 90 percent live in South Asia and 88 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Qiyam is also the 241,864th most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 1,089 people.

Qiyam is most frequently used in Afghanistan, where it is held by 409 people, or 1 in 78,614. In Afghanistan Qiyam is most common in: Kunar, where 21 percent live, Kabul, where 12 percent live and Khost, where 9 percent live. Outside of Afghanistan it exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 8 percent live and Pakistan, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
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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