Qyam Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Qyam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qyam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India191:40,371,862445,856
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Qyam (37) may also be a first name.

Qyam Last Name Facts

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

Qyam (Arabic: قيام, Hindi: क्याम, Marathi: क़याम) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Qyam? popularity and diffusion

The surname Qyam is the 3,602,217th most commonly occurring surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Qyam are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 57 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Qyam is also the 1,688,769th most common first name globally. It is borne by 37 people.

It is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 40,371,862. In India Qyam is primarily concentrated in: Bihar, where 42 percent are found, Jammu and Kashmir, where 37 percent are found and Delhi, where 16 percent are found. Without taking into account India this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 27 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quyam89258/
Qhyam891/
Qayyam80547/
Qaiyam8014/
Qyaoom8011/
Qayiam806/
Quyaam805/
Quyame803/
Qyauum801/
Qyaaym801/
Quyoam801/
Kyam751,245/
Qiam7538/
Qyom7511/
Qyan759/
Qjam751/
Quayyam7320/
Quaiyam734/
Qyamova731/
Qaiyaam731/
Quyaoom731/
Queyyam731/
Qhayyam731/
Quiam67481/
Khyam67270/
Kyame67147/
Quyan67145/
Quyom6752/
Qayyamdd677/
Kyaam677/
Ckyam673/
Qayyamkh672/
Kyham672/
Qeham671/
Qajom671/
Qiame671/
Qyome671/
Kyatm671/
Kyamc671/
Qiasm671/

Qyam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Qyam in the Hindi language
क्यामkyama-
Qyam in the Marathi language
क़यामqayama-
Qyam in the Arabic language
قيامqyam-

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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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  • 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 Qyam
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