Family name القيوم (Gayoom 
, Gayum 
, القيوم 
) , in the entire world, is quite a rare surname. The last name القيوم is characteristic of Maldives, where it is quite a common surname, Sudan, where it is a rare surname, and Egypt. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia. Very seldom, القيوم is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Gayoom | Maldives, Mongolia, Israel, India |
| Gayum | Ethiopia, Turkey, Malaysia, Pakistan, India |
| القيوم | Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Egypt, Algeria |