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 | India, Maldives, Israel, Mongolia |
| Gayum | Turkey, Ethiopia, Malaysia, India, Pakistan |
| القيوم | Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Algeria, Egypt, Iraq |