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