Kureshi Surname
Approximately 42,346 people bear this surname
Kureshi Surname User-submission:
(Arabic) This surname means 'descent from the Quraish', one of the leading tribes in Mecca at the time of the birth of the Prophet Muhammad, the Prophet's mother was a member of it. The Quraish at first opposed Muhammad's teachings and persecuted him and his followers, but by the time of his death they had begun to accept the new faith.
Read More About This SurnameKureshi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 41,580 | 1:18,448 | 1,445 |
| United States | 189 | 1:1,917,772 | 124,288 |
| United Arab Emirates | 187 | 1:48,996 | 4,914 |
| Pakistan | 149 | 1:1,198,952 | 14,366 |
| England | 70 | 1:795,972 | 43,050 |
| Qatar | 47 | 1:50,170 | 4,949 |
| Canada | 39 | 1:944,759 | 71,777 |
| Australia | 19 | 1:1,420,826 | 73,129 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Iran | 8 | 1:9,597,816 | 173,045 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Kureshi (913) may also be a first name.
Kureshi Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
(Arabic) This surname means 'descent from the Quraish', one of the leading tribes in Mecca at the time of the birth of the Prophet Muhammad, the Prophet's mother was a member of it. The Quraish at first opposed Muhammad's teachings and persecuted him and his followers, but by the time of his death they had begun to accept the new faith.
- kamizyFrom Arabic. A member or descendant from the ancient Quraysh tribe of the Arabian peninsula.
- obaidz96Kureshi Demographics
Average Kureshi Salary in
United States
$59,351 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kureshi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kureshi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kureshi (Georgian: კურეში, Hindi: कुरेशी, Marathi: कुरेशी, Oriya: କୁେରଶି, Russian: Куреши) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kureshi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 13,220th most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 172,095 people. Kureshi is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Kureshi are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Kureshi is also the 268,345th most frequently used first name in the world, held by 913 people.
The surname Kureshi is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 41,580 people, or 1 in 18,448. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 49 percent reside, Rajasthan, where 16 percent reside and Bihar, where 10 percent reside. Barring India Kureshi exists in 39 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside.
Kureshi Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Kureshi last name are 14.59% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.36% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Kureshi earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 30.57% more than the national average, earning R 310,284 per year; in United States they earn 37.55% more than the national average, earning $59,351 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.45% less than the national average, earning $37,535 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kureshi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kureshi in the Georgian language | ||
| კურეში | kureshi | - |
| Kureshi in the Hindi language | ||
| कुरेशी | kuresi | 95.32 |
| कुरैशी | kuraisi | 3.88 |
| कूरेशी | kuresi | 0.28 |
| कुरेश्ी | kuresi | 0.24 |
| कुरॆशी | kuresi | 0.05 |
| कुुरेशी | kuuresi | 0.04 |
| कुरेसी | kuresi | 0.04 |
| कुरैसी | kuraisi | 0.03 |
| कुरेषी | kuresi | 0.03 |
| रसीद | rasida | 0.01 |
| कुरेशाी | kuresai | 0.01 |
| कूुरेशी | kuuresi | 0.01 |
| कुरैश्ी | kuraisi | 0.01 |
| कुूरेशी | kuuresi | 0.01 |
| कुरे्शी | kuresi | 0.01 |
| कुरेशि | kuresi | 0.01 |
| Kureshi in the Marathi language | ||
| कुरेशी | kuresi | 59.99 |
| खुरेशी | khuresi | 32.6 |
| कूरेशी | kuresi | 1.8 |
| कुरेिश | kureisa | 1.08 |
| कुरैशी | kuraisi | 0.97 |
| कुरशी | kurasi | 0.78 |
| कुरेशीाम | kuresiama | 0.24 |
| कुरेशीान | kuresiana | 0.19 |
| कुरेशाी | kuresai | 0.18 |
| कुरेश | kuresa | 0.17 |
| कुरेषी | kuresi | 0.17 |
| कूरेिश | kureisa | 0.15 |
| क़ुरेशी | quresi | 0.11 |
| कुूरेशी | kuuresi | 0.08 |
| करेशी | karesi | 0.05 |
| कूुरेशी | kuuresi | 0.05 |
| केुरेशी | keuresi | 0.03 |
| कुरेशीाक | kuresiaka | 0.03 |
| कुुरेशी | kuuresi | 0.03 |
| ख्ुरेशी | khuresi | 0.03 |
| कुरेशीार | kuresiara | 0.03 |
| कुरेशा | kuresa | 0.03 |
| कुरेही | kurehi | 0.02 |
| खुरेिश | khureisa | 0.02 |
| कुरेसी | kuresi | 0.02 |
| कुरॆशी | kuresi | 0.02 |
| कुरर्शी | kurarsi | 0.02 |
| कुरोशी | kurosi | 0.02 |
| कुरेशो | kureso | 0.02 |
| कुरेॅशी | kureesi | 0.02 |
| कुरेशीम | kuresima | 0.01 |
| कुरेिष | kureisa | 0.01 |
| कुइरेिश | ku'ireisa | 0.01 |
| कुरूेेशी | kurueesi | 0.01 |
| कुरेशरी | kuresari | 0.01 |
| कुरेसीाब | kuresiaba | 0.01 |
| कुरेशीाउ | kuresia'u | 0.01 |
| कुरिश | kurisa | 0.01 |
| क़ुरेश | quresa | 0.01 |
| कूुरेिश | kuureisa | 0.01 |
| कुरेशीइ | kuresi'i | 0.01 |
| कुरेिशया | kureisaya | 0.01 |
| कुरेशीाण | kuresiana | 0.01 |
| कुरूेशी | kuruesi | 0.01 |
| िकूरेिश | ikureisa | 0.01 |
| खरेशी | kharesi | 0.01 |
| कुरैझी | kuraijhi | 0.01 |
| कूरशी | kurasi | 0.01 |
| ्कुरेशी | kuresi | 0.01 |
| कुरेिशब | kureisaba | 0.01 |
| कुरेशीाड | kuresiada | 0.01 |
| कुऱेशी | kuresi | 0.01 |
| कुरुेशी | kuruesi | 0.01 |
| िकरेशी | ikaresi | 0.01 |
| कूरेशीाम | kuresiama | 0.01 |
| कुरेव | kureva | 0.01 |
| क्ुरेशी | kuresi | 0.01 |
| कुरेशीा | kuresia | 0.01 |
| कु्रेशी | kuresi | 0.01 |
| कुरॆशि | kuresi | 0.01 |
| ेुकुरेशी | eukuresi | 0.01 |
| कुरेशीाज | kuresiaja | 0.01 |
| कउरेिश | ka'ureisa | 0.01 |
| कुरेरशी | kurerasi | 0.01 |
| कुदेशी | kudesi | 0.01 |
| ेकुरेशी | ekuresi | 0.01 |
| खुरेश | khuresa | 0.01 |
| कुरेशीाब | kuresiaba | 0.01 |
| कुरीशी | kurisi | 0.01 |
| कुरेशु | kuresu | 0.01 |
| केरेशी | keresi | 0.01 |
| खुरशी | khurasi | 0.01 |
| कुरेशीाद | kuresiada | 0.01 |
| कुरेशीाना | kuresiana | 0.01 |
| कुरेेशी | kureesi | 0.01 |
| कूरैशी | kuraisi | 0.01 |
| कुरुशी | kurusi | 0.01 |
| ़कुरेशी | kuresi | 0.01 |
| कूरेशीान | kuresiana | 0.01 |
| कुरेशी़ | kuresi | 0.01 |
| कुरॅशी | kuresi | 0.01 |
| सुरेशी | suresi | 0.01 |
| कुरेगी | kuregi | 0.01 |
| सुरेश | suresa | 0 |
| Kureshi in the Oriya language | ||
| କୁେରଶି | kuerasi | 48 |
| କୁେରଶୀ | kuerasi | 32 |
| କୁେରସି | kuerasi | 8 |
| କୁେରାଶି | kuerasi | 4 |
| କଯ୍ୁେରସି | kayuerasi | 4 |
| କୁେରସୀ | kuerasi | 4 |
| Kureshi in the Russian language | ||
| Куреши | kuresi | - |
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