Quereshi Surname

263,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,490 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Qatar

Quereshi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Quereshi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan6851:260,7945,797
India5021:1,528,01957,155
England1061:525,64232,946
United States681:5,330,278267,385
United Arab Emirates421:218,14914,475
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Wales91:343,83718,086
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
France11:66,422,722504,397
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Quereshi (13) may also be a first name.

Quereshi Last Name Facts

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

Quereshi (Hindi: कुरैशी, Marathi: कुरेशी, Oriya: କୁେରସି) is most common in Pakistan. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Quereshi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Quereshi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Quereshi is the 263,032nd most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 4,890,970 people. The last name Quereshi is predominantly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Quereshi live; 80 percent live in South Asia and 46 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Quereshi is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held forename worldwide, borne by 13 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is held by 685 people, or 1 in 260,794. In Pakistan it is most frequent in: Sindh, where 61 percent live, Punjab, where 20 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 11 percent live. Excluding Pakistan this surname is found in 18 countries. It is also found in India, where 34 percent live and England, where 7 percent live.

Quereshi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Quereshi surname are 9.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.25% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Quereshi earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 81.07% less than the national average, earning R 44,988 per year; in United States they earn 1.17% more than the national average, earning $43,656 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.74% more than the national average, earning $55,516 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quereishi943/
Quereeshi941/
Quereshie941/
Quereschi941/
Qereshi937/
Queresi932/
Quoreshi881,107/
Quareshi88347/
Querashi88330/
Querishi88127/
Quireshi88101/
Quereshy8819/
Kuereshi881/
Quyreshi881/
Qeireshi881/
Qeareshi881/
Guereschi82314/
Queraishi8240/
Quaireshi8212/
Quaareshi823/
Quireishi821/
Querashai821/
Quereshee821/
Quareishi821/
Quearashi821/
Quorieshi821/
Quereisha821/
Qareshi8072/
Gueresi8065/
Kereshi8062/
Qoreshi8024/
Qyreshi8023/
Qireshi8018/
Qerashi805/
Querisi803/
Querasi803/
Quereci801/
Guerreschi781,498/
Queeraishi781/
Guereshchi781/
Quarashi75315/
Quarishi75149/
Guerresi75136/
Quareshe7520/
Quareshy7519/
Qoreishi7515/
Quirashi7512/
Kuerashi755/
Kuyreshi755/
Kereshyi755/
Qareeshi754/
Queraisi753/
Kuireshi753/
Quereser753/
Quirishi753/
Khereshi752/
Quorashi752/
Guerechi752/
Qirieshi751/
Querashe751/
Quorishi751/
Kujreshi751/
Guareshi751/
Gueresci751/
Qoreyshi751/
Querasui751/
Querishe751/
Kereshai751/
Guareschi713,347/
Qaresi71340/
Keresi71241/
Quaraishi71158/
Qerosi7167/
Quoraishi7119/
Quiraishi7116/
Ngwereshi716/
Quarashie715/
Quarayshi715/
Ceresschi712/
Kueraishi712/
Quairashi712/
Querrezzi711/
Kereyshis711/
Querashee711/
Quarishie711/
Quarrashi711/
Quireshey711/
Guerressi711/
Guerrechi711/
Qerisi711/
Qorishi6723,373/
Koreshi672,049/
Kerezsi671,390/
Guaresi67529/
Qarashi67316/
Kgeresi67198/
Kareshi67193/
Kereshy6756/
Guarreschi6746/
Guerezi6725/
Keressi6724/
Kuerasi6722/
Querici6721/
Cerresi6719/
Qareshe6719/
Qorashi6718/
Qarishi6716/
Kerashi6715/
Quarasi6710/
Quarisi6710/
Kereszi6710/
Kereasi6710/
Quorasi679/
Gweresi679/
Kuiresi679/
Kireshi677/
Quirasi677/
Qyrashi676/
Keresie674/
Keresha673/
Qoreshe672/
Kerishi671/
Kaeresi671/
Keresih671/
Qareysi671/
Qharesi671/
Kweresi671/
Kyreshi671/
Guerisi671/
Keresit671/
Keroshi671/
Quairaishi671/
Qoroshi671/
Qoerayshie671/
Guerrischi671/
Qyrishi671/
Qirashi671/
Guerese671/
Keresai671/

Quereshi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Quereshi in the Hindi language
कुरैशीkuraisi-
Quereshi in the Oriya language
କୁେରସିkuerasi-
Quereshi in the Marathi language
कुरेशीkuresi94.12
क़ुरेिशqureisa1.96
क्युरेशीkyuresi1.12
युरेशीyuresi1.12
कूरेशीkuresi0.56
क़ुएरेिशqu'ereisa0.56
हुरेशीhuresi0.56

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Quereshi
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