Qurahi Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Qurahi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Qurahi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Qurahi Last Name Facts

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

Qurahi (Hindi: कुरैशी) is found most in Pakistan. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Qurahi? popularity and diffusion

Qurahi is the 5,812,366th most prevalent last name globally, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Qurahi reside; 91 percent reside in South Asia and 73 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.

This last name is most numerous in Pakistan, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 22,330,486. In Pakistan it is mostly found in: Sindh, where 38 percent live, Balochistan, where 25 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 25 percent live. Barring Pakistan this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Qureahi925/
Qurahie922/
Qurahid921/
Qurehi8378/
Quraei831/
Quraesh776/
Qureait774/
Qureehi771/
Qurehih771/
Qurrehi771/
Quraheh771/
Quraija771/
Qurae731/
Gbrahi678/
Qurehe671/
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Qurahi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Qurahi in the Hindi language
कुरैशीkuraisi-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Qurahi
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