Quraish Surname
Approximately 5,610 people bear this surname
Quraish Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 1,988 | 1:15,521 | 2,156 |
| Egypt | 976 | 1:94,196 | 8,120 |
| Yemen | 973 | 1:27,159 | 2,652 |
| Jordan | 620 | 1:14,262 | 2,368 |
| Pakistan | 421 | 1:424,332 | 7,828 |
| United Arab Emirates | 175 | 1:52,356 | 5,206 |
| Kuwait | 116 | 1:32,765 | 4,071 |
| India | 72 | 1:10,653,686 | 201,049 |
| Philippines | 62 | 1:1,632,875 | 108,878 |
| Iraq | 58 | 1:603,822 | 9,381 |
| United States | 29 | 1:12,498,584 | 473,286 |
| Nigeria | 24 | 1:7,380,948 | 165,663 |
| Palestine | 18 | 1:252,714 | 10,113 |
| Syria | 15 | 1:1,286,735 | 7,466 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Tunisia | 5 | 1:122,125 | 16,050 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
Quraish (1,598) may also be a first name.
Quraish Demographics
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Quraish Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Quraish Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Quraish (Arabic: قريش, Hindi: कुरैश, Marathi: कुरैश, Oriya: କୁେରଶ) has its highest incidence in Saudi Arabia. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Quraish? popularity and diffusion
The surname Quraish is the 85,935th most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,299,028 people. The surname Quraish occurs mostly in Asia, where 81 percent of Quraish are found; 71 percent are found in West Asia and 58 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. Quraish is also the 193,348th most widespread given name on earth, borne by 1,598 people.
This last name is most frequent in Saudi Arabia, where it is carried by 1,988 people, or 1 in 15,521. Excluding Saudi Arabia Quraish is found in 35 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 17 percent live and Yemen, where 17 percent live.
Quraish Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Quraish last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80% being registered to vote for the party.
Quraish earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.49% more than the national average, earning $48,538 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Quraish Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Quraish in the Oriya language | ||
| କୁେରଶ | kuerasa | - |
| Quraish in the Marathi language | ||
| कुरैश | kuraisa | 73.08 |
| क़ुरैश | quraisa | 11.54 |
| कुरैशी | kuraisi | 7.69 |
| कुरैशाहीम | kuraisahima | 3.85 |
| क़ुिरश | quirasa | 3.85 |
| Quraish in the Hindi language | ||
| कुरैश | kuraisa | 70 |
| कुरैशी | kuraisi | 30 |
| Quraish in the Arabic language | ||
| قريش | qrysh | - |
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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
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- 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 Quraish
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