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
Average Quraish Salary in
United States
$48,538 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Quraish Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Quraish Come From? nationality or country of origin
Quraish (Arabic: قريش, Hindi: कुरैश, Marathi: कुरैश, Oriya: କୁେରଶ) is found in Saudi Arabia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Quraish? popularity and diffusion
It is the 85,935th most commonly held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,299,028 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 81 percent of Quraish live; 71 percent live in West Asia and 58 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. Quraish is also the 193,348th most frequent given name in the world, held by 1,598 people.
The last name is most widely held in Saudi Arabia, where it is held by 1,988 people, or 1 in 15,521. Other than Saudi Arabia this last name exists in 35 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 17 percent reside and Yemen, where 17 percent reside.
Quraish Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Quraish last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national 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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