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
Quraish (Arabic: قريش, Hindi: कुरैश, Marathi: कुरैश, Oriya: କୁେରଶ) occurs most in Saudi Arabia. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Quraish? popularity and diffusion
Quraish is the 85,935th most frequently used last name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,299,028 people. Quraish is mostly found in Asia, where 81 percent of Quraish live; 71 percent live in West Asia and 58 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 193,348th most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 1,598 people.
The surname Quraish is most commonly used in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 1,988 people, or 1 in 15,521. Barring Saudi Arabia it occurs 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 bearing the Quraish surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80% being registered with the political 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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Quraish
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