Quraisha Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Maldives

Quraisha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Quraisha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan111:16,240,35364,496
India91:85,229,487684,495
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Maldives31:134,7244,057
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Quraisha (996) may also be a first name.

Quraisha Last Name Facts

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

The surname Quraisha (Hindi: कुरैशा, Marathi: क़ुरैशा, Oriya: େକାେରସା) is more frequently found in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Quraisha.

How Common Is The Last Name Quraisha? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,432,070th most widespread surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Quraisha are found; 70 percent are found in South Asia and 45 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Quraisha is also the 255,009th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 996 people.

The surname Quraisha is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 16,240,353. In Pakistan it is most prevalent in: Sindh, where 100 percent live. Outside of Pakistan Quraisha is found in 7 countries. It is also found in India, where 27 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Quraisha Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Quraisha in the Hindi language
कुरैशाkuraisa64.29
क़ुरैशाquraisa21.43
कोरैशाkoraisa3.57
कुरेशाkuresa3.57
क़ुरैशाquraisa3.57
़क़ुरैशाquraisa3.57
Quraisha in the Marathi language
क़ुरैशाquraisa43.75
कुरैशाkuraisa43.75
कुरैशीkuraisi6.25
कुरैशkuraisa6.25
Quraisha in the Oriya language
େକାେରସାekaerasa25
ୁରାଇସାura'isa25
କୁେରସାkuerasa25
କୁେରଇଶାkuera'isa25

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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
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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 Quraisha
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