Quran Surname

184,522nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,299 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Quran Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Quran Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan5511:58,3541,906
Iran5471:140,37012,597
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
Indonesia2621:504,76841,234
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
Pakistan1151:1,553,42516,639
United States721:5,034,152256,679
Israel421:203,75319,703
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Jordan251:353,69711,660
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
India71:109,580,769786,157
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
England21:27,859,030389,889
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Quran (1,114) may also be a first name.

Quran Last Name Facts

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

The surname Quran (Marathi: कुराण, Oriya: କୁରନ୍) is found in Afghanistan more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Quran.

How Common Is The Last Name Quran? popularity and diffusion

Quran is the 184,522nd most prevalent surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 3,169,876 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Quran are found; 53 percent are found in South Asia and 53 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 238,904th most frequently used forename at a global level It is held by 1,114 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 551 people, or 1 in 58,354. In Afghanistan it is most common in: Faryab, where 27 percent are found, Kabul, where 17 percent are found and Takhar, where 11 percent are found. Barring Afghanistan Quran is found in 35 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 24 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 16 percent are found.

Quran Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Quran has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Quran surname increased 7,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Quran Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Quran surname are 19.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 72.73% registered to vote for the political party.

Quran earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.76% more than the national average, earning $45,203 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Qur'an911,466/
Quraan91731/
Qurain9181/
Qurane916/
Qurand913/
Qurhan912/
Qurgan911/
Qurran911/
Qurean911/
Qran892/
Qurasin8312/
Qura'an833/
Qurrean830/
Quram8011/
Quron806/
Qrant801/
Qrain801/
Quraisin77144/
Quraisyn7742/
Qurram7380/
Qurong732/
Quraim731/
Gqrang731/
Qurzon731/
Qurron731/
Qurğanova711/
Kran673,656/
Cran672,596/
Qram6742/
Qurotin6719/
Quratim673/

Quran Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Quran in the Oriya language
କୁରନ୍kuran-
Quran in the Marathi language
कुराणkurana-

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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 Quran
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