Qurash Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Qurash Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qurash Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan1211:1,476,39616,157
India401:19,176,635286,670
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Qurash (99) may also be a first name.

Qurash Last Name Facts

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

Qurash (Hindi: कुरेश) occurs in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Qurash? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,321,499th most common surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 42,867,917 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Qurash are found; 95 percent are found in South Asia and 89 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Qurash is also the 951,070th most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 99 people.

This last name is most widespread in Pakistan, where it is borne by 121 people, or 1 in 1,476,396. In Pakistan Qurash is primarily concentrated in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 50 percent are found, Punjab, where 30 percent are found and Sindh, where 15 percent are found. Beside Pakistan this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 24 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quraish925,610/
Quraysh92612/
Qurashe92133/
Quraesh926/
Qureash923/
Qurashı921/
Quraash921/
Qurgash921/
Qurah91137/
Quras9143/
Qrash916/
Quraishe86542/
Qureashe863/
Qurraish862/
Quresh836,445/
Qurauh83122/
Qurais83116/
Qraish8310/
Qurrah837/
Qurayh836/
Qurase831/
Qurahs831/
Qurgah831/
Qurach831/
Qurhas831/
Qurads831/
Qurass831/
Qura80286/
Qras803/
Quraishhe801/
Qureish7727/
Qureesh7721/
Quraise7714/
Quroosh775/
Quressh775/
Qurahie772/
Quraist771/
Quraiss771/
Krash73412/
Quroh7385/
Qurat7376/
Crash7332/
Qurai7322/
Qurza7310/
Quraa7310/
Qurha737/
Qurra734/
Quros734/
Quray733/
Qresh733/
Qurax731/
Qrase731/
Qusra731/
Qureishe714/
Qroush673,769/
Qurrat67454/
Qureis67279/
Krasch67117/
Kraush6787/
Kraish6736/
Krashe6723/
Creash6718/
Qurroh678/
Quraiz678/
Qreesh677/
Ququra676/
Qra675/
Qurois675/
Krashs674/
Quraid674/
Krasht674/
Krrash672/
Nqurho671/
Crashe671/
Qurros671/
Krasth671/
Kraysh671/
Quroos671/
Qureisheh671/
Qurhat671/
Qurhay671/
Kreash671/
Kratsh670/
Qureau670/

Qurash Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Qurash in the Hindi language
कुरेशkuresa-

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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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  • 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 Qurash
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