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

The last name Qurash (Hindi: कुरेश) occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Qurash? popularity and diffusion

The surname Qurash is the 1,321,499th most frequent surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 42,867,917 people. Qurash is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Qurash live; 95 percent live in South Asia and 89 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Qurash is also the 951,070th most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 99 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Pakistan, where it is held by 121 people, or 1 in 1,476,396. In Pakistan it is most numerous in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 50 percent live, Punjab, where 30 percent live and Sindh, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account Pakistan Qurash occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 24 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 2 percent live.

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
  • 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 Qurash
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