Qurashi Surname

22,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,051 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Sudan

Qurashi Surname User-submission:

From Arabic. A member or descendant from the ancient Quraysh tribe of the Arabian peninsula.

Qurashi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan12,9581:13,786936
Sudan4,4801:8,3731,185
Egypt1,9831:46,3624,614
Saudi Arabia1,6701:18,4772,561
India1,5431:497,12625,070
Bangladesh5411:294,5608,696
England2101:265,32421,048
United Arab Emirates1951:46,9864,731
United States1921:1,887,807122,674
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Canada631:584,85148,473
Qatar411:57,5125,907
Jordan211:421,06812,361
Iran171:4,516,619115,816
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Qurashi (436) may also be a first name.

Qurashi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

From Arabic. A member or descendant from the ancient Quraysh tribe of the Arabian peninsula.

- obaidz96

Qurashi Last Name Facts

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

Qurashi (Hindi: कुरैशी, Marathi: कुरैशी, Oriya: କଯ୍ୁରଶୀ) occurs in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Qurashi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Qurashi is the 22,587th most widespread surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 303,004 people. The surname Qurashi occurs mostly in Asia, where 71 percent of Qurashi are found; 63 percent are found in South Asia and 58 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 410,680th most frequently held first name globally It is held by 436 people.

The last name Qurashi is most frequent in Pakistan, where it is borne by 12,958 people, or 1 in 13,786. In Pakistan it is mostly found in: Punjab, where 42 percent are found, Sindh, where 30 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 16 percent are found. Apart from Pakistan Qurashi occurs in 34 countries. It is also common in Sudan, where 19 percent are found and Egypt, where 8 percent are found.

Qurashi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Qurashi surname are 17.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 70.73% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Qurashi earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 33.05% more than the national average, earning $57,410 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.9% more than the national average, earning $50,129 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quraishi9337,644/
Quraeshi93124/
Qureashi93110/
Qurrashi93104/
Qurayshi9345/
Qurashie9318/
Qurashii939/
Qurashid938/
Qurashhi935/
Qurashai934/
Qurasshi933/
Qurashei932/
Quraushi931/
Kqurashi931/
Qurahshi931/
Qurazshi931/
Quraashi931/
Qurashih931/
Qurashui931/
Qurasi92137/
Qrashi9225/
Qurraishi8846/
Quraishai889/
Qureashie881/
Quqraishi881/
Quraaishi881/
Quraischi881/
Quraishhi881/
Quraishiy881/
Quraisshi881/
Qurashshi881/
Quraeshai881/
Qurasshie881/
Qureshi86498,838/
Quraisi861,398/
Qurashy86214/
Qurashe86133/
Qraishi8640/
Qurachi8635/
Qurassi8614/
Quroshi869/
Quraysi868/
Qurrasi867/
Qurahsi866/
Qurausi862/
Qrrashi861/
Quraseh861/
Qurashı861/
Qurasie861/
Qurasih861/
Qurasha861/
Qrashid861/
Qrasi832/
Quraishy801,568/
Quraishe80542/
Qureishi80503/
Qureeshi80339/
Qurreshi80216/
Qurashee80105/
Qureshie8047/
Qureshii8047/
Qureshai8041/
Quresshi8027/
Qureshui8011/
Quraisyi8010/
Qureshhi809/
Qurehshi809/
Qureyshi806/
Qqureshi806/
Qureshih805/
Quraissi803/
Quraisai803/
Qureschi803/
Qureashe803/
Quraeshe802/
Qureshei802/
Quraichi802/
Qkraishi801/
Qureshij801/
Qureshyi801/
Qureushi801/
Quroushi801/
Qurraisi801/
Hqureshi801/
Qureshoi801/
Qurrasie801/
Quraiseh801/
Qurashay801/
Qurashey801/
Krashi77208/
Qreshi77177/
Qrasha773/
Qurazi772/
Qurasy772/
Qurase771/
Qrashy771/
Qrassi771/
Quraishee7574/
Quraishey755/
Qureesshi751/
Quraishhe751/
Qurasheey751/
Qureeshai751/
Krrashi71831/
Qureshy71656/
Qurehsi71239/
Qureshe71238/
Kratshi71232/
Quraisy7186/
Qreeshi7158/
Quraicy7116/
Quressi7115/
Quraise7114/
Quresih719/
Qhreshi719/
Quresai718/
Quraesy717/
Qureesi717/
Qrreshi715/
Qwreshi714/
Hquraishee714/
Qureisi713/
Qurresi712/
Qreishi712/
Qurasee712/
Kqreshi712/
Qreushi712/
Qqreshi711/
Quraice711/
Quresui711/
Kraishi711/
Kreashi711/
Krashhi711/
Qureysi711/
Qraishy711/
Qrashee711/
Kraushi711/
Kkrashi711/
Crashie710/
Khraishi67346/
Qureshey67325/
Crasi67191/
Krasi67179/
Qureishy6772/
Qureshee6765/
Qrasheed6713/
Qureeshy675/
Qureishe674/
Quraisee674/
Qureeshe674/
Qurreshe671/
Qrase671/
Qureehsi671/
Qureichi671/
Qureisji671/
Quresshe671/
Quràîshî671/
Qreeshsi671/
Qresi671/
Quraizih671/
Qqureshy671/
Qreeshhi671/
Qreesshi671/

Qurashi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Qurashi in the Hindi language
कुरैशीkuraisi91
कुरेशीkuresi7
कु़रैशीkuraisi1
क़ुरैशीquraisi1
Qurashi in the Oriya language
କଯ୍ୁରଶୀkayurasi75
େକୗରାସିekarasi25
Qurashi in the Marathi language
कुरैशीkuraisi54.76
क़ुरेशीquresi9.52
क़ुरिशqurisa9.52
कुराशीkurasi4.76
कुरशीkurasi4.76
क़ुरशीqurasi4.76
रहीसrahisa4.76
क़ुरैशीquraisi4.76
क़ुरैिशquraiisa2.38

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