Quraysh Surname
Approximately 612 people bear this surname
Quraysh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 413 | 1:20,721 | 3,084 |
| Afghanistan | 183 | 1:175,700 | 3,503 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Quraysh (1,906) may also be a first name.
Quraysh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Quraysh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Quraysh (Marathi: कुरयश) occurs more in Israel more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Quraysh? popularity and diffusion
The surname Quraysh is the 528,890th most common family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 11,907,755 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Quraysh live; 67 percent live in West Asia and 67 percent live in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 174,063rd most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,906 people.
It is most commonly used in Israel, where it is carried by 413 people, or 1 in 20,721. In Israel Quraysh is mostly concentrated in: Northern District, where 37 percent are found, Central District, where 32 percent are found and Jerusalem District, where 15 percent are found. Beside Israel this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 30 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Quraysh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Quraysh in the Marathi language | ||
| कुरयश | kurayasa | - |
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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 Quraysh
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