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) is more frequently found in Israel than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Quraysh? popularity and diffusion
Quraysh is the 528,890th most commonly used family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,907,755 people. Quraysh occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Quraysh reside; 67 percent reside in West Asia and 67 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia. Quraysh is also the 174,063rd most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,906 people.
This last name is most frequent in Israel, where it is held by 413 people, or 1 in 20,721. In Israel Quraysh is primarily found in: Northern District, where 37 percent are found, Central District, where 32 percent are found and Jerusalem District, where 15 percent are found. Other than Israel it is found 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
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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 Quraysh
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