Qureeshi Surname
Approximately 339 people bear this surname
Qureeshi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 308 | 1:580,013 | 9,387 |
| India | 31 | 1:24,744,045 | 333,161 |
Qureeshi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Qureeshi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Qureeshi occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Qureeshi? popularity and diffusion
Qureeshi is the 820,032nd most numerous surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 21,497,186 people. Qureeshi occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Qureeshi are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 91 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.
The last name Qureeshi is most numerous in Pakistan, where it is held by 308 people, or 1 in 580,013. In Pakistan it is most common in: Sindh, where 40 percent reside, Punjab, where 36 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 14 percent reside. Barring Pakistan this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in India, where 9 percent reside.
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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 Qureeshi
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