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
The last name Qureeshi occurs in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Qureeshi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 820,032nd most commonly held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 21,497,186 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Qureeshi reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 91 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.
Qureeshi is most numerous in Pakistan, where it is held by 308 people, or 1 in 580,013. In Pakistan Qureeshi is mostly found in: Sindh, where 40 percent are found, Punjab, where 36 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 14 percent are found. Other than Pakistan it is found in one country. It is also found in India, where 9 percent are found.
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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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