Qureshi Surname

1,073rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 498,838 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Qureshi Surname User-submission:

(Arabic) This surname means 'descent from the Quraish', one of the leading tribes in Mecca at the time of the birth of the Prophet Muhammad, the Prophet's mother was a member of it. The Quraish at first opposed Muhammad's teachings and persecuted him and his followers, but by the time of his death they had begun to accept the new faith.

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Qureshi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan264,2741:676106
India157,3131:4,876438
Saudi Arabia26,1161:1,181111
United Arab Emirates9,3621:979109
United States8,1251:44,6105,467
England7,7041:7,2321,052
Sudan3,3601:11,1641,574
Canada3,3311:11,0611,657
Bangladesh3,1541:50,5252,770
Yemen2,8411:9,3011,182
Kuwait2,3331:1,629191
Oman2,2951:1,607233
Qatar1,3351:1,766146
Bahrain8961:1,505215
Egypt8851:103,8828,743
Australia8271:32,6434,317
Afghanistan8061:39,8921,525
Sri Lanka3651:57,0106,293
Jordan3221:27,4613,618
Syria2991:64,5522,937
France2921:227,47535,284
Thailand2111:334,77957,913
Scotland2101:25,4942,778
Denmark1981:28,5092,960
Germany1751:460,03140,524
Sweden1501:65,6455,015
Norway1491:34,5124,871
South Africa1381:392,59234,819
Malaysia1141:258,72114,543
Netherlands1031:163,95324,033
Spain971:481,98024,575
Singapore861:64,0432,603
Israel731:117,22812,979
New Zealand711:63,7799,777
Wales681:45,5084,331
Belgium571:201,69626,362
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Palestine471:96,7846,858
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Switzerland381:216,12918,575
Finland361:152,68613,963
China311:44,107,1472,374
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Tunisia271:22,6163,533
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
Ireland251:188,3587,886
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Philippines231:4,401,662162,661
Austria171:500,90847,931
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Myanmar161:3,246,124792
Italy141:4,368,335106,343
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
Japan121:10,653,69145,407
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
Turkey111:7,074,675122,870
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Iceland81:47,5113,734
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
South Korea71:7,320,0371,243
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Brunei31:139,5773,009
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Nepal31:9,493,65216,132
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Qureshi (7,040) may also be a first name.

Qureshi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Arabic) This surname means 'descent from the Quraish', one of the leading tribes in Mecca at the time of the birth of the Prophet Muhammad, the Prophet's mother was a member of it. The Quraish at first opposed Muhammad's teachings and persecuted him and his followers, but by the time of his death they had begun to accept the new faith.

- kamizy

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

- obaidz96

Qureshi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Qureshi (Arabic: قريشي, Hindi: कुरैशी, Marathi: कुरेशी, Oriya: କୁେରଶି) has its highest incidence in Pakistan. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Qureshi? popularity and diffusion

Qureshi is the 1,073rd most frequently used family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 14,609 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Qureshi are found; 85 percent are found in South Asia and 54 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Qureshi is also the 77,276th most widely held forename internationally It is held by 7,040 people.

The surname Qureshi is most prevalent in Pakistan, where it is borne by 264,274 people, or 1 in 676. In Pakistan Qureshi is most common in: Sindh, where 53 percent live, Punjab, where 28 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 10 percent live. Outside of Pakistan Qureshi exists in 116 countries. It also occurs in India, where 32 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 5 percent live.

Qureshi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Sunni (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Qureshi last name are 4.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.55% being registered with the party.

The amount Qureshi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 20.26% less than the national average, earning 275,972 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 33.42% less than the national average, earning R 158,208 per year; in United States they earn 18.48% more than the national average, earning $51,122 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.97% more than the national average, earning $55,628 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Qureishi93503/
Qureeshi93339/
Qurieshi93274/
Qurreshi93216/
Quraeshi93124/
Qureashi93110/
Qureshie9347/
Qureshii9347/
Qureshai9341/
Quresshi9327/
Qureshui9311/
Qureshhi939/
Qurehshi939/
Qureshid938/
Qureyshi936/
Qqureshi936/
Qureshih935/
Qureschi933/
Qureshei932/
Qureshij931/
Qureshis931/
Qureshyi931/
Qureushi931/
Hqureshi931/
Nqureshi931/
Qureshgi931/
Qureshit931/
Qureshoi931/
Qusreshi931/
Quyreshi931/
Qreshi92177/
Quaireshi8812/
Qurredshi882/
Qurieshie881/
Qureashie881/
Qureesshi881/
Qureshish881/
Quraeshai881/
Qureeshai881/
Qurashi8624,051/
Qurishi862,180/
Qureshy86656/
Qurehsi86239/
Qureshe86238/
Qreeshi8658/
Qyreshi8623/
Quressi8615/
Quryshi8612/
Quroshi869/
Quresih869/
Qhreshi869/
Quresai868/
Qureesi867/
Qrreshi865/
Qurechi865/
Qwreshi864/
Qureisi863/
Quresci863/
Quresgi863/
Qurresi862/
Qreishi862/
Quresji862/
Kqreshi862/
Qreushi862/
Qqreshi861/
Quresui861/
Qureysi861/
Qresi831/
Quraishi8037,644/
Qureshey80325/
Qurrashi80104/
Qureishy8072/
Qureshee8065/
Qurayshi8045/
Qurishid8035/
Qurashie8018/
Qurashii809/
Kuyreshi805/
Qureeshy805/
Qurashhi805/
Qureishe804/
Qureeshe804/
Qurashai804/
Qurezxhi804/
Kuireshi803/
Qurasshi803/
Qureashe803/
Qurrishi803/
Qureshed803/
Quraeshe802/
Qurashei802/
Qurishui801/
Qurreshe801/
Kqurashi801/
Kujreshi801/
Qureehsi801/
Qurahshi801/
Qurazshi801/
Qureichi801/
Qureisji801/
Quresshe801/
Qurhishi801/
Qurieshe801/
Qurieshy801/
Qurishie801/
Qreeshsi801/
Quraashi801/
Qurashih801/
Qeireshi801/
Qeareshi801/
Qureshes801/
Qurishai801/
Quqrishi801/
Qurashui801/
Qqureshy801/
Qreeshhi801/
Qreesshi801/
Qurese77515/
Qurasi77137/
Qrashi7725/
Qurisi7720/
Kreshi774/
Quresy772/
Qreshe772/
Qressi771/
Qrishi771/
Qreesi771/
Qurraishi7546/
Quraishai759/
Quresheed753/
Qureishee752/
Qureisheh751/
Qurishish751/
Quqraishi751/
Quraaishi751/
Quraischi751/
Quraishhi751/
Quraishiy751/
Quraisshi751/
Qurashshi751/
Qurasshie751/
Quraisi711,398/
Qurashy71214/
Qurishe71140/
Qurashe71133/
Qraishi7140/
Qurishy7126/
Qurassi7114/
Khreshi7111/
Qurichi7111/
Kuiresi719/
Quraysi718/
Quraesy717/
Qureyşi717/
Qurrasi717/
Qurahsi716/
Krreshi714/
Quresee712/
Kyreshi711/
Kreashi711/
Kreishi711/
Kreyshi711/
Querhsi711/
Qrrashi711/
Quraseh711/
Qurashı711/
Qurasih711/
Quryshe711/
Quraishy671,568/
Khreishi67694/
Quraishe67542/
Kretschi67111/
Qurashee67105/
Kresi6745/
Qurishee6724/
Kaireshi6717/
Quraisyi6710/
Qresa674/
Quraissi673/
Quraisai673/
Qrasi672/
Quraichi672/
Qkraishi671/
Qurraisi671/
Creshiea671/
Quràîshî671/
Quraiseh671/
Qurashay671/
Qurashey671/
Qurisheh671/

Qureshi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Qureshi in the Marathi language
कुरेशीkuresi96.66
क़ुरेिशqureisa1.41
क़ुरेशीquresi0.5
खुरेशीkhuresi0.28
कुरेशीानkuresiana0.27
कूरेशीkuresi0.2
कुरेशीारkuresiara0.16
कुरेशीाकkuresiaka0.08
कुरेशीामkuresiama0.05
क़ुरैशीquraisi0.03
कुरेसीkuresi0.03
कुरेशीादkuresiada0.02
खुरेसीkhuresi0.02
कुरेैशीkureaisi0.01
कुरेशीाबkuresiaba0.01
कुरेशkuresa0.01
फुरेशीphuresi0.01
कुरेशी़kuresi0.01
क़ुएिशqueisa0
युरेशीyuresi0
कुरेखीkurekhi0
क़उरेिशqa'ureisa0
क़ूरेिशqureisa0
़कुरेशीkuresi0
क़ुरेशquresa0
कुरेईसीkure'isi0
कुरेशीाजkuresiaja0
क़ुरेसीquresi0
कुरेशीासkuresiasa0
खुरे्शीkhuresi0
कुरेशाीkuresai0
कुरेशीागkuresiaga0
कुरेशीुkuresiu0
कूरेशीानkuresiana0
कयुरेशीkayuresi0
पुरेशीpuresi0
क़ुरेशीानquresiana0
कुरेेशीkureesi0
क़ुएरेिशqu'ereisa0
कूरेशीाणkuresiana0
उरेिसureisa0
ुकुरेशीukuresi0
गुरेशीguresi0
कुरेशीातkuresiata0
खूरेशीkhuresi0
क़ुरेिशानाqureisana0
कुरेसकीkuresaki0
मकुरेशीmakuresi0
क्यूरेशीkyuresi0
कुुरेशीkuuresi0
कुंरेशीkunresi0
कुरेशीालkuresiala0
क़ुरेिशारqureisara0
क़ुरिशqurisa0
क़ुरेिशानqureisana0
कुरेषीkuresi0
क्युरेशीkyuresi0
क़ुरेिशामqureisama0
अकुरेशीakuresi0
कुरेशाkuresa0
उरेिशureisa0
सुरेशsuresa0
कुरेशीानाkuresiana0
ेकुरेशीekuresi0
युरेसीyuresi0
Qureshi in the Hindi language
कुरैशीkuraisi76.27
क़ुरैशीquraisi9.36
कुरेशीkuresi9.3
क़ुरैशीquraisi1.71
क़ुरेशीquresi0.61
कुरैसीkuraisi0.61
कुरेर्शीkurersi0.55
क़ुरेशीquresi0.49
कुरेसीkuresi0.24
कुर्रेशीkurresi0.18
कुरेर्सीkurersi0.06
कूरैशीkuraisi0.06
कुरैशाkuraisa0.06
कुरेर्श्ीkurersi0.06
कु़रैशीkuraisi0.06
क़ुरेशिquresi0.06
कुरेश्ीkuresi0.06
हुरैशीhuraisi0.06
कुरंशीkuransi0.06
क़ुरौशीqurausi0.06
क्ुरैशीkuraisi0.06
Qureshi in the Oriya language
କୁେରଶିkuerasi56.41
କୁେରସିkuerasi23.08
କଯ୍ୁେରସିkayuerasi7.69
କୁେରଶୀkuerasi5.13
କୁେୟସିkueyasi2.56
କଯ୍ୁେରଶିkayuerasi2.56
କୁେରଷୀkuerasi2.56
Qureshi in the Arabic language
قريشيqryshy-

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