Qurrah Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Liberia

Qurrah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qurrah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Qurrah (11) may also be a first name.

Qurrah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Qurrah is most common in Kenya. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Qurrah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most widespread family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 57 percent of Qurrah reside; 43 percent reside in East Africa and 29 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Qurrah is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 11 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 15,393,300. In Kenya Qurrah is most common in: Embu County, where 33 percent reside, Marsabit County, where 33 percent reside and Meru County, where 33 percent reside. Beside Kenya Qurrah exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 29 percent reside and Liberia, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Qurrat83454/
Qurash83170/
Qurauh83122/
Qurroh838/
Qurayh836/
Qurach831/
Qurahs831/
Qurgah831/
Qura80286/
Quraish775,610/
Quraysh77612/
Qureash773/
Qurahie772/
Quraash771/
Quroh7385/
Qurat7376/
Quras7343/
Qurro7342/
Qurai7322/
Quraa7310/
Qurza7310/
Qurha737/
Qrash736/
Quray733/
Qusra731/
Qurais67116/
Qurrey6717/
Qurroy6711/
Qraish6710/
Quraiz678/
Ququra676/
Qra675/
Quraid674/
Qurroz674/
Qurrei671/
Nqurho671/
Qurhay671/
Qurhat671/
Qurros671/
Qurads671/
Qurhas671/
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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 Qurrah
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