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 carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Qurrah click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Qurrah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most frequently used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name is primarily found 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 occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 11 people.

Qurrah is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 15,393,300. In Kenya Qurrah is mostly found in: Embu County, where 33 percent are found, Marsabit County, where 33 percent are found and Meru County, where 33 percent are found. Other than Kenya this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 29 percent are found and Liberia, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Qurra914/
Qurraish862/
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/
Qurass671/
Qureau670/

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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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis