Qurreshi Surname
Approximately 216 people bear this surname
Qurreshi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 162 | 1:1,102,740 | 13,721 |
| India | 33 | 1:23,244,406 | 321,547 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Qurreshi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Qurreshi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Qurreshi (Marathi: कुरेशी) is held by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Qurreshi? popularity and diffusion
Qurreshi is the 1,121,821st most commonly held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 33,738,638 people. The last name Qurreshi occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Qurreshi live; 90 percent live in South Asia and 75 percent live in Islamic South Asia.
This last name is most frequent in Pakistan, where it is borne by 162 people, or 1 in 1,102,740. In Pakistan it is most numerous in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 42 percent are found, Sindh, where 31 percent are found and Punjab, where 17 percent are found. Aside from Pakistan this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 15 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Qurreshi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Qurreshi in the Marathi language | ||
| कुरेशी | kuresi | 50 |
| क़ुरेिश | qureisa | 25 |
| युरेशी | yuresi | 25 |
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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
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- 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 Qurreshi
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