Qurshi Surname

428,665th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 805 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
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Qurshi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qurshi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan6251:285,8306,115
India1401:5,479,038132,955
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
England21:27,859,030389,889
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432

Qurshi (89) may also be a first name.

Qurshi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Qurshi (Hindi: कुरैशी, Marathi: कुरेशी) occurs in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Qurshi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 428,665th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,052,852 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Qurshi live; 95 percent live in South Asia and 80 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Qurshi is also the 1,011,231st most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 89 people.

The last name is most frequent in Pakistan, where it is borne by 625 people, or 1 in 285,830. In Pakistan it is most frequent in: Sindh, where 42 percent live, Punjab, where 34 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Pakistan this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in India, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Qurshi Last Name Statistics demography

Qurshi earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.16% less than the national average, earning $32,725 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Qurshie92210/
Qurshid9226/
Qurrshi9215/
Qurshai928/
Qursshi924/
Qurshhi922/
Qurshio921/
Qurshei921/
Qursi9123/
Qrshi912/
Qursid8310/
Qurshe837/
Qurrsi836/
Qurchi834/
Qrshai833/
Qurhsi832/
Qurshy832/
Qursih831/
Qurssi831/
Qurshee7722/
Qurshed777/
Qursshy771/
Qurci734/
Qurse731/
Krshi731/
Qursheed71118/
Qurzai67176/
Kërshi6718/
Qurjiy676/
Krshis672/
Krrshi671/
Qursee671/
Kqursheed671/
Qurrsy671/
Khrshi671/

Qurshi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Qurshi in the Hindi language
कुरैशीkuraisi80
कुरेशीkuresi20
Qurshi in the Marathi language
कुरेशीkuresi65.52
क़ुरेिशqureisa27.59
क़ुरेशीquresi6.9

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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 Qurshi
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