Quureshi Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Quureshi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Quureshi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Quureshi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Quureshi (Marathi: क़ुरेिश) is found most in Pakistan. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Quureshi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Quureshi is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 86 percent of Quureshi reside; 86 percent reside in South Asia and 71 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Pakistan, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 35,728,777. In Pakistan Quureshi is primarily concentrated in: Sindh, where 40 percent are found, Islamabad Capital Territory, where 20 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 20 percent are found. Without taking into account Pakistan this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 14 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Quureshi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Quureshi in the Marathi language | ||
| क़ुरेिश | qureisa | - |
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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 Quureshi
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