Qureshi

For people with the surname, see List of people with surname Qureshi.

Qureshi is a surname, common in some Muslim countries. It is a common surname in South Asia, especially in Pakistan (82%: 1,210,000, out of 1,470,000 worldwide), where it is the ninth most common surname. India has the second most (11%: 162,000). It is also present in parts of Western Asia, in Saudi Arabia (2.5%: 36,300), Iran, and England (0.65%: 9,580).^[1][2]

Families with the surname Qureshi in the Indian subcontinent claim inheritance from the Quraish tribe of ancient Mecca.^[2] However, DNA testing has shown they are of South Asian ancestry and do not have any Arab ancestry.^[3]