Qureshi

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Qureshi is widely distributed surname in some Muslim countries. The Dictionary of American Family Surnames states that it is of Arabic origin and "indicat[es] descent from the Quraish, the leading tribe in Mecca at the time of the birth of the prophet Muhammad". 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). Families with the surname Qureshi in the Indian subcontinent claim inheritance from the Quraish tribe of ancient Mecca. Despite this, the majority of people with the surname Qureshi are overwhelmingly of northern South Asian descent.

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