Across the world, Qureshi (Qureshi 
, قريشي 
, قریشی 
, among others...) is quite a common unisex first name. The first name Qureshi is habitual in Reunion, where it is quite a common female name, Saudi Arabia, where it is quite a rare predominantly male, but very seldom girly name, and United Arab Emirates, where it is quite a rare male name. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in India, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia. Predominantly, Qureshi is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Qureshi | United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, United States, India, Saudi Arabia |
| قريشي | Iran, Iraq, Egypt, Afghanistan, Algeria |
| قریشی | Iran, United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey |
| Куреши | Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan |
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shah mehmood qureshi politician in Pakistan, PK (b. 1956) |
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| shah abdul majid qureshi GB (b. 1915) |
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| iqbal qureshi Indian music director and composer, IN (b. 1930) |
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javed pasha qureshi a Marathi Muslim author, social activist |
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| iqbal hussain qureshi Pakistani chemist (1937-2012), IN (b. 1937) |
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| regula qureshi (b. 1939) |
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| haider qureshi Pakistani Urdu Poet and writer, PK (b. 1952) |
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| aslam qureshi Pakistani cricketer, PK (b. 1954) |
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| javed qureshi cricketer, PK (b. 1961) |
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| mahmood ahmad qureshi politician in Pakistan |
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| shamim a qureshi researcher |
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| sheikh muhammad imran hameed qureshi politician in Pakistan |
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| ahmad kaleem qureshi researcher |
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| awais munawar qureshi researcher (ORCID 0000-0002-0747-3623) |
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| noor-ud-din qureshi early twentieth century Muslim leader in the North-West Frontier Province |
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