Qureshi is a surname, is driven from Arabic words () when writing in English it has various spelling formation such as

Quraish The Quraysh () are an Arab tribe who controlled Mecca before the rise of Islam. Their members were divided into ten main clans, most notably including the Banu Hashim, into which Islam's founding prophet Muhammad was born. By the seventh centu ...

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Quraishi Qureshi is a surname, is driven from Arabic words () when writing in English it has various spelling formation such as Quraish Qurayš, Qureshi/ Quraishi/Qurashi is often spelled “Qurashi” (القرشي) in Arabic, and it refers to someone ...

/Qurashi is often spelled “Qurashi” (القرشي) in Arabic, and it refers to someone descended from the

Quraysh The Quraysh () are an Tribes of Arabia, Arab tribe who controlled Mecca before the rise of Islam. Their members were divided into ten main clans, most notably including the Banu Hashim, into which Islam's founding prophet Muhammad was born. By ...

tribe (قبيلة قريش), the tribe of Prophet Muhammad. Individuals and families across Saudi Arabia, Asia and throughout the Arab world, still bear the name Qureshi, Qurashi, or Al-Quraishi, often to signal lineage to the Prophet’s tribe The Qureshi (or Quraysh) family refers to the historical Arab tribe of Quraysh, which was the tribe of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. The

played a central role in early Islamic history, particularly in Mecca, where they were the custodians of the Kaaba and leaders in trade and politics. This is similar to how your find many spelling for Arabic word محمد / Mohammed It is a common Muslim surname. It was during the

Umayyad caliphate The Umayyad Caliphate or Umayyad Empire (, ; ) was the second caliphate established after the death of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and was ruled by the Umayyad dynasty. Uthman ibn Affan, the third of the Rashidun caliphs, was also a member o ...

when Islam reached sindh modern day Pakistan, which was part of the caliphate this is where migration of Qureshi family started to subcontinent and continued over time even during

Abbasid caliphate The Abbasid Caliphate or Abbasid Empire (; ) was the third caliphate to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It was founded by a dynasty descended from Muhammad's uncle, Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib (566–653 CE), from whom the dynasty takes ...

Both caliphate were from Qureshi family It is a common surname in

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, especially in

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(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

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, in

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(2.5%: 36,300),

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, and

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(0.65%: 9,580). Data as of 2014. Frequency counts rounded to three significant digits; percentages to two significant digits. See the

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. Families using this spelling of the surname Qureshi in the Indian subcontinent are descendants from the

tribe of ancient

Mecca Mecca, officially Makkah al-Mukarramah, is the capital of Mecca Province in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia; it is the Holiest sites in Islam, holiest city in Islam. It is inland from Jeddah on the Red Sea, in a narrow valley above ...

. However, DNA testing has shown that the largest group identifying with this surname are based out of Asian/Pacific Islander. this is due to the migration which took place as part of expansion Islam into subcontinent Muhammad bin Qasim’s invasion of Sindh in 711 CE marked a pivotal moment in the expansion of the Umayyad Caliphate into the Indian subcontinent One significant migration took place during the early Islamic conquests. In 711 CE, the Arab general Muhammad bin Qasim led an expedition into Sindh (present-day Pakistan), bringing many Arab settlers, including members of the Qureshi tribe, into the region. These settlers established themselves in Sindh and played a role in the area’s administration and cultural development.

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