Anjab Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Anjab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anjab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia301:4,408,306217,989
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Marshall Islands91:5,758971
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Anjab (190) may also be a first name.

Anjab Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Anjab Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Anjab (Bengali: আঞ্জব, Hindi: अंजाब, Marathi: अंजाब) has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Anjab click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Anjab? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,506,728th most commonly held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Anjab reside; 51 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 51 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 659,352nd most widely held forename throughout the world, borne by 190 people.

Anjab is most common in Indonesia, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 4,408,306. In Indonesia Anjab is primarily concentrated in: East Java, where 43 percent are found, Central Java, where 40 percent are found and West Kalimantan, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account Indonesia this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 19 percent are found and The Marshall Islands, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Anjzab9137/
Anjhab913/
Hanjab912/
Ganjab911/
Ganjiab831/
Ganjaib831/
Ansab8084/
Anzab8080/
Anjap8074/
Anjaw8028/
Aneab8019/
Anjaf8015/
Anyab807/
Onjab807/
Amjab806/
Anjav802/
Anjob802/
Enjab801/
Agnab801/
Aniab801/
Ganajhab774/
Hansab73797/
Hanjaf73241/
Hanzab7389/
Anzaib7355/
Ganjav7352/
Anjowa7313/
Anshab738/
Anjapp737/
Aunsab735/
Ounjab734/
Anchab732/
Anjaps731/
Amnsab731/
Anjoob731/
Anjova731/
Andjob731/
Asnsab731/
Ganzab731/
Anjape731/
Aanjav731/
Gansab731/
Ganjap731/
Haneab730/
Ganjavh671/
Hanzaib671/
Hanjowa671/
Asensab671/
Ansabpt671/
Aanshab671/

Anjab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Anjab in the Marathi language
अंजाबanjaba91.67
अंजबanjaba5.56
अंजाबाजीanjabaji2.78
Anjab in the Bengali language
আঞ্জবanjaba53.85
আনজবanajaba38.46
আঞ্জাবanjaba7.69
Anjab in the Hindi language
अंजाबanjaba50
अंजबanjaba50

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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
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  • 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 Anjab
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