Panjabi Surname

82,407th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,881 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Panjabi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Panjabi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India5,0811:150,9679,527
United States2131:1,701,685112,840
United Arab Emirates2011:45,5834,611
Pakistan751:2,381,91821,272
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
England481:1,160,79354,689
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Indonesia301:4,408,306217,989
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
United States Virgin Islands181:6,132931
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Nepal51:5,696,19113,053
China51:273,464,31313,838
Mauritius31:431,13912,721
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Panjabi (3,536) may also be a first name.

Panjabi Last Name Facts

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

Panjabi (Hindi: पंजाबी, Marathi: पंजाबी, Oriya: ପାବୀ) has its highest incidence in India. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Panjabi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Panjabi is the 82,407th most common last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,239,168 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Panjabi are found; 88 percent are found in South Asia and 86 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Panjabi is also the 119,239th most prevalent forename throughout the world, held by 3,536 people.

The surname Panjabi is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 5,081 people, or 1 in 150,967. In India it is most frequent in: Gujarat, where 50 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 23 percent reside and Rajasthan, where 8 percent reside. Aside from India it occurs in 33 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 3 percent reside.

Panjabi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Panjabi last name are 21.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.92% registered with the political party.

Panjabi earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 45.97% more than the national average, earning $62,984 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Panjabi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Panjabi in the Hindi language
पंजाबीpanjabi99.02
पन्जाबीpanjabi0.37
पंजबीpanjabi0.18
पंजावीpanjavi0.12
पनजाबीpanajabi0.06
फेजाबीphejabi0.06
पंजाबी़panjabi0.06
पांजाबीpanjabi0.06
पंजाबिpanjabi0.06
Panjabi in the Marathi language
पंजाबीpanjabi78.61
पंजािबpanjaiba8.68
पन्जाबीpanjabi4.41
पजांबीpajambi3.58
पंजबीpanjabi1.52
पांजबीpanjabi0.46
पुंजाजीpunjaji0.3
पान्जाबीpanjabi0.3
अंजलीanjali0.15
पजाबीpajabi0.15
पांजाबीpanjabi0.15
पंजावीpanjavi0.15
मणाबाईmanaba'i0.15
Panjabi in the Oriya language
ପାବୀpabi70.21
ପାବିpabi29.79

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Footnotes

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