Punjabi Surname

32,362nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,456 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Brunei

Punjabi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Punjabi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India11,6531:65,8264,481
United Arab Emirates1,2141:7,547948
Pakistan8431:211,9145,074
United States6041:600,09848,868
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Thailand1911:369,83464,954
Brunei1591:2,634462
Bahrain1471:9,1741,687
England1221:456,70530,074
Canada831:443,92338,562
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Spain581:806,07033,159
Singapore561:98,3524,171
Belize551:6,4631,030
Australia471:574,37741,856
Mauritius451:28,7435,603
New Zealand381:119,16614,967
Philippines331:3,067,825142,207
Indonesia301:4,408,306217,989
Chile291:607,46514,668
Panama261:150,4714,892
Malaysia211:1,404,48759,312
United States Virgin Islands201:5,519844
China181:75,962,3094,162
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Iran101:7,678,252153,484
Trinidad and Tobago71:194,8549,403
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Congo51:997,81917,129
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Wales51:618,90625,852
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Saint Kitts and Nevis21:27,6001,126
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
France21:33,211,361423,184
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Dominica11:75,891912
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Punjabi (706) may also be a first name.

Punjabi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Punjabi (Hindi: पंजाबी, Marathi: पंजाबी) is most common in India. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Punjabi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Punjabi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 32,362nd most frequent last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 442,850 people. The last name Punjabi is mostly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Punjabi reside; 76 percent reside in South Asia and 70 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Punjabi is also the 310,909th most widely held first name in the world It is held by 706 people.

The last name Punjabi is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 11,653 people, or 1 in 65,826. In India it is primarily found in: Maharashtra, where 95 percent live, West Bengal, where 2 percent live and Delhi, where 1 percent live. Besides India Punjabi occurs in 78 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 7 percent live and Pakistan, where 5 percent live.

Punjabi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Punjabi last name are 2.74% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.49% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Punjabi earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 23.6% more than the national average, earning $53,331 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.3% more than the national average, earning $55,297 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Punjabai934/
Puinjabi931/
Punjabhai88550/
Pinjabi866/
Punjavi862/
Ponjabi862/
Punjaba862/
Punjabe861/
Pumjabi861/
Punjabee8022/
Punyabai803/
Punjabuy801/
Poonjabai755/
Pumjabhai754/
Ponjabe714/
Punyawi711/
Punyawai6796/
Punchaby675/
Punyavai675/
Punchavi673/
Punyabha671/
Punsabuy671/
Pouniabe671/
Pougnabe671/

Punjabi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Punjabi in the Hindi language
पंजाबीpanjabi-
Punjabi in the Marathi language
पंजाबीpanjabi99.02
पुंजाबीpunjabi0.48
पुनमpunama0.09
पंजािबpanjaiba0.07
पूनमpunama0.06
पुन्जाबीpunjabi0.04
पुंजिबpunjiba0.03
पंजबीpanjabi0.03
पुंजाजीpunjaji0.01
पुंजबीpunjabi0.01
पंजाबpanjaba0.01
पांजबीpanjabi0.01
पुंजािबpunjaiba0.01
डापंजाबीdapanjabi0.01
पनजाबीpanajabi0.01
पजाबीpajabi0.01
पुनीतpunita0.01

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Punjabi
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