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

The surname Punjabi (Hindi: पंजाबी, Marathi: पंजाबी) has its highest incidence in India. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Punjabi? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 32,362^nd most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 442,850 people. The last name Punjabi occurs mostly in Asia, where 89 percent of Punjabi live; 76 percent live in South Asia and 70 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 310,909^th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 706 people.

It is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 11,653 people, or 1 in 65,826. In India Punjabi is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 95 percent reside, West Bengal, where 2 percent reside and Delhi, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account India Punjabi occurs in 78 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 7 percent reside and Pakistan, where 5 percent reside.

Punjabi Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Punjabi last name are 2.74% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.49% being registered with the political 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.