Tanjung Surname
Approximately 80,689 people bear this surname
Tanjung Surname User-submission:
Tanjung is an Indonesian surname, which means 'cape' or 'headland' in the Malay language. It can also be derived from the Old Javanese script ꦠꦚ꧀ꦗꦸꦁ. It is also an Indonesian surname used by Chinese Indonesians of the clan 陳 (Mandarin: Chén, Hokkien: Tân or Dang).
Read More About This SurnameTanjung Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 80,155 | 1:1,650 | 176 |
| Malaysia | 183 | 1:161,171 | 9,918 |
| Qatar | 94 | 1:25,085 | 2,628 |
| United Arab Emirates | 89 | 1:102,947 | 8,862 |
| Philippines | 56 | 1:1,807,825 | 113,961 |
| United States | 29 | 1:12,498,584 | 473,286 |
| Australia | 15 | 1:1,799,713 | 85,184 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Tanjung (2,060) may also be a first name.
Tanjung Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Tanjung is an Indonesian surname, which means 'cape' or 'headland' in the Malay language. It can also be derived from the Old Javanese script ꦠꦚ꧀ꦗꦸꦁ. It is also an Indonesian surname used by Chinese Indonesians of the clan 陳 (Mandarin: Chén, Hokkien: Tân or Dang).
- Jeffrey R. TanTanjung Demographics
Tanjung Political Affiliation
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Tanjung Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tanjung Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tanjung is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tanjung? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,033rd most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 90,316 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Tanjung reside; 100 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 100 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 166,134th most commonly occurring forename on earth, borne by 2,060 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is held by 80,155 people, or 1 in 1,650. In Indonesia Tanjung is primarily concentrated in: North Sumatra, where 57 percent are found, West Java, where 10 percent are found and West Sumatra, where 6 percent are found. Beside Indonesia this last name is found in 28 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 0 percent are found and Qatar, where 0 percent are found.
Tanjung Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Tanjung surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the political party.
Tanjung earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.94% more than the national average, earning $47,438 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tandjung | 93 | 1,121 | / |
| Thanjung | 93 | 29 | / |
| Tanjjung | 93 | 15 | / |
| Tantjung | 93 | 11 | / |
| Tanjungh | 93 | 2 | / |
| Tanjuing | 93 | 1 | / |
| Tanjoung | 93 | 1 | / |
| Tanjun | 92 | 130 | / |
| Tanjong | 86 | 1,741 | / |
| Tancung | 86 | 46 | / |
| Taniung | 86 | 45 | / |
| Tanjunk | 86 | 8 | / |
| Tansung | 86 | 8 | / |
| Tonjung | 86 | 6 | / |
| Thanjun | 86 | 5 | / |
| Tanyung | 86 | 2 | / |
| Tanujun | 86 | 2 | / |
| Tanhjun | 86 | 2 | / |
| Tanzung | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tanjunt | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tanhung | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tanyoung | 80 | 38 | / |
| Tanjoeng | 80 | 3 | / |
| Tatinjun | 80 | 1 | / |
| Thainjun | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tanijong | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tanjjong | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tanjum | 77 | 5,420 | / |
| Tanjon | 77 | 254 | / |
| Tansun | 77 | 188 | / |
| Tancun | 77 | 126 | / |
| Tanhun | 77 | 119 | / |
| Tanyun | 77 | 11 | / |
| Tamjun | 77 | 3 | / |
| Tonjun | 77 | 3 | / |
| Tanzun | 77 | 2 | / |
| Thatinjun | 75 | 33 | / |
| Dtanjoeng | 75 | 4 | / |
| Tancheung | 75 | 2 | / |
| Tanchoung | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tonsung | 71 | 201 | / |
| Tanchun | 71 | 175 | / |
| Tanhoun | 71 | 101 | / |
| Tonjong | 71 | 28 | / |
| Tanyoun | 71 | 25 | / |
| Tansong | 71 | 21 | / |
| Tanshun | 71 | 7 | / |
| Thamjun | 71 | 4 | / |
| Taanjum | 71 | 3 | / |
| Tanzong | 71 | 3 | / |
| Tanioun | 71 | 2 | / |
| Toundjeung | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tanjaum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tanzoun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thainajong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thatinjunn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Teamjun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Teansun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Taumjun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tonjuin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tanchong | 67 | 49 | / |
| Tanzhong | 67 | 7 | / |
| Thanchun | 67 | 6 | / |
| Thansong | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tonyoung | 67 | 2 | / |
| Theansun | 67 | 2 | / |
| Thamsung | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tanshuun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tongnung | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thaneong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thangeun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thaimjun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Taingeun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teansong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tanyhong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tancheun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tanchoun | 67 | 1 | / |
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