Tanjung Surname

7,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80,689 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

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).

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Tanjung Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia80,1551:1,650176
Malaysia1831:161,1719,918
Qatar941:25,0852,628
United Arab Emirates891:102,9478,862
Philippines561:1,807,825113,961
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
China71:195,331,65210,124
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
England41:13,929,515290,718
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

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. Tan

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.

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