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

The surname Tanjung is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanjung? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,033rd most numerous family name internationally, held by around 1 in 90,316 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Tanjung live; 100 percent live in Southeast Asia and 100 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 166,134th most frequent forename internationally. It is borne by 2,060 people.

This surname is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 80,155 people, or 1 in 1,650. In Indonesia Tanjung is primarily found in: North Sumatra, where 57 percent reside, West Java, where 10 percent reside and West Sumatra, where 6 percent reside. Other than Indonesia it occurs in 28 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 0 percent reside and Qatar, where 0 percent reside.

Tanjung Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tanjung last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national 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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