Throughout the world, پنجاب (Punjab 
, پنجاب , पंजाब) is a common primarily male, but very infrequently feminine first name. The first name پنجاب is habitual in India, where it is quite a rare predominantly boy's, but scarcely feminine name, Kuwait, where it is a rare male name, and Oman. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in India, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia. Very seldom, پنجاب is the last name as well as the forename.