Around the world, پنجابی (Punjabi 
, پنجابی ) is quite a rare mostly male, but seldom feminine first name. The given name پنجابی is characteristic of Western Asia, particularly United Arab Emirates, where it is quite a rare primarily masculine, but very infrequently girly name, Oman, where it is quite a rare male name, and Saudi Arabia, where it is quite a rare mostly masculine, but uncommonly female name. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Saudi Arabia, India, and United Arab Emirates. More prevalently, پنجابی is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Punjabi | Indonesia, United Arab Emirates, India, Saudi Arabia, Republic of the Congo |
| پنجابی | Saudi Arabia |