Malaysia Genealogical Records

Malaysia Birth & Baptism Records

Births, Marriages & Deaths in the Protectorates (1895-1965)

Notifications forwarded by officials responsible for civil registration under administrative ordinances in Nyasaland, Kenya, Somaliland, Uganda, Sudan, Palestine, Sarawak, Malaya, including Johore and Selangor, and British North Borneo.

Malaysia Death & Burial Records

Jewish Online Worldwide Burial Registry (1550-Present)

A searchable database of over 1 million Jewish burials with photographs of the matzevot.

Newspapers Covering Malaysia

Name Card Index to AP Stories (1905-1990)

An index to over 2.1 million people mentioned in Associated Press stories, including name, subject, location, date and a reference to the article.

Subject Card Index to AP Stories (1937-1985)

An index to around 500,000 Associated Press articles.

AP Stories & Newsfeatures (1937-1985)

An index to and digital images of hundreds-of-thousands of world newspaper articles.

Malaysia Military Records

Malayan Emergency Commonwealth Deaths (1948-1960)

Details of over 1,500 men who died in Malaysia's war of independence from Britain.

Malaysia Directories & Gazetteers

CIA World Factbook (1994)

A statistic and descriptive gazetteer of nations.

Medical Directory (1915)

Contains a gazetteer of places, a directory of doctors, lists of institutions, regulations, obituaries and more.

Loxton's Medical Directory (1911)

Contains a gazetteer of places, a directory of doctors, lists of institutions, regulations, obituaries and more.

World Foreign Gazetteer (1998)

Useful for locating places, this searchable gazetteer gives brief details, latitude and longitude for more than 1.5 million features, places and regions throughout the world.

Malaysia Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.

Malaysia Obituaries

Medical Directory (1915)

Contains a gazetteer of places, a directory of doctors, lists of institutions, regulations, obituaries and more.

Loxton's Medical Directory (1911)

Contains a gazetteer of places, a directory of doctors, lists of institutions, regulations, obituaries and more.

Malaysia Histories & Books

Ancestry Member Photos & Documents (6000 BC-Present)

Over 60 million historic photographs and documents submitted to Ancestry. This rich collection contains many rare sources of interest to local historians and will be relevant to most genealogical research.

Ancestry Member Stories (6000 BC-Present)

Over 7 million remembrances and historic details submitted by Ancestry members. Useful for local historians.

Malaysia Occupation & Business Records

Medical Directory (1915)

Contains a gazetteer of places, a directory of doctors, lists of institutions, regulations, obituaries and more.

Loxton's Medical Directory (1911)

Contains a gazetteer of places, a directory of doctors, lists of institutions, regulations, obituaries and more.

Cricket Archive (1844-Present)

A database of cricket scores and players.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Malaysia

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.

Ancestry Member Family Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A compilation of lineage-linked family trees submitted by Ancestry users. The database contains over 2 billion individuals and is searchable by numerous metrics.

Ancestry World Tree (6000 BC-1997)

A collection of legacy trees submitted by Ancestry users containing nearly 400 million individuals.

Malaysia Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.

Malaysia Maps

Old Maps Online (1497-2010)

An interactive index to thousands of maps covering the world, continents, countries and regions. The majority of maps cover Britain and Ireland.

Most Common Surnames in Malaysia

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequency
1Tan404,5141:73
2Lim340,2711:87
3Lee338,5341:87
4Wong288,7711:102
5Wan235,8191:125
6Ng209,8491:141
7bin Ismail202,7651:145
8bin Abdullah199,7131:148
9bin Ahmad197,2911:149
10binti Ismail196,6921:150
11binti Abdullah195,5881:151
12binti Ahmad190,4161:155
13Chong172,1051:171
14Rahman156,9911:188
15Chan130,0021:227
16Ali112,3571:263
17bin Ibrahim111,6941:264
18binti Ibrahim110,0511:268
19Ong107,3931:275
20Chin106,1271:278
21Nor102,0481:289
22Noor97,9591:301
23Yap93,1291:317
24Che92,0551:320
25Yusof91,4671:322
26bin Othman87,1211:339
27binti Othman84,9071:347
28bin Mohamad83,4441:353
29Isa80,8481:365
30binti Mohamad79,6811:370
31Aziz79,1041:373
32Yong77,5911:380
33Bakar76,9351:383
34Goh76,4271:386
35Low75,7991:389
36Liew73,1251:403
37bin Hassan72,4731:407
38bin Mohamed71,8651:410
39binti Hassan70,7211:417
40Leong70,4371:419
41Hamid70,4221:419
42Lai68,9841:428
43bin Zakaria66,0831:446
44bin Ali65,6321:449
45binti Mohamed65,4051:451
46Abdullah64,9161:454
47Salleh64,8421:455
48bin Abu Bakar63,7601:463
49binti Ali62,9741:468
50Rahim62,9201:469
51bin Hashim62,9161:469
52binti Hashim62,7221:470
53binti Zakaria62,6191:471
54Ahmad61,4821:480
55Hassan60,6941:486
56bin Ramli60,4771:488
57bin Omar58,9171:501
58binti Omar58,7221:502
59binti Ramli58,0861:508
60Ho57,5201:513
61Ooi57,1071:516
62Abidin56,9331:518
63Lau56,4571:522
64Ismail54,5651:541
65Loh53,8041:548
66Chai53,3091:553
67Chew52,4761:562
68Bin Abdul Rahman52,1711:565
69Razak50,2451:587
70Zain49,5891:595
71binti Awang48,8711:604
72bin Awang48,4501:609
73Yusoff48,3441:610
74Nasir48,2211:612
75Ghani48,0491:614
76Teh48,0221:614
77bin Salleh47,7721:617
78bin Sulaiman47,6681:619
79Chua47,4221:622
80Ang45,3971:650
81binti Salleh45,3461:650
82Mohamed45,0241:655
83Rashid44,8951:657
84binti Sulaiman43,0991:684
85bin Yusof43,0561:685
86bin Ishak42,7861:689
87Tang42,6411:692
88bin Osman42,3671:696
89binti Osman41,1711:716
90Wahab41,1061:718
91binti Ishak41,0091:719
92binti Yusof40,8831:721
93Gan40,8551:722
94Teoh40,7401:724
95Amin40,6831:725
96Chang40,0231:737
97Daud39,8231:741
98bin Harun39,2491:751
99bin Abd Rahman38,9921:756
100Ling38,4271:768
101Kong37,8081:780
102Chen37,4821:787
103Saad37,4491:788
104Tee37,4311:788
105Koh37,3931:789
106binti Harun37,0931:795
107Ibrahim36,4271:810
108Teo36,1341:816
109Halim35,1861:838
110Khoo35,1471:839
111Said34,6931:850
112binti Saad34,3371:859
113Chia34,2891:860
114bin Saad34,0011:867
115Zin33,7831:873
116Shah33,6391:877
117bin Jaafar33,5281:880
118Foo33,3741:884
119Choo33,2461:887
120Singh32,7101:902
121Pang32,0581:920
122bin Hamzah32,0241:921
123Cheong31,8011:927
124Hashim31,7421:929
125bin Daud31,6751:931
126bin Idris31,6621:932
127bin Rosli31,6331:932
128binti Hamzah31,5091:936
129binti Jaafar31,4691:937
130Loo31,1491:947
131Sim31,1351:947
132Cheah30,8261:957
133Cheng30,4841:968
134Yee30,4621:968
135binti Idris30,4451:969
136binti Rosli30,0301:982
137binti Daud29,6461:995
138bin Musa29,6271:996
139bin Nordin28,8461:1,022
140Chee28,6571:1,029
141bin Hussin28,6151:1,031
142binti Musa28,5181:1,034
143bin Jusoh28,1201:1,049
144Khor28,0961:1,050
145binti Hussin28,0791:1,050
146bin Yahya28,0561:1,051
147binti Jusoh28,0111:1,053
148Tay27,9291:1,056
149bin Hamid27,7901:1,061
150binti Nordin27,7331:1,064
151bin Mamat27,5941:1,069
152binti Mamat27,5371:1,071
153Fong27,5111:1,072
154binti Yahya27,2591:1,082
155Kadir27,0681:1,090
156binti Hamid26,9511:1,094
157bin Alias26,5401:1,111
158bin Abdul Aziz26,4561:1,115
159Karim26,1521:1,128
160Yeoh26,0821:1,131
161binti Alias25,9631:1,136
162bin Razali25,8521:1,141
163Chow25,7901:1,144
164bin Mat25,6561:1,150
165Mat25,5891:1,153
166binti Mat25,5871:1,153
167Tuan25,3571:1,163
168Law25,3341:1,164
169Yunus25,1541:1,173
170Chung25,0931:1,175
171Noh25,0551:1,177
172bin Azmi25,0301:1,178
173binti Razali24,8881:1,185
174Omar24,7011:1,194
175bin Abdul Hamid24,6711:1,196
176bin Yusoff24,4341:1,207
177Din24,4131:1,208
178bin Said24,4051:1,209
179bin Zulkifli24,2171:1,218
180Subramaniam24,1541:1,221
181Azmi24,0431:1,227
182bin Roslan23,9951:1,229
183binti Said23,9701:1,230
184bin Aziz23,9621:1,231
185Ting23,6701:1,246
186binti Mansor23,5151:1,254
187binti Roslan23,3101:1,265
188bin Mansor23,2421:1,269
189Razali23,1411:1,275
190Lam23,0591:1,279
191binti Azmi23,0331:1,281
192bin Zainal22,9901:1,283
193Heng22,9411:1,286
194binti Aziz22,9011:1,288
195bin Muhamad22,8471:1,291
196bin Hasan22,8081:1,293
197bin Mohammad22,7001:1,299
198Kok22,6781:1,301
199binti Zulkifli22,6251:1,304
200Majid22,6101:1,304