bin Tuah Surname

200,754th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,078 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Brunei

bin Tuah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

bin Tuah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia1,6581:17,7891,716
Brunei3701:1,132227
Indonesia491:2,698,963156,404
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

bin Tuah Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name bin Tuah Come From? nationality or country of origin

bin Tuah occurs in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of bin Tuah click here.

How Common Is The Last Name bin Tuah? popularity and diffusion

The surname bin Tuah is the 200,754th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 3,507,000 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of bin Tuah are found; 100 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 100 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

This last name is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is borne by 1,658 people, or 1 in 17,789. In Malaysia bin Tuah is mostly concentrated in: Sarawak, where 49 percent are found, Sabah, where 22 percent are found and Selangor, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Malaysia this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Brunei, where 18 percent are found and Indonesia, where 2 percent are found.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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