Melayu Surname
Approximately 1,192 people bear this surname
Melayu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 1,068 | 1:123,829 | 12,481 |
| Malaysia | 116 | 1:254,261 | 14,332 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Melayu (74) may also be a first name.
Melayu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melayu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Melayu (Russian: Мелаю) has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Melayu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 314,885th most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 6,113,713 people. Melayu occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Melayu reside; 100 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 99 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,125,792nd most common given name internationally, borne by 74 people.
The surname Melayu is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 1,068 people, or 1 in 123,829. In Indonesia Melayu is mostly found in: North Sumatra, where 48 percent are found, West Sumatra, where 13 percent are found and Riau, where 12 percent are found. Besides Indonesia it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 10 percent are found and Singapore, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Melayu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Melayu in the Russian language | ||
| Мелаю | melau | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Melayu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis