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
Melayu (Russian: Мелаю) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Melayu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 314,885th most commonly used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 6,113,713 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Melayu live; 100 percent live in Southeast Asia and 99 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Melayu is also the 1,125,792nd most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 74 people.
The last name is most common in Indonesia, where it is carried by 1,068 people, or 1 in 123,829. In Indonesia Melayu is most prevalent in: North Sumatra, where 48 percent are found, West Sumatra, where 13 percent are found and Riau, where 12 percent are found. Other than Indonesia Melayu is found 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 | - |
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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
- 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
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