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 last name Melayu (Russian: Мелаю) is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Melayu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 314,885th most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 6,113,713 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Melayu reside; 100 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 99 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Melayu is also the 1,125,792nd most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 74 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is held by 1,068 people, or 1 in 123,829. In Indonesia it 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. Aside from Indonesia Melayu occurs in 5 countries. It is also common 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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