Overseas Malays

Overseas Malays

Overseas Malays refer to individuals with ethnic Malay or Malay race ancestry living outside Malaysia, Indonesia, South Thailand and neighbouring Malay home areas.

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Statistics

Asia

Migration northwards from South East Asia populated southern China before populating the whole of East Asia [1]

Malays: 15,000

  • Myanmar (Burma)

Malays: 26,000

Malays: 2,000,000

Malays in Sri Lanka also known as Ja-minissu: 50,000

Malays: 12,000

Africa

There are 253,000 Cape Malays living in South Africa.

Oceania

Australia's ethnic Malay population number around 10,000 people.

Malays: 2,200

North America

Malays: 2,600 Canada Malay Association

There are 9,000 Malays living in the United States.

Europe

The Malay population in the United Kingdom is 49,000.

See also

References

  1. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8406506.stm

External links

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