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Overseas Malays refers to individuals with Malay race ancestry (inc. Javanese, Minangkabau, Baweanese, Bugis, Batak, and even Orang Laut [1] [2]) living outside of Indonesia, [3] Malaysia and Brunei. Singapore, [4] parts of Myanmar [5]and parts of Southern Thailand [6] are not considered to be Malay countries at present time, due to geopolitical reasons. Albeit being an overseas community, this does not change the fact that they are still a part of the Malay archipelago, and share common ancestral and historical ties together.
Malays: 15,000
Burmese Malays: 26,000
Malays: 2,000,000
Malays: 600,000 (Local Overseas Malay + Native Orang Laut Population)
Malays: 1,500,000 (Local Overseas Malay Population)
Sri Lankan Malays are also known as Ja-minissu: 50,000
Malays: 12,000
There are 253,000 Cape Malays living in South Africa. These are a population of multi-racial ancestry.
Australia's ethnic Malay population number around 10,000 people.
Malays: 2,200
Malays: 16,920 [9]
There are over 95,000 Malays living in the United States.
The Malay population in the United Kingdom is 49,000.