Demographics Ethnicity and Anchestries in Malaysia
Our Malaysia
Malaysia is a beautiful country with many wonderful ethnic with different custom and anchestries. we are here to give you all the information regarding to ethnicity and a anchestries in our beloved country Malaysia. Here we begin....
| Group | Total |
| Malay at peninsular | 9,041,091 |
| Malay at East malaysia | 271 979 |
| Han Chinese
| 1848 211 1 743922 1 679 027 1 355 541 |
| Banjar (Malay) | 1 237 615 |
| Minangkabau (Malay) | 874 536 |
| Iban | 666 034 |
The languages
In Malaysia different ethnics using different languages to comunicate. For example, malay languages is used by malay people,the chinese use mandarin at school but they are most cantonese. While for indians, they mostly used tamil for their language. Also for other ethnic like Iban, Kadazan and others they also have thier own language. However, when all the Malaysian with different ethnics want to comunicate, they will used malay language as the lingua franca but now, some of people prefer to speak in english language becouse of globalisation.
| Ancestry Claimed | Population |
| Acehnese | 20 000 - 1 000 000 |
| Arab | 600 000 - 1 000 000 |
| Bangarese | 3 000 000 |
| Bugis | 1 284 000 - 7 500 000 |
| Cham | 10 000 – 100 000 |
| Chinese | 217 000 – 500 000 |
| Indian | 200 000 – 1 000 000 |
| Javanese | 1 283 946 – 3 000 000 |
| Minangkabau | 300 000 – 1 000 000 |
| Victnamese | 1 000 000 |
Ethnic Group in Malaysia.
- Nationwide: Banjorese, Malay, Chinese, Indian, Bugis
- Peninsular Malaysia: Baba Nyonya, Malaccan, Malaysian Siam, Minangkabau
- Sarawak:bidayuh, Bisaya, Bukitan, Iban, Kayan, Kedayan, Kelabit, Kenyah, Lun Bawang, Melanau, Penan, Punan, Selako Ukit
- Sabah: Bajau, Dusun, Ida'an, Kadazan, Lotud, Murut, Orang Sungai, Rungus, Sulut
