The Malay diaspora consists of Malay people who live outside of their native homeland of Malaysia, Indonesia & Brunei. These countries are known to be areas of where the Malay Diasporas originally came from. Singapore and Parts of Southern Thailand also belongs to the Malay Peninsular, as they share historical ties and migration patterns with these three countries. Originally, the Malay ethnic group are thought to have started in Borneo, stretching out to Eastern Sumatra, before expanding into modern day Malaysia and Singapore.
Statistics Asia Yunnan of China Cambodia Malays: 15,000 Myanmar (Burma) Burmese Malays: 26,000 Philippines Malays: 2,000,000 Singapore Malays: 600,000 (Local Overseas Malay + Native Orang Laut Population) Thailand Malays: 1,500,000 (Local Overseas Malay Population) Sri Lanka Sri Lankan Malays are also known as Ja-minissu: 50,000 Japan Malays: 12,000
Africa South Africa There are 253,000 Cape Malays living in South Africa. These are a population of multi-racial ancestry.
Oceania Australia Australia's ethnic Malay population number around 10,000 people. New Zealand Malays: 2,200
North America Canada Malays: 16,920 United States There are over 100,000 Malays living in the United States.
Europe United Kingdom The Malay population in the United Kingdom is 50,000.
See also Javanese diaspora Malaysian diaspora
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