Statistics for Most Common Surnames in Malaysia

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Nationality	Incidence	Surname	% Correct
Chinese	338,000	Lee	86%
Chinese	404,000	Tan	86%
Chinese	106,000	Chin	76%
Chinese	130,000	Chan	67%
Chinese	340,000	Lim	62%
Malay	83,000	bin Mohamad	52%
Malay	79,000	binti Mohamad	52%
Chinese	92,000	Che	52%
Chinese	288,000	Wong	52%
Malay	199,000	bin Abdullah	48%
Malay	195,000	binti Abdullah	48%
Indian	112,000	Ali	43%
Malay	197,000	bin Ahmad	43%
Malay	190,000	binti Ahmad	43%
Chinese	172,000	Chong	43%
Chinese	235,000	Wan	43%
Chinese	107,000	Ong	38%
Chinese	209,000	Ng	33%
Malay	202,000	bin Ismail	24%
Malay	196,000	binti Ismail	24%
Bangladeshi	156,000	Rahman	24%
Malay	98,000	Noor	14%
Malay	102,000	Nor	14%
Malay	111,000	bin Ibrahim	10%
Malay	110,000	binti Ibrahim	10%
Chinese	93,000	Yap	10%
Malay	87,000	bin Othman	5%
Malay	84,000	binti Othman	5%
Nigerian	80,000	Isa	5%
Malay	91,000	Yusof	5%