Family name Maleis (Melayu 
, Maleis 
) , in the entire world, is quite a rare surname. The surname Maleis is habitual in South-eastern Asia, particularly Indonesia, where it is a rare surname, Malaysia, and Singapore. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Saudi Arabia. Very seldom, Maleis is the forename as well as the last name.