Naming Forms
Indonesians do not generally use the Western naming practice of a given first name and a family last name. The majority of Indonesians do not have family names as the West would understand them but, such names as are given, are geographically and culturally specific. Hence, names such as Supomo, Soeprapto, etc. beginning with "Su, Soe" and ending with an "o" are usually Javanese. In general, Indonesian names fall into one of the following categories (in order of popularity):
- A single name, such as Sukarno and Suharto
- Two (or more) names without a family name, such as Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
- Two (or more) names with a family name such as Abdul Haris Nasution or Mahyadi Panggabean
- Two (or more) names with a patronymic, such as Megawati Sukarnoputri or Abdurrahman Wahid
These categories of names are described below.
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