Save Type Surname Usage Chinese (Indonesian) Pronounced Pron. /mul.ˈja.di/(Indonesian) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Indonesianized form of Chinese surnames such as Li 1 (李), Lin (林) or Xu 2 (許). Surnames like these were instituted during the New Order era (1966–1998) in Indonesia due to social and political pressure toward Chinese Indonesians.