Ma Forename

774th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 1,106,298 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Macau

Ma Forename

The meaning of this forename is not listed.

Ma Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India
85%
 
677,6461:1,793163
Vietnam
61%
 
139,7521:663145
Myanmar-73,5051:707107
Bangladesh
71%
 
29,7851:5,354737
Indonesia
 
66%
21,6401:11,9211,669
United States
 
94%
20,7271:17,4911,511
Egypt
 
60%
19,8881:4,621534
Thailand
 
69%
17,9761:3,898672
Nigeria
62%
 
13,0171:13,6411,615
Macau-9,7501:628
China-8,0741:169,19215,499
Kazakhstan
59%
 
6,7641:2,624416
DR Congo
 
82%
6,7451:10,9461,069
Afghanistan
 
93%
4,4311:7,363888
Canada
100%
4,0371:8,2071,037
Burkina Faso
 
97%
3,3661:5,460694
Singapore
 
96%
3,1191:2,016272
Iran
100%
3,0201:25,9921,289
Pakistan
 
78%
2,8911:67,2293,476
Qatar
100%
2,8271:83844
Japan
99%
 
2,2601:56,6313,145
Morocco
100%
2,1291:16,1341,074
Senegal
 
54%
2,0871:6,987600
Netherlands
 
98%
1,9321:8,7481,131
Nepal
87%
 
1,8951:15,0331,531
Sri Lanka-1,7881:11,6331,701
Poland
54%
 
1,5081:25,217844
Mali
 
93%
1,4361:11,823956
Niger
59%
 
1,3751:13,9521,187
Malaysia
 
69%
1,2091:25,1862,422
Ethiopia
 
67%
1,1561:84,3956,393
Liberia
 
92%
1,1521:3,830497
Russia
 
68%
1,1151:129,3582,267
Brazil
100%
1,0941:195,8288,815
Yemen-1,0601:24,808984
England
 
85%
1,0431:53,3112,472
Hong Kong-9741:7,960693
South Africa
 
75%
8971:60,7945,882
Australia-8061:16,9451,277
Ghana-6181:43,6672,441
Saudi Arabia-5831:52,8526,182
Germany
52%
 
5671:170,5082,855
Ecuador-5141:34,4881,494
Dominican Republic-4821:21,6421,977
New Zealand-4791:9,4701,034
Bahrain-4141:3,258522
Brunei-4091:1,02697
Taiwan
76%
 
3201:74,2809,804
Portugal-2861:36,4021,414
Congo
52%
 
2621:19,1192,011
Fiji-2591:3,445924
Ivory Coast
 
87%
2581:89,4425,620
Malawi
100%
2541:67,3714,127
Gabon
100%
2411:7,8151,376
Somalia-2391:56,5942,774
Oman-2271:18,1001,596
Papua New Guinea
 
73%
2041:39,9623,914
United Arab Emirates-2011:35,5823,353
Kuwait-1901:19,9222,136
Belgium
 
95%
1801:63,8342,775
Mauritania
 
64%
1621:25,2791,694
Cameroon
 
61%
1601:135,0666,433
Sweden
 
97%
1591:61,9993,060
Uzbekistan
100%
1361:226,3715,030
Norway
100%
1351:38,0171,742
Algeria-1311:291,4253,706
Chile
82%
 
1201:146,7273,135
Ireland
 
94%
1171:39,6881,437
Djibouti-1091:8,401725
Guinea
100%
1041:114,0252,230
Suriname
100%
991:5,5841,159
Tajikistan
67%
 
951:88,1572,897
Iraq
100%
821:427,0475,132
South Korea-781:71,0824,134
Denmark-751:75,3272,446
Cambodia
64%
 
731:222,9226,827
Syria-641:301,6572,542
Scotland
 
87%
621:86,2962,154
Guam-591:2,723552
Ukraine
 
67%
511:892,1553,062
Zambia-511:310,8788,915
Lesotho
 
74%
501:40,8004,454
Sudan
100%
491:771,5712,562
Switzerland
 
66%
471:174,7554,319
Benin
100%
451:235,01910,498
Tunisia
100%
411:16,5101,336
Greece
100%
371:295,5285,032
Angola-361:749,0722,190
Belarus
 
71%
321:296,3242,238
Mongolia-311:94,6716,256
Uganda
 
85%
311:1,321,19120,529
Italy
60%
 
281:2,180,78914,677
Wales
64%
 
281:110,5112,590
American Samoa-261:2,148357
Finland
 
71%
241:228,4663,699
Botswana-211:104,0218,595
Luxembourg
100%
201:28,2021,466
El Salvador-191:333,7783,659
Moldova-191:187,4281,759
Iceland-171:21,5301,463
Panama-171:229,7978,406
Laos-161:411,678310
Libya-161:388,8321,019
Madagascar-161:1,476,8382,504
Rwanda-161:710,7151,599
Estonia-141:93,9564,008
Haiti-141:766,21113,336
Honduras-131:678,2678,995
Jordan-131:678,9834,513
New Caledonia-131:20,7821,589
Turkey
100%
131:5,984,74724,872
Austria
100%
121:709,5175,762
Latvia
100%
121:167,9702,495
Northern Mariana Islands-121:4,556750
Tanzania-121:4,399,02726,540
Cayman Islands-111:5,573911
Peru-111:2,890,13225,809
Armenia
 
67%
101:291,8754,379
Croatia
100%
101:421,7085,130
Chad
50%
 
91:1,510,9336,264
Cuba-91:1,278,5064,217
Gambia-91:214,066587
Gibraltar-91:3,793625
Israel
 
98%
91:933,65813,501
Mozambique-91:3,027,0402,336
Togo-91:804,3604,738
Namibia-81:300,5225,486
Costa Rica
100%
71:681,1358,843
Greenland-71:8,053908
Hungary
 
58%
71:1,398,8243,444
Kenya-71:6,615,30131,578
Serbia-71:1,020,8176,233
Antigua and Barbuda-61:16,5662,341
Bermuda-61:10,8041,174
British Virgin Islands-61:5,208987
Mauritius-61:216,2974,288
Paraguay-61:1,206,1347,440
Romania-61:3,341,99626,471
Azerbaijan-51:1,928,58920,785
Bhutan
100%
51:164,9863,051
Czechia
 
66%
51:2,131,2325,044
Lebanon
100%
51:1,125,5149,179
Micronesia-51:21,300626
United States Virgin Islands-51:21,9492,239
Bahamas-41:99,8421,712
Cape Verde-41:132,2883,925
Central African Republic-41:1,128,848698
Colombia
100%
41:11,944,73244,648
Comoros-41:190,335532
Georgia
 
67%
41:934,61613,351
Kosovo-41:465,36011,976
Nicaragua-41:1,504,58416,652
Puerto Rico-41:887,5754,962
South Sudan
100%
41:2,887,7551,822
Turkmenistan
100%
41:1,368,2182,487
Kyrgyzstan
50%
 
31:1,991,09230,660
Lithuania-31:983,9613,563
North Macedonia-31:696,91910,674
Trinidad and Tobago-31:453,80618,410
Belize-21:177,1545,935
Cook Islands-21:9,0761,075
Jamaica-21:1,441,61415,741
Slovakia-21:2,655,0326,915
Slovenia-21:1,229,3796,326
Turks and Caicos Islands-21:17,3541,059
Zimbabwe
100%
21:7,711,90884,647
Albania
100%
11:3,046,57049,159
Barbados-11:289,7893,893
Bolivia-11:10,601,4049,299
Bulgaria-11:6,990,39027,036
Burundi-11:9,906,5592,558
Cyprus
100%
11:871,0765,368
East Timor-11:1,218,375811
Eritrea-11:4,752,977997
Faroe Islands
100%
11:49,1272,467
French Polynesia-11:277,9023,605
Guyana-11:763,26224,238
Maldives
100%
11:433,9035,827
Monaco-11:38,4662,379
Montenegro-11:634,5764,914
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
11:111,5807,062
Seychelles-11:92,6701,891
Swaziland-11:1,300,1773,374
Tonga-11:107,436779
Transnistria-11:475,6382,115

The alternate forms: (63), (53), (2) & (1) are calculated separately.

Ma (21,354,561) may also be a surname.

Ma Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
8363/
8353/
832/
831/
Mai801,306,496/
May80747,143/
Mau80439,792/
Mat80209,935/
Mah80183,431/
Mad8089,428/
Mas8088,356/
Maj8042,425/
Map8016,217/
Moa8012,908/
Maa8012,284/
Mea809,931/
Maz807,305/
Mma803,714/
Mha802,261/
Maï802,249/
Hma801,573/
Mga8085/
'Ma8058/
M'A8022/
Maî8017/
Maã8017/
Maí8013/
Maë807/
Máa804/
Maç804/
Mïa802/
Méa802/
Mèa802/
Mÿa801/
Maâ801/
Maÿ801/
Maya671,792,170/
Maha671,012,201/
Matt67562,161/
Maja67153,341/
Maud6781,849/
Mats6779,247/
Maia6767,310/
Mays6748,725/
Mahy6735,541/
Mads6728,135/
Maaz6724,893/
Mast6715,907/
Mach6714,267/
Maad679,620/
Mais678,551/
Mass678,292/
Maut677,810/
Maah677,308/
Hmad675,057/
Mahu674,894/
Mash674,879/
Maat674,284/
Mait673,778/
Maai673,598/
Madh673,587/
Mmah673,468/
Maas673,167/
Mhaa672,754/
Maid672,111/
Meat671,958/
Maih671,365/
M'Ma671,081/
Mhay671,033/
Mead67976/
Maiy67739/
Maiz67706/
Maus67675/
Meas67582/
Maip67557/
Maij67436/
Mhad67398/
Madz67390/
Madd67375/
Maaj67331/
Mauh67321/
Hmaa67319/
Maay67254/
Hmai67251/
Meaz67215/
Hmas67209/
Mayz67184/
Mhea67181/
Maïa67175/
Meea67151/
Hmat67131/
Maap67129/
Maph67126/
Mauz67126/
Ma'a67124/
Mazz67117/
Majj67117/
Mmad67117/
Mmai67101/
Mauu6794/
Miea6794/
Maup6789/
Masd6786/
Mhai6778/
Mahh6766/
Mayt6764/
Mauy6763/
Mhaz6759/
Mioa6750/
Mhaj6748/
Majh6741/
Mapp6739/
'Mat6736/
Hmah6736/
Mhat6735/
Maaa6734/
Mahj6734/
Mayh6734/
Mayd6731/
Meap6728/
Mmau6726/
Mmaa6724/
Ma'e6723/
Meae6722/
Mo'a6721/
Mhas6718/
Mhau6717/
Mmay6716/
Mgay6714/
Maux6713/
Hmay6712/
Mooa6711/
Mmas6710/
Mayj6710/
Mmea6710/
Matp679/
Masp678/
Matd678/
Madt677/
Mmat677/
Mgai677/
Mhah676/
Hmma676/
Me'a675/
Mağa675/
M'Ah675/
'Mas675/
Mgau675/
Hmaz674/
Maís674/
Maáh674/
Máah674/
Matë674/
Mhoa674/
Mmoa674/
'Mai673/
Hmoa673/
Mhha673/
Muoa673/
Mazt673/
Maïe672/
Maïs672/
Mgaa672/
Madp672/
Ma'j672/
Maaý672/
Myoa672/
Mu'a672/
Mmga672/
Mmaj672/
'Map672/
Mmaz672/
Mhap672/
Mgaj672/
Mayï671/
Masì671/
Madì671/
'Maa671/
'Mah671/
'Maj671/
'Mea671/
Ÿmau671/
Moïa671/
Méga671/
Méha671/
Mmha671/
Mmma671/
Mahá671/
Maát671/
Maãe671/
Maìa671/
Maït671/
Maïz671/
Mapì671/
Mayp671/
Madė671/
M'At671/
M'Ha671/
Möya671/
Mmap671/
Mhga671/
Maât671/
Hhma671/
Hmga671/
Hmaj671/
Hmau671/
Majë671/
Mabp671/

Ma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ma in the Russian language
Маma-

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Footnotes

  • First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ma