Ma Surname

18^th

Most Common

surname in the World

Approximately 21,354,561 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:

China

Highest density in:

China

Ma Surname User-submission:

Ma is a Chinese surname, meaning 'horse'. Hui Chinese Muslims, Salars, Bonan and Dongxiang people commonly adopted Ma as the translation of their surname Muhammad.

Ma Surname Distribution Map

Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
China	18,447,752	1:74	16
India	2,068,573	1:371	37
Myanmar	302,129	1:172	35
Vietnam	219,442	1:422	49
Hong Kong	70,081	1:105	30
Taiwan	44,536	1:526	62
South Korea	39,586	1:1,294	56
United States	29,231	1:12,400	1,540
Thailand	27,235	1:2,594	47
Egypt	15,803	1:5,818	724
Canada	11,427	1:3,224	408
Indonesia	8,881	1:14,891	1,859
Singapore	8,654	1:636	106
Japan	5,624	1:22,732	2,458
Malaysia	4,997	1:5,902	772
Nigeria	4,693	1:37,746	3,053
Australia	4,513	1:5,982	876
Macau	3,277	1:184	48
Morocco	2,760	1:12,491	1,808
United Arab Emirates	2,576	1:3,557	448
Sudan	2,520	1:14,885	2,042
France	2,126	1:31,243	3,803
England	1,940	1:28,721	3,879
Ethiopia	1,932	1:50,490	5,344
Philippines	1,816	1:55,748	9,319
Bangladesh	1,622	1:98,247	4,266
Russia	1,588	1:90,758	11,291
Cameroon	1,446	1:14,363	1,962
Sri Lanka	1,389	1:14,981	2,125
Pakistan	1,336	1:133,715	3,794
Spain	1,326	1:35,258	3,508
Burkina Faso	924	1:19,862	1,378
Mexico	781	1:158,932	4,773
Saudi Arabia	755	1:40,869	6,011
Brazil	689	1:310,703	11,977
New Zealand	645	1:7,021	1,190
Iran	538	1:142,718	12,742
Kenya	527	1:87,628	7,931
Ghana	485	1:55,713	5,980
Germany	471	1:170,925	20,121
Kuwait	463	1:8,209	1,130
Guatemala	446	1:36,060	2,002
Netherlands	390	1:43,300	7,362
South Africa	374	1:144,860	16,543
Tonga	350	1:307	69
Sweden	343	1:28,708	2,341
Afghanistan	335	1:95,980	2,528
Ivory Coast	261	1:88,396	4,700
Qatar	246	1:9,585	1,066
Italy	201	1:304,262	38,067
Uzbekistan	190	1:162,785	7,117
Fiji	189	1:4,732	899
Portugal	179	1:58,202	3,162
Bahrain	176	1:7,663	1,429
Oman	171	1:21,567	1,924
Belgium	150	1:76,644	12,128
Switzerland	150	1:54,753	7,051
Papua New Guinea	137	1:59,516	7,632
Ukraine	134	1:339,722	42,409
Kazakhstan	132	1:133,958	13,793
Ecuador	129	1:123,301	6,648
Suriname	128	1:4,317	926
Iraq	115	1:304,536	6,054
Norway	115	1:44,716	6,392
Chile	112	1:157,290	5,296
Denmark	107	1:52,754	5,420
Scotland	104	1:51,479	4,410
Ireland	101	1:46,623	3,460
Belarus	94	1:101,075	15,367
Austria	91	1:93,576	13,671
Congo	91	1:54,825	4,954
Latvia	87	1:23,564	3,584
Liberia	85	1:51,865	4,614
Finland	79	1:69,579	7,783
Nepal	79	1:360,518	3,802
Niger	79	1:242,937	7,779
Greece	78	1:142,049	23,538
Argentina	61	1:700,712	48,077
Estonia	58	1:22,790	4,104
DR Congo	55	1:1,343,265	79,223
Kyrgyzstan	54	1:110,605	13,056
Poland	52	1:730,937	60,459
French Polynesia	49	1:5,731	1,283
Peru	45	1:706,314	16,453
Belize	41	1:8,670	1,208
Cambodia	41	1:377,735	3,805
Guam	37	1:4,328	556
Mozambique	36	1:757,266	1,613
Costa Rica	33	1:144,851	2,103
Mauritius	32	1:40,419	7,602
Tunisia	32	1:19,082	3,053
Azerbaijan	30	1:321,637	7,248
Lithuania	30	1:101,153	13,307
Wales	29	1:106,708	8,358
Libya	25	1:249,759	1,033
Czechia	23	1:462,325	50,029
Dominican Republic	23	1:453,606	14,824
Botswana	22	1:99,406	15,343
Mongolia	19	1:148,699	8,761
Syria	19	1:1,015,843	6,722
Hungary	18	1:545,349	33,535
Malta	18	1:23,904	1,289
Mauritania	17	1:240,874	11,443
Armenia	16	1:183,136	5,171
Slovenia	16	1:155,480	13,898
Colombia	15	1:3,184,938	14,936
Northern Ireland	14	1:131,788	7,342
Panama	14	1:279,447	6,847
Venezuela	13	1:2,323,391	26,733
Jordan	11	1:803,858	14,945
Lebanon	11	1:512,462	12,816
Moldova	10	1:356,137	27,160
Aruba	9	1:11,497	1,511
Gabon	9	1:209,910	2,378
Iceland	9	1:42,232	2,922
North Korea	9	1:2,790,783	79
Samoa	9	1:21,534	479
Uruguay	9	1:381,306	22,825
American Samoa	8	1:6,970	1,431
Bolivia	8	1:1,327,054	6,143
Israel	8	1:1,069,704	62,476
Algeria	7	1:5,518,793	51,529
Romania	6	1:3,346,312	56,696
Senegal	5	1:2,915,868	5,479
Serbia	5	1:1,428,990	29,746
Tanzania	5	1:10,588,323	75,430
Bahamas	4	1:97,938	1,027
Benin	4	1:2,583,900	73,293
Djibouti	4	1:228,733	966
Laos	4	1:1,647,081	888
Madagascar	4	1:5,912,459	5,394
New Caledonia	4	1:69,056	6,678
Nicaragua	4	1:1,505,272	5,843
Puerto Rico	4	1:887,535	4,548
Rwanda	4	1:2,841,244	3,611
Sierra Leone	4	1:1,772,408	958
Togo	4	1:1,811,942	8,122
Transnistria	4	1:118,675	12,470
Uganda	4	1:9,759,820	144,676
Yemen	4	1:6,606,324	25,896
Georgia	3	1:1,248,515	28,066
Albania	2	1:1,457,028	24,967
Bhutan	2	1:308,020	1,264
Bosnia and Herzegovina	2	1:1,768,201	16,841
Bulgaria	2	1:3,489,452	64,958
Croatia	2	1:2,114,302	85,143
Cuba	2	1:5,761,358	13,825
Jamaica	2	1:1,434,974	11,081
Micronesia	2	1:53,122	1,264
Palestine	2	1:2,274,424	17,661
Paraguay	2	1:3,618,373	13,977
Saint Lucia	2	1:89,390	2,918
Slovakia	2	1:2,668,225	118,680
United States Virgin Islands	2	1:55,188	6,229
Andorra	1	1:83,838	2,381
Angola	1	1:26,989,214	11,853
Antigua and Barbuda	1	1:99,171	2,137
Bermuda	1	1:65,279	3,010
Brunei	1	1:418,731	3,893
Burundi	1	1:9,804,852	2,349
Comoros	1	1:749,524	685
Cook Islands	1	1:18,179	1,485
Curaçao	1	1:157,247	1,313
Cyprus	1	1:884,876	13,055
Dominica	1	1:75,891	912
East Timor	1	1:1,215,928	507
El Salvador	1	1:6,343,888	8,415
Equatorial Guinea	1	1:1,135,674	984
Greenland	1	1:56,379	1,133
Guernsey	1	1:64,439	2,137
Guyana	1	1:762,221	14,420
Haiti	1	1:10,683,907	24,607
Honduras	1	1:8,816,442	9,272
Luxembourg	1	1:580,542	15,155
North Macedonia	1	1:2,101,472	31,546
Maldives	1	1:404,172	7,269
Montenegro	1	1:639,565	9,092
Namibia	1	1:2,409,401	19,676
Nauru	1	1:11,879	452
Saint Kitts and Nevis	1	1:55,199	1,294
Solomon Islands	1	1:580,029	22,243
Somalia	1	1:13,452,061	9,224
South Sudan	1	1:11,415,076	3,182
Swaziland	1	1:1,298,199	1,718
Tajikistan	1	1:8,386,692	12,859
Trinidad and Tobago	1	1:1,363,975	22,013
Turkmenistan	1	1:5,489,112	11,427
Zimbabwe	1	1:15,438,240	133,260

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Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
England	6	1:4,062,562	101,150

Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
United States	20	1:2,510,934	119,518

The alternate forms: Má (34), Mä (30), Mâ (5), Mà (2) & Mã (1) are calculated separately.

Ma (1,106,298) may also be a first name.

Ma Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Ma is a Chinese surname, meaning 'horse'. Hui Chinese Muslims, Salars, Bonan and Dongxiang people commonly adopted Ma as the translation of their surname Muhammad.

- haffman97

Ma is a Chinese family name that literally means 'horse' and it is the 14th most common surname in Mainland China but 19th most common in all of China.

- manchu

DNA test information

Ma Demographics

Average Ma Salary in
United States

$49,541^USD

Per year

Rank:

417,590 of 1,180,305

Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:

0.00788779

Rank: 1,552 of 1,181,369

Percentage of national average salary:

114.81%

Sample size: 13,579 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149^USD

Per year

Per month:

$3,596^USD

Per week:

$799^USD

Per day:

$118^USD

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Ma Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ma Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Ma (Bengali: মা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎ, Hindi: मा, Marathi: मअ, Oriya: ମ, Russian: Ма, Tibetan: མ་) is held by more people in China than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Má, Mä, Mâ, Mà or Mã. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ma? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 18^th most commonly used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 341 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Ma reside; 87 percent reside in East Asia and 87 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. Ma is also the 774^th most commonly held forename internationally, borne by 1,106,298 people.

The last name is most commonly used in China, where it is borne by 18,447,752 people, or 1 in 74. Aside from China this surname occurs in 187 countries. It also occurs in India, where 10 percent live and Myanmar, where 1 percent live.

Ma Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Ma has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ma surname rose 146,155 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 32,333 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ma Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Orthodox (81%) in Russia, Orthodox (50%) in Belarus, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Muslim (77%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Ma last name are 14.22% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 67.45% being registered with the party.

The amount Ma earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 70.54% less than the national average, earning €8,846 per year; in Norway they earn 25.69% less than the national average, earning 257,186 kr per year; in Peru they earn 215.73% more than the national average, earning S/. 61,204 per year; in South Africa they earn 77.59% more than the national average, earning R 422,028 per year; in Colombia they earn 62.18% more than the national average, earning $36,818,300 COP per year; in Vietnam they earn 17.31% less than the national average, earning 68,173,700 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 14.81% more than the national average, earning $49,541 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.37% more than the national average, earning $54,836 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Surname	Similarity	Worldwide Incidence	Prevalency
Má	83	34	/
Mä	83	30	/
Mâ	83	5	/
Mà	83	2	/
Mã	83	1	/
Mai	80	1,714,017	/
May	80	1,051,639	/
Mas	80	187,843	/
Mau	80	66,892	/
Mah	80	59,927	/
Mat	80	56,326	/
Maa	80	33,493	/
Maj	80	27,175	/
Moa	80	21,480	/
Mea	80	15,044	/
Mma	80	11,570	/
Mad	80	8,000	/
Maz	80	6,949	/
Maï	80	3,755	/
Map	80	3,611	/
Mha	80	1,021	/
Hma	80	767	/
Maç	80	419	/
Mağ	80	285	/
Maş	80	84	/
Mga	80	74	/
Maî	80	21	/
Méa	80	13	/
Maź	80	2	/
Múa	80	2	/
Maí	80	1	/
Maá	80	1	/
Maĭ	80	1	/
Mưa	80	1	/
M'A	80	1	/
Maâ	80	1	/
Mađ	80	1	/
Maś	80	1	/
Ėma	80	1	/
Maya	67	273,718	/
Maia	67	262,701	/
Mach	67	75,835	/
Maas	67	67,904	/
Mays	67	67,434	/
Mead	67	55,516	/
Maha	67	50,723	/
Mast	67	28,089	/
Maja	67	23,805	/
Matt	67	18,102	/
Maaz	67	17,543	/
Maus	67	17,081	/
Mass	67	14,581	/
Maiz	67	13,760	/
Maut	67	12,788	/
Mahu	67	10,109	/
Mapp	67	8,769	/
Hmad	67	8,742	/
Maat	67	7,848	/
Mahy	67	7,641	/
Maid	67	7,324	/
Mash	67	6,833	/
Meat	67	6,525	/
Mais	67	6,519	/
Maad	67	5,850	/
Mait	67	4,182	/
Maai	67	3,953	/
Maah	67	3,302	/
Maud	67	2,974	/
Meas	67	2,892	/
Maih	67	2,548	/
Miea	67	2,498	/
Mayz	67	2,015	/
Mauz	67	1,899	/
Maay	67	1,721	/
Mats	67	1,539	/
Maip	67	1,324	/
Madd	67	1,247	/
Muoa	67	1,071	/
Madh	67	742	/
Mauß	67	613	/
Mu'a	67	610	/
Maiß	67	552	/
Mhah	67	549	/
Mazz	67	515	/
Maux	67	507	/
Maij	67	504	/
Majj	67	482	/
Ma'a	67	461	/
Mooa	67	337	/
Mmah	67	318	/
Maľa	67	218	/
Maiy	67	199	/
Mauh	67	196	/
Mioa	67	190	/
Mgau	67	134	/
Mads	67	132	/
Mauy	67	132	/
Majh	67	129	/
Maup	67	116	/
Maaj	67	104	/
Mmoa	67	91	/
Mhat	67	86	/
Mgaa	67	85	/
Mauu	67	79	/
Mmad	67	77	/
Mhai	67	63	/
Mhoa	67	61	/
Meea	67	61	/
Mhap	67	60	/
Maaø	67	56	/
Madz	67	55	/
Mușa	67	49	/
Mëma	67	47	/
Mayd	67	44	/
Mhea	67	38	/
Mhau	67	34	/
Mmaa	67	32	/
Meap	67	31	/
Mmai	67	30	/
Masd	67	28	/
Maës	67	27	/
Maïa	67	27	/
Maić	67	26	/
Hmas	67	25	/
Mhas	67	24	/
Mmea	67	23	/
Mhaz	67	23	/
Mgai	67	21	/
Mmau	67	21	/
Maph	67	19	/
Meae	67	19	/
Mahj	67	19	/
Mhay	67	17	/
Mhad	67	16	/
Meaz	67	16	/
Maaa	67	16	/
Maïs	67	15	/
M'Ah	67	13	/
Maaç	67	13	/
M'Ha	67	12	/
Hmah	67	12	/
Hmay	67	10	/
Myoa	67	10	/
Maap	67	9	/
Hmoa	67	9	/
M'Ma	67	9	/
Maás	67	9	/
Ma'e	67	9	/
Mayt	67	8	/
Mmas	67	8	/
Hmma	67	7	/
Me'a	67	7	/
Mayp	67	6	/
Mayh	67	6	/
Méha	67	6	/
Maĺa	67	6	/
Moța	67	6	/
Mgay	67	5	/
Mahh	67	5	/
Hmat	67	5	/
'Mea	67	5	/
Hmaa	67	5	/
Madt	67	4	/
Mmat	67	4	/
Mapf	67	4	/
Matd	67	3	/
Matp	67	3	/
Hmai	67	2	/
Hmau	67	2	/
Masp	67	2	/
Mmay	67	2	/
Maât	67	2	/
Majå	67	2	/
Mhaa	67	2	/
Majč	67	2	/
Mmha	67	2	/
M'Aa	67	1	/
M'Ad	67	1	/
M'At	67	1	/
Mmaj	67	1	/
Maįe	67	1	/
Máah	67	1	/
Masì	67	1	/
Masė	67	1	/
Matė	67	1	/
Mauś	67	1	/
Mahí	67	1	/
Mahÿ	67	1	/
Mayj	67	1	/
Maìz	67	1	/
Maït	67	1	/
Maïz	67	1	/
Mağa	67	1	/
Moïa	67	1	/
Međa	67	1	/
Mmma	67	1	/
D'Ma	67	1	/
Hmap	67	1	/
Mazt	67	1	/
Mmap	67	1	/
Mmaz	67	1	/
Mmga	67	1	/
Mhaj	67	1	/
Mabp	67	1	/
Hmaj	67	1	/
Hmha	67	1	/

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Ma Name Transliterations

Transliteration	ICU Latin	Percentage of Incidence
Ma in the Bengali language
মা	ma	-
Ma in the Marathi language
मअ	ma'a	-
Ma in the Oriya language
ମ	ma	84.23
ମା	ma	15.77
Ma in the Tibetan language
མ་	ma	70
མ།	ma	20
མན་	men	10
Ma in the Hindi language
मा	ma	42.14
म	ma	40.08
माा	maa	12.13
मो	mo	1.61
ंा	ma	0.19
मा॰	ma	0.13
रा	ra	0.06
मा़	ma	0.06
्मा	ma	0.04
़मा	ma	0.04
डा	da	0.02
मऄ़	ma	0.02
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Ma in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺎ	ma	29.03
ﺍﻡ	am	27.42
ﺍﻣﺎ	ama	17.74
ﻣﺎﺀ	ma	16.13
ﺃﻣﺎ	ama	4.84
Ma in the Russian language
Ма	ma	-

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Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ma
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Ma Surname

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Ma Surname Distribution Map

Ma Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Ma Demographics

$49,541 USD

Per year

$43,149 USD

Per year

Ma Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ma Come From? nationality or country of origin

How Common Is The Last Name Ma? popularity and diffusion

Ma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

Ma Last Name Statistics demography

Phonetically Similar Names

Ma Name Transliterations

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$49,541^USD

$43,149^USD

Where Does The Last Name Ma Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

How Common Is The Last Name Ma? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Ma Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

Ma Last Name Statistics ^demography