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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 found in China more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Má, Mä, Mâ, Mà or Mã. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

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

The last name Ma is the 18^th most widely held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 341 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Ma are found; 87 percent are found in East Asia and 87 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. Ma is also the 774^th most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 1,106,298 people.

This last name is most frequent in China, where it is carried by 18,447,752 people, or 1 in 74. Other than China it is found in 187 countries. It is also common in India, where 10 percent are found and Myanmar, where 1 percent are found.

Ma Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Ma has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ma last name expanded 146,155 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 32,333 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ma Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally 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 holding the Ma surname are 14.22% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 67.45% registered to vote for the political 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.