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 most frequently in China. It may be found as: Má, Mä, Mâ, Mà or Mã. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

The surname is the 18^th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 341 people. This last name 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 frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 1,106,298 people.

Ma is most widely held in China, where it is borne by 18,447,752 people, or 1 in 74. Outside of China this surname occurs in 187 countries. It is also found in India, where 10 percent are found and Myanmar, where 1 percent are found.

Ma Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Ma has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ma last name increased 146,155 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 32,333 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ma Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Ma last name 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 with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 67.45% registered with 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.