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

The surname Ma (Bengali: মা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎ, Hindi: मा, Marathi: मअ, Oriya: ମ, Russian: Ма, Tibetan: མ་) occurs most in China. It may occur in the variant forms: Má, Mä, Mâ, Mà or Mã. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

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

This last name is the 18^th most commonly used surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 341 people. The surname Ma occurs predominantly 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 used first name on earth It is held by 1,106,298 people.

This last name is most widespread in China, where it is borne by 18,447,752 people, or 1 in 74. Other than China this last name exists in 187 countries. It also occurs in India, where 10 percent reside and Myanmar, where 1 percent reside.

Ma Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Ma has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ma surname 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 carrying the Ma surname is chiefly 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 Ma are 14.22% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 67.45% being 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.