Má Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Má Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Má Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
China21:683,660,78330,601
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

The alternate forms: Ma (21,354,561), (30), (5), (2) & (1) are calculated separately.

(63) may also be a first name.

Má Last Name Facts

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

Má is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Ma, , , or . Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Má? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,373,373rd most commonly occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Má are found; 76 percent are found in South America and 71 percent are found in Luso-South America. Má is also the 1,234,572nd most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 63 people.

This surname is most widespread in Brazil, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 8,919,764. In Brazil Má is most prevalent in: São Paulo, where 67 percent are found, Bahia, where 4 percent are found and Ceará, where 4 percent are found. Barring Brazil this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in China, where 6 percent are found and Spain, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ma8321,354,561/
8330/
835/
832/
831/
Máj80498/
Máy8075/
Mát8012/
Máč8010/
Máh804/
Mái803/
Maá801/
Muá801/
Moá801/
Máth6793/
Máiz6711/
Mász6710/
Maás679/
Mácz675/
Máàh671/
Mázs671/
Mátz671/
Mági671/
Máày671/
Máah671/
Mááh671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Má
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