How common is the last name Ma?

38,387 people in the United States have the last name Ma, about 1 in 7,786. It ranks #892 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

MA

#892

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
38,387
About
1 in 7,786
This common or more
38.4%
Who bears it

Of the 38,387 people with the last name Ma, 93.3% reported their origin as Asian or Pacific Islander, 3.2% as White and 1.5% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Ma

#890 Costa · 38,406#891 Hurley · 38,388#893 Mcmahon · 38,378#894 Espinosa · 38,375

Spelled almost the same

8 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Ma, most common first.

#304 May · 101,571#1,630 Mai · 21,383#4,588 Mao · 7,493#9,809 Mau · 3,152#11,797 Mah · 2,539#18,622 Maw · 1,464#29,114 Mae · 867#69,166 Maa · 306

Also a first name

As a first name, Ma ranks #1,803 of 53,615, with 16,450 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1990, with 31 births. See Ma as a first name

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