How Many People Have the Last Name Ma?
people had the surname Ma in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 10,363 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
Asian and Pacific Islander
Change Since 2000
+9,422 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Ma (93.5%) are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander, Ma ranks #56. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
See the most common Asian last names.
📈 Change Since 2000
Ma grew from 19,030 people in 2000 to 28,452 in 2010 (up 49.5%), and its rank rose from #1,726 to #1,240.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 19,030 | 28,452 |
| Rank | #1,726 | #1,240 |
| Per 100,000 people | 7.05 | 9.65 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Ma
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Ma: M000
👤 Ma as a First Name
Ma is a first name too: about 571 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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