Ma (surname 麻)
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| Chinese | 麻 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | hemp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Vietnamese | Ma | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ma (麻) is a Chinese surname. According to a 2013 study, it was the 253rd most common name in China; it was shared by 330,000 people, or 0.025% of the population, being most popular in Zhejiang. It is the 135th name in the Hundred Family Surnames poem.
It should not be confused with Mǎ (马/馬) ("horse"), one of the most common surnames in China.