horse
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". As of 2006, it ranks as the 14th most common Chinese surname in
Mainland China
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and the most common
surname
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Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...
within the
Chinese Muslim
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community, specifically the
Hui people
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, Dongxiang people and Salar people. In 2019 it was the 13th most common surname in Mainland China. A 2013 study found it to be the 13th most common, shared by 17,200,000 people or 1.290% of the population, with the province with the most being
Henan
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989
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Byzantine Empire
* Emperor Basil II uses his contingent of 6,000 Varangians to help him defeat ...
(1989). Echoes from Old China: Life, Legends and Lore of the Middle Kingdom. University of Hawaii Press. .
The offspring of Zhao She adopted "Ma" (馬), the first word of the district Ma Fu, as their surname. Other romanizations include Mah, Beh and Mar.
Hui Muslims, Salars, Bonan and Dongxiang people commonly adopted Ma as the translation for their surname
Muhammad
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Ming dynasty
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, the
Zhengde Emperor
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Born Zhu Houzhao, he was the Hongzhi Emperor's eldest son. Zhu Houzhao took the throne at only 14 with the era name Z ...
Qing dynasty
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and
National Revolutionary Army
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(NRA) general
*
Mah Bow Tan
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(Ma Baoshan) (born 1948), Singaporean politician
* Ma Chao (176–222),
Shu Han
Han (; 221–263), known in historiography as Shu Han ( ) or Ji Han ( "Junior Han"), or often shortened to Shu (; pinyin: ''shŭ'' <
Three Kingdoms period
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* Ma Che Kong (born 1974), Hong Kong badminton player
*
Ma Ching-chiang
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Chiang ...
Ma Dahan Ma Dahan (Xiao'erjing: ) was a Dongxiang Muslim who rebelled against the Qing dynasty in 1895. Ma Dahan arranged a deal with the fellow Dongxiang Ma Wanfu when rebelling against the Qing dynasty. In Hezhou, Didao, and Xunhua they directed their ad ...
Ma Dai
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, Shu Han general in the Three Kingdoms period
* Yusuf Ma Dexin (1794–1874), Qing dynasty Islamic scholar
*
Edward Ma
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Sufi
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Dungan revolt (1862–77) Dungan revolt may refer to:
* Dungan revolt (1862–77), rebellion of various Muslim ethnic groups in Shaanxi and Gansu, China
* Dungan revolt (1895–96) Dungan revolt may refer to:
* Dungan revolt (1862–77) Dungan revolt may refer to:
* Dung ...
* Ma Huateng (born 1971), entrepreneur and founder of
Tencent
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* Jack Ma (or Ma Yun, born 1964), internet entrepreneur and Executive Chairman of Alibaba Group
* James Ma (born 1993), Thai actor
* Jeff Ma, former member of the
MIT Blackjack Team
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: *''ŋjweiC'' < Ma Jun (born c. 1968), environmentalist, non-fiction writer and journalist
* Ma Junren (born 1944), Chinese track and field coach
*
Ma Laichi
Ma Laichi (1681? – 1766?; ), also known as Abu 'l-Futūh Ma Laichi, was a Chinese Sufi master, who brought the Khufiyya movement to China and created the Huasi '' menhuan'' ( Sufi order) - the earliest and most important Naqshbandi (نق ...
(1681–1766), founder of the Chinese
Sufi
Sufism ( ar, ''aṣ-ṣūfiyya''), also known as Tasawwuf ( ''at-taṣawwuf''), is a mystic body of religious practice, found mainly within Sunni Islam but also within Shia Islam, which is characterized by a focus on Islamic spirituality, r ...
Khufiyya movement
*
Ma Lik
Ma Lik, GBS, JP (; 23 February 1952 – 8 August 2007), was a Legislative Councillor, and was the Chairman of the Democratic Alliance for Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB), a pro-Beijing political party in Hong Kong.
Education
Ma Lik attended ...
(Ma Li) (1952–2007), former Hong Kong Legislative Councillor and Chairman of the pro-Beijing Democratic Alliance for Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB)
* Ma Linyi (1864–1938), former Minister of Education in
Gansu
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The seventh-largest administrative district by area at , Gansu lies between the Tibe ...
province under the Nationalist Government
* Ma Liyan (born 1968), Chinese female long-distance runner
* Ma Long (born 1988), table tennis player, ranked first as of March 2013 in the International Table Tennis Federation
* Mary Ma (1952/53–2019), businesswoman
* Ma Mingyu (born 1972), Chinese footballer and national team captain in the
2002 FIFA World Cup
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* Ma Mingxin (1719–1781), founder of the Chinese Sufi order Jahriyya
* Ma Qinghua (born 1987), racing driver
* Ma Qingyun (born 1965), architect
*
Ma Qixi
Ma Qixi (1857–1914; , Xiao'erjing: ), a Hui from Gansu, was the founder of the Xidaotang, a Chinese-Islamic school of thought.
Education and teaching
Ma was born into the family of a Táozhōu ''ahong'' of the Beizhuang ''menhuan'', a Sufi o ...
(1857–1914), founder of the
Xidaotang
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* Ma Ruifang (born 1942), author, scholar and professor at
Shandong University
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's School of Literature
*
Ma Sanli
Ma Sanli (Xiao'erjing: , ; 1914 – 11 February 2003) was a Chinese comedian in the traditional Xiangsheng or "crosstalk" style.
Biography
Ma was born in Beijing; he was of the Hui ethnic group, and the son and grandson of practitioners of Xiang ...
(1914–2003), comedian
*
Shang-keng Ma
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(1940–1983), Chinese theoretical physicist
* Ma Shaowu (1874–1937), member of the Xinjiang clique in the ROC (1912–49) era
* Ma Shenglin (died 1871),
Qing dynasty
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Shu Han
Han (; 221–263), known in historiography as Shu Han ( ) or Ji Han ( "Junior Han"), or often shortened to Shu (; pinyin: ''shŭ'' <
Three Kingdoms
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Eastern Han dynasty
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warlord
* Tzi Ma (Ma Zhi) (born 1962), Chinese American actor
* Ma Wanfu (1849–1934), Dongxiang anti-Qing dynasty rebel and founder of the Yihewani movement
* Ma Weiming (born 1960), Chinese naval engineer
* Ma Xiaochun (born 1964), professional
weiqi
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player
* Ma Xiaonian (born 1945), physician and sexologist
*
Ma Xinyi
Ma Xinyi (Xiao'erjing: , ; Styled and variably 穀三; Posthumous title: 端敏公 (Duke Duanmin); November 3, 1821–August 23, 1870) was an eminent Hui Muslim official and a military general of the late Qing Dynasty in China.
Along with o ...
(1821–1870), Qing dynasty official and general
* Ma Yansong (born 1975), architect
* Ma Ying-jeou (Ma Yingjiu) (born 1950),
President of the Republic of China
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* Yo-Yo Ma (Ma Youyou) (born 1955), French American cellist
* Ma Yuan (14 BC – 49 AD), Eastern Han dynasty general
* Ma Yuan (c. 1160–65 – 1225),
Song dynasty
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painter
* Ma Yuanzhang, a member of the Chinese Sufi order Jahriyya
* Ma Zhanhai (died 1932), NRA general who participated in the Sino-Tibetan War
* Ma Zhanshan (1885–1950), NRA general who fought in the
Second Sino-Japanese War
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*
Banharn Silpa-archa
Banharn Silpa-archa (also spelled ''Banhan'', ''Silapa''-, ''Sinlapa''-, -''acha''; th, บรรหาร ศิลปอาชา, , ; ; 19 August 1932 – 23 April 2016) was a Thai politician. He was the Prime Minister of Thailand from 1995 ...
(Ma Dexiang) (1932–2016), Prime Minister of Thailand from 1995 to 1996 (archa in Thai means "horse")
*Ma Chia-ling (b. December 21, 1996) – Taiwanese singer and member of AKB48.
*Ma Jiaqi (born 2002), Chinese singer, member of Teens in Times
;Members of the Ma clique in the
Qing dynasty
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and the Republic of China (1912–49) era
*Ma Bufang (1903–1975)
*Ma Bukang
*Ma Buqing (1901–1977)
*Ma Biao (general), Ma Biao
*Ma Chengxiang (1914–1991)
*Ma Dunjing (1906–1972)
*Ma Dunjing (1910–2003)
*Ma Fulu (1854–1900)
*Ma Fushou
*Ma Fuxiang (1876–1932)
*Ma Fuxing (1864–1924)
*Ma Fuyuan
*Ma Guoliang
*Ma Haiyan (1837–1900)
*Ma Hongbin (1884–1960)
*Ma Hongkui (1892–1970)
*Ma Hushan (1910–1954)
*Ma Jiyuan (1921–2012)
*Ma Lin (warlord), Ma Lin (1873–1945)
*Ma Qi (1869–1931)
*Ma Qianling (1824－1909)
*Ma Ju-lung (Nationalist general), Ma Julong
*Ma Sheng-kuei (Ma Shenggui)
*Ma Zhan'ao (1830–1886)
*Ma Zhancang
*Ma Zhongying (fl. 1930s)
*Ma Xizhen
Westernized-style surname
*Bertha Hosang Mah (1896 – 1959), Canadian student
*Fiona Ma (born 1966), American politician and member of the California State Assembly
*Frederick Ma, Chinese businessman from Hong Kong
*Geoffrey Ma (born 1956), judge from Hong Kong, China
* Jack Ma or Ma Yun (born 1964), Chinese business magnate, philanthropist, internet and technology entrepreneur, founder and executive chairman of Alibaba Group
*Jaeson Ma, American entrepreneur
* James Ma (born 1993), Thai actor
*Jie Ma, traditional Chinese musician
*Kenneth Ma (born 1974), Chinese Canadian actor
*Qingyun Ma (born 1965), Chinese architect
*Sire Ma (born 1987), Chinese actress
*Sora Ma (born 1984), Malaysian born Singaporean actress
*Stanley Ma (born 1950): Canadian-Quebecois businessman of Chinese origin and founder and President of MTY Food Group
*Steve Ma (born 1962), Chinese actor from Taiwan
*Steven Ma (born 1971), Chinese actor and singer
* Tzi Ma (born 1962), Chinese -American character actor
*Wu Ma (1942–2014), Chinese actor, director, producer
* Yo-Yo Ma (born 1955), American cellist
See also
*List of common Chinese surnames
References
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Chinese-language surnames
Individual Chinese surnames