Ma

E32300
Chinese surname family name

Ma is a common Chinese surname borne by many notable individuals across fields such as music, politics, and sports.

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese surname →
family name →
category Chinese-language surnames →
Surnames of Chinese origin →
commonAmong Han Chinese →
Hui people →
overseas Chinese communities →
hasCulturalAssociation Chinese naming traditions →
hasVariant Ma (Mandarin romanization of 玛/瑪) →
Ma (Mandarin romanization of 马/馬) →
Ma (Mandarin romanization of 马佳, compound surname) →
Ma (Mandarin romanization of 麻) →
languageOfOrigin Chinese →
meaning horse →
notableBearer Ma Biao →
Ma Dong-seok (Don Lee, of Korean descent using Chinese surname form) →
Ma Huateng →
Ma Jian (basketball) →
Ma Jian (writer) →
Ma Junren →
Ma Kai →
Ma Lin →
Ma Long →
Ma Sichun →
Ma Sicong →
Ma Su →
Ma Xiaotian →
Ma Yansong →
Ma Yili →
Ma Ying-jeou →
Ma Yun (Jack Ma) →
originatesFrom Old Chinese →
rankInChina among the most common surnames →
romanizationOf 馬 →
马 →
romanizationSystem Hanyu Pinyin →
scriptFormSimplified 马 →
scriptFormTraditional 馬 →
transliteratedAs Maah →
Mah →
Mar →
usedAs patrilineal surname →
usedIn Chinese diaspora →
Hong Kong →
Macau →
Mainland China →
Taiwan →
writingSystem Chinese characters →
Referenced by (6)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Emily Ma →
Tzi Ma →
Yo-Yo Ma →
Yo-Yo Ma →
Yo-Yo Ma →
familyName
Ma Hiao-Tsiun →
hasFamilyName
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