Ma (surname)

Updated on Dec 26, 2023

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Language(s) Old Chinese		Meaning "horse"

Romanization Ma, Mah, Mar (Mandarin, Cantonese) Beh/Baey (Teochew) Ma (Korean) Mã (Vietnamese) Bey(Hokkien) Ma (Korean) Pronunciation Mǎ (Pinyin) Má, Bé (Pe̍h-ōe-jī) Language(s) Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean Derivation Name of a district Muhammad (name)

Ma (simplified Chinese: 马; traditional Chinese: 馬; pinyin: Mǎ) is a Chinese family name. The surname literally means "horse". It is one of the most common family names in China. As of 2006, it ranks as the 14th most common Chinese surname in Mainland China and the most common surname within the Chinese Muslim community, specifically the Hui people, Dongxiang people, and Salar people.

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. for e.g. Ma Jian, Ma Benzhai, Ma clique.

During the Ming dynasty, the Zhengde Emperor had an Uyghur concubine with the surname Ma.

Notable people

Ma Anliang (1855–1919), Qing dynasty and National Revolutionary Army (NRA) general

Mah Bow Tan (Ma Baoshan) (born 1948), Singaporean politician

Ma Chao (176–222), Shu Han general in the Three Kingdoms period

Ma Ching-chiang (Ma Jingqiang), Republic of China Army general

Ma Dahan, Dongxiang anti-Qing dynasty rebel

Ma Dai, Shu Han general in the Three Kingdoms period

Yusuf Ma Dexin (1794–1874), Qing dynasty Islamic scholar

Edward Ma, member of the electronica band Glitch Mob

Henry C. Ma

Ma Hualong (died 1871), head of the Chinese Sufi order Jahriyya and one of the leaders of the Dungan revolt (1862–77)

Ma Huateng (born 1971), entrepreneur and founder of Tencent

Jack Ma (or Ma Yun, born 1964), internet entrepreneur and Executive Chairman of Alibaba Group

Jeff Ma, former member of the MIT Blackjack Team

Ma Jianrong, Chinese executive in the textile industry. Chairman of Shenzhou International Group Holdings Limited

Ma Jin (born 1988), badminton player

Ma Jun (fl. 220–265), Cao Wei mechanical engineer and official in the Three Kingdoms period

Ma Jun (born ca. 1968), environmentalist, non-fiction writer and journalist

Ma Junren (born 1944), Chinese track and field coach

Ma Laichi (1681–1766), founder of the Chinese Sufi Khufiyya movement

Ma Lik (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 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

Ma Mingxin (1719–1781), founder of the Chinese Sufi order Jahriyya

Ma Qinghua (born 1987), racing driver

Ma Qingyun (born 1965), architect

Ma Qixi (1857–1914), founder of the Xidaotang

Ma Ruifang (born 1942), author, scholar and professor at Shandong University's School of Literature

Ma Sanli (1914–2003), comedian

Ma Shaowu (1874–1937), member of the Xinjiang clique in the ROC (1912–49) era

Ma Shenglin (died 1871), Qing dynasty rebel who participated in the Panthay Rebellion

Ma Sicong (1912–1987), violinist and composer

Ma Teng (died 211), Eastern Han dynasty 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 Xiao, National Revolutionary Army (NRA) general who participated in the Sino-Tibetan War

Ma Xiaochun (born 1964), professional weiqi player

Ma Xiaonian (born 1945), physician and sexologist

Ma Xinyi (1821–1870), Qing dynasty official and general

Ma Ying-jeou (Ma Yingjiu) (born 1950), President of the Republic of China

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 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

Members of the Ma clique in the Qing dynasty and the Republic of China (1912–49) era

Ma Bufang (1903–1975)

Ma Bukang

Ma Buqing (1901–1977)

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 (1873–1945)

Ma Qi (1869–1931)

Ma Qianling (1824－1909)

Ma Rulong

Ma Sheng-kuei (Ma Shenggui)

Ma Zhan'ao (1830–1886)

Ma Zhancang

Ma Zhongying (fl. 1930s)

Ma Xizhen

References

Ma (surname) Wikipedia

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