Last Name MA

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • MA is ranked as the 1392nd most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 28,398.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 8.91 people named MA for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is commonly used as either a first or last name. More specifically, it is used as a last name 64% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named MA is 22,460, the rank is 1,726 and the proportion per 100k Americans named MA is 7.05.

Last Names MA
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 28,398 +/-2.1%
  • National Rank 1,392
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 8.9

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 22,460
  • National Rank 1,726
  • Proportion/100k 7.05

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name MA is 45.1% White, 26.0% Hispanic origin, 11.0% Black, 15.1% Asian or Pacific Islander, 2.5% Two or More Races, and 0.3% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name MA have a higher likelyhood of being Hispanic origin and a lower likelyhood of being White.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name MA is included in the following name categories:
  • Not Categorized

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name MA

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 45.1% 63.9% -18.8%
Hispanic origin 26.0% 16.3% 9.7%
Black 11.0% 12.3% -1.3%
Asian or Pacific Islander 15.1% 4.9% 10.2%
Two or more races 2.5% 1.8% 0.7%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.3% 0.7% -0.4%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named MA is California where 13,391 people have this name.
  • California is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named MA, as 34.51 in every 100,000 Californians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • California is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 15 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is West Virginia (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 2 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names MA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 618 4.8 98.8% Indiana 148 2.25 93.9% Iowa 50 1.6 85.6% Kansas 105 3.63 92.1% Michigan 309 3.11 97.9% Minnesota 132 2.42 94.9% Missouri 40 1.33 80.9% Nebraska 26 1.4 70.8% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 296 2.56 96.8% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 116 2.02 93.9%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name MA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 618 4.8 98.8%
Indiana 148 2.25 93.9%
Iowa 50 1.6 85.6%
Kansas 105 3.63 92.1%
Michigan 309 3.11 97.9%
Minnesota 132 2.42 94.9%
Missouri 40 1.33 80.9%
Nebraska 26 1.4 70.8%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 296 2.56 96.8%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 116 2.02 93.9%
West State Statistics Last-Names MA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 48 6.49 85.2% Arizona 322 4.78 97.9% California 13,391 34.51 99.9% Colorado 155 2.9 96.0% Hawaii 421 29.69 99.1% Idaho 117 7.17 94.6% Montana 16 1.53 61.7% Nevada 248 8.72 97.9% New Mexico 128 6.14 94.8% Oregon 402 10.12 98.5% Utah 108 3.66 91.1% Washington 1,137 16.1 99.5% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name MA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 48 6.49 85.2%
Arizona 322 4.78 97.9%
California 13,391 34.51 99.9%
Colorado 155 2.9 96.0%
Hawaii 421 29.69 99.1%
Idaho 117 7.17 94.6%
Montana 16 1.53 61.7%
Nevada 248 8.72 97.9%
New Mexico 128 6.14 94.8%
Oregon 402 10.12 98.5%
Utah 108 3.66 91.1%
Washington 1,137 16.1 99.5%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names MA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 259 7.2 98.0% Maine 81 6.13 90.0% Massachusetts 730 10.82 98.7% New Hampshire 65 4.93 91.1% New Jersey 605 6.76 98.8% New York 2,924 14.81 99.7% Pennsylvania 671 5.25 98.8% Rhode Island 109 10.37 94.8% Vermont 8 1.25 62.7%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name MA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 259 7.2 98.0%
Maine 81 6.13 90.0%
Massachusetts 730 10.82 98.7%
New Hampshire 65 4.93 91.1%
New Jersey 605 6.76 98.8%
New York 2,924 14.81 99.7%
Pennsylvania 671 5.25 98.8%
Rhode Island 109 10.37 94.8%
Vermont 8 1.25 62.7%
South State Statistics Last-Names MA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 52 1.07 85.6% Arkansas 45 1.51 83.5% Delaware 57 6.08 95.3% Dist. of Columbia 66 9.95 94.2% Florida 830 4.17 99.1% Georgia 279 2.76 96.6% Kentucky 39 0.88 80.3% Louisiana 27 0.58 71.0% Maryland 452 7.56 98.6% Mississippi 40 1.33 80.9% North Carolina 172 1.73 95.9% Oklahoma 93 2.39 89.9% South Carolina 31 0.64 83.5% Tennessee 129 1.97 93.6% Texas 1,930 7.16 99.2% Virginia 465 5.58 98.1% West Virginia 9 0.49 28.6%

South States
State stats for the first name MA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 52 1.07 85.6%
Arkansas 45 1.51 83.5%
Delaware 57 6.08 95.3%
Dist. of Columbia 66 9.95 94.2%
Florida 830 4.17 99.1%
Georgia 279 2.76 96.6%
Kentucky 39 0.88 80.3%
Louisiana 27 0.58 71.0%
Maryland 452 7.56 98.6%
Mississippi 40 1.33 80.9%
North Carolina 172 1.73 95.9%
Oklahoma 93 2.39 89.9%
South Carolina 31 0.64 83.5%
Tennessee 129 1.97 93.6%
Texas 1,930 7.16 99.2%
Virginia 465 5.58 98.1%
West Virginia 9 0.49 28.6%
 

Full Names with MA as a Last Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have MA as a last name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named MA.

The most popular full name is Li MA. 0.74% of all the people named MA have this given name.

There are 2133 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name MA

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 Li MA 0.74%
2 David MA 0.72%
3 Michael MA 0.65%
4 Peter MA 0.64%
5 Jian MA 0.62%
6 Yu MA 0.60%
7 John MA 0.59%
8 Kevin MA 0.59%
9 Amy MA 0.56%
10 Hong MA 0.56%
11 Helen MA 0.51%
12 James MA 0.49%
13 Wei MA 0.46%
14 Jin MA 0.44%
15 William MA 0.44%
16 Ying MA 0.44%
17 Hung MA 0.43%
18 Jennifer MA 0.43%
19 Jun MA 0.43%
20 Wai MA 0.43%

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