Ma (simplified: 马; traditional: 馬; pinyin: mǎ) is one of the most common Chinese family names. As of 2006, it ranks as the 14th most popular Chinese surname in Mainland China. This surname literally means "horse" in Mandarin and Cantonese.
Notable individuals with the surname Ma
- Ma Chung-Yin, Chinese Eastern Turkestan activist (fl. 1930s)
- Ma Hualong, Chinese-Muslim (Hui) religious and insurrection leader (d. 1871)
- Jack Ma, Chinese Internet entrepreneur (b. 1964)
- Ma Lik, Former Legislative Councillor and Chairman of the pro-Beijing Democratic Alliance for Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB) (1952 - 2007)
- Ma Sanli, Chinese comedian (1914 – 2003)
- Ma Ying-jeou, Taiwanese politician (b. 1950)
- Yo-Yo Ma, French-born American cellist (b. 1955)
- Ma Xiaonian, Physician and sexologist (b. 1945)
