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    The surname Chua

    A Chinese surname, carried by 4,309 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex C000

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Chua is more common than 95.3% of them.

    Origin

    Chinese origin

    Ultimately from Hokkien 蔡 (Chhòa).

    One of 193 Chinese surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 4,309 people named Chua in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 71,651 Americans. That is up 48% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,904.

    #7,702
    rank among US surnames
    4,309
    people in 2010
    1.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +48.4%
    change since 2000 (was #10,193)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #7,697Mote4,31371,585
    #7,698Tabb4,31271,601
    #7,701Delreal4,31171,618
    #7,702Chua4,30971,651
    #7,707Weisman4,30871,668

    Who is named Chua

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    91% of people named Chua identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.6% as two or more races.

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 91%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.2%
    • Two or more races 2.6%
    • White (not Hispanic) 2.5%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Chua

    Chua has the Soundex code C000, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C000.

    Other Chinese surnames

    All 193 Chinese surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Chua come from?
    Ultimately from Hokkien 蔡 (Chhòa).
    How common is the surname Chua?
    4,309 people in the United States had the surname Chua in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 71,651 Americans. It ranked 7,702nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Chua?
    In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Chua identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Is the surname Chua getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,904 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,309 in 2010, up 48%.