Chuah Surname

27,427th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,602 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Chuah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chuah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia16,8001:1,756265
Thailand8871:79,63710,683
Singapore6761:8,147466
Australia3561:75,8318,870
United States2321:1,562,323105,498
England1441:386,93126,993
United Arab Emirates1331:68,8896,446
Canada611:604,02649,778
New Zealand611:74,23510,965
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
China371:36,954,6371,973
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Philippines251:4,049,529157,830
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Wales51:618,90625,852
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Brunei21:209,3663,098
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
France11:66,422,722504,397
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Malta11:430,2723,380
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Macau11:601,6301,582
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Chuah (1,292) may also be a first name.

Chuah Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chuah Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Chuah is carried by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Chuah click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chuah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 27,427th most prevalent family name globally, held by around 1 in 371,776 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Chuah reside; 94 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 86 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Chuah is also the 219,079th most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 1,292 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Malaysia, where it is carried by 16,800 people, or 1 in 1,756. In Malaysia Chuah is mostly concentrated in: Penang, where 31 percent are found, Selangor, where 23 percent are found and Perak, where 20 percent are found. Besides Malaysia Chuah is found in 46 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 5 percent are found and Singapore, where 3 percent are found.

Chuah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Chuah last name are 5.5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.27% being registered with the party.

The amount Chuah earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 23.7% more than the national average, earning $53,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.58% more than the national average, earning $64,377 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chouah91201/
Chuhah911/
Huah89228/
Chouach83178/
Chouaih83101/
Chujjah8313/
Chauhah8310/
Chouayh839/
Chouaha836/
Chhuaha832/
Choua804,710/
Chuho801,174/
Chuha801,007/
Chuoh8059/
Chaua8037/
Cheua8036/
Houah8011/
Chuua801/
Huuah801/
Huahu801/
Hauah800/
Chouhash771/
Chuuaych771/
Chahua734,341/
Chuhai732,908/
Chouat732,392/
Chouai731,285/
Chouay731,180/
Chouha73433/
Chauha73353/
Chouaa73349/
Chouad73280/
Hujjah73164/
Chooah73120/
Chuhay7362/
Khouah7335/
Chuhaj7318/
Chauas7318/
Houahe7314/
Chouho7312/
Chuyia7311/
Huhiah7310/
Cheuha7310/
Chouoh736/
Chuiya735/
Hujiah733/
Chouap733/
Chauoa733/
Chuhoi733/
Chauho732/
Chuuha732/
Chauay732/
Huahai732/
Chuhot732/
Khuhah731/
Chauai731/
Chauat731/
Chauaz731/
Chhaua731/
Huahei731/
Chauad731/
Chouas731/
Chohua731/
Chuhaa731/
Chujja731/
Chu'ay731/
Chujia731/
Houa674,227/
Huha67771/
Chouhad67592/
Haua67483/
Chouhou67411/
Huho67371/
Chouayt67170/
Huňa67161/
Chouhai6792/
Heua6749/
Chauhai6745/
Chougia6726/
Huoh6722/
Chouaid6720/
Chouait6715/
Hauahei6711/
Huľa6710/
Chúa677/
Chauhau674/
Hauhash674/
Khujjah673/
Khouahe672/
Chauhaa672/
Chauhas672/
Huđa672/
Chauhaj671/
Chouàch671/
Chouaïa671/
Houahah671/
Hu'a671/
Khujiah671/
Chouaaa671/
Chugiai671/
Chuiyap671/
Chujhay671/
Chieuha671/
Chuyyad671/
Chuyyat671/
Chuhead671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chuah
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