Cua Surname

33,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,828 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Cua Surname User-submission:

This is a surname that derives from the name of the ancient Cai state (蔡). The spread of the Chinese diaspora into all parts of the world resulted in the Romanization of the surnames based on different languages.

Cua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines5,3941:18,7692,250
Guatemala3,1301:5,138698
Vietnam2,2981:40,316503
Mexico1,8681:66,4493,040
United States1,2271:295,40327,336
Uruguay6751:5,084580
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Italy2111:289,84236,973
El Salvador1451:43,7511,226
Indonesia1401:944,63769,875
Taiwan1151:203,8671,752
Canada981:375,97533,576
Singapore981:56,2012,231
United Arab Emirates331:277,64519,302
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
France161:4,151,420237,746
England91:6,190,895170,599
Madagascar91:2,627,7603,802
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Qatar61:393,00055,922
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
China51:273,464,31313,838
India51:153,413,076951,030
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Cambodia41:3,871,7869,580
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Cua (5,810) may also be a first name.

Cua Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a surname that derives from the name of the ancient Cai state (蔡). The spread of the Chinese diaspora into all parts of the world resulted in the Romanization of the surnames based on different languages.

- kayesokua

Cua Last Name Facts

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

Cua is found most frequently in The Philippines. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Cua click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cua? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 33,545th most widely held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 460,421 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 52 percent of Cua reside; 49 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 33 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Cua is also the 87,500th most common forename globally. It is borne by 5,810 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The Philippines, where it is held by 5,394 people, or 1 in 18,769. In The Philippines Cua is most prevalent in: National Capital Region, where 35 percent live, Davao Region, where 10 percent live and Calabarzon, where 10 percent live. Outside of The Philippines it occurs in 47 countries. It also occurs in Guatemala, where 20 percent live and Vietnam, where 15 percent live.

Cua Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cua last name are 2.85% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.38% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cua earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 27.17% less than the national average, earning $16,534,000 COP per year; in Vietnam they earn 9.48% more than the national average, earning 90,254,300 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 6.84% more than the national average, earning $46,099 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.75% more than the national average, earning $57,509 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chua86161,358/
Cuas86774/
Cuaz86527/
Cuay86499/
Cuat86260/
Cuha86254/
Cuad8612/
Cuah869/
Cuea867/
Cgua863/
Csua862/
Cuae861/
Ccua861/
Cuaa861/
Qcua861/
Ckua861/
Cuoa861/
Czua861/
Chuay751,881/
Csuha75376/
Cuatt75226/
Cuhat75106/
Chhua7551/
Chuaa7535/
Cuhaj7517/
Chuae7516/
Cuhay7513/
Chuea7513/
Tchua757/
Cuhai756/
Cuatz756/
Cueha754/
Cquay753/
Cuhas753/
Ncuha751/
Cuhap751/
Cuaão751/
Cuads751/
Tcuha751/
Chsua751/
Ccuaz751/
Dcuha751/
Czuha751/
Chuaj751/
Cuast751/
Czuap751/
Cuaie750/
Zua6737,055/
Kua6713,957/
Gua6712,963/
Qua675,171/
Csuhai67477/
Csuhaj67283/
Cuo67279/
Cwa6770/
Chuahy6756/
Csuhay6748/
Czuhai6735/
Cva6723/
Czuhaj6720/
Chuhaj6718/
Chuaha676/
Cuahey672/
Chuhah671/
Chuhaa671/
Chuahe671/
Chuayi671/

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