Hua Surname

416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,245,675 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Brunei

Hua Surname User-submission:

The surname Hua (花) means 'flower' in Chinese. While the other hua (华) hua means 'China'.

Hua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China1,093,8801:1,250130
Vietnam101,1821:91693
United States8,5261:42,5125,216
Cambodia7,2721:2,130450
Taiwan7,0951:3,304113
Singapore5,1831:1,063148
Indonesia4,5781:28,8883,411
Malaysia3,9801:7,411902
Thailand3,0361:23,2672,088
Hong Kong1,7991:4,078218
Canada1,4481:25,4463,424
France1,3021:51,0166,685
Australia1,2571:21,4762,981
Nigeria1,0191:173,84010,753
Brunei9531:43978
England3621:153,91714,625
Ivory Coast3261:70,7713,971
Macau2931:2,053219
Brazil2521:849,50130,645
India2471:3,105,52891,989
Pakistan1931:925,61612,452
Papua New Guinea1601:50,9616,394
Philippines1561:648,96368,172
Spain1301:359,63120,401
Sweden1281:76,9285,759
Germany1241:649,23850,829
United Arab Emirates891:102,9478,862
Japan781:1,639,02925,369
Netherlands731:231,33130,466
New Zealand691:65,62810,016
Norway571:90,21612,446
Austria561:152,06120,229
Switzerland381:216,12918,575
Belgium351:328,47637,084
Guam251:6,405908
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Mexico161:7,757,88835,569
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Solomon Islands121:48,3369,616
Jamaica111:260,9046,695
Finland101:549,67032,186
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
American Samoa81:6,9701,431
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Ireland71:672,70615,999
South Korea71:7,320,0371,243
Belize61:59,2462,743
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Eritrea41:1,187,975480
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Laos41:1,647,081888
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Tonga11:107,313791
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Hua (71,013) may also be a first name.

Hua Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Hua (花) means 'flower' in Chinese. While the other hua (华) hua means 'China'.

- lancefresno

Hua Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hua (Hindi: हुआ, Oriya: ହୁଆ) is held by more people in China than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hua? popularity and diffusion

Hua is the 416th most frequently held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 5,850 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Hua live; 89 percent live in East Asia and 89 percent live in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 13,689th most common first name throughout the world, held by 71,013 people.

It is most commonly used in China, where it is held by 1,093,880 people, or 1 in 1,250. Outside of China this last name exists in 103 countries. It also occurs in Vietnam, where 8 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Hua Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hua has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 36,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hua Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Hua are 10.53% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 63.76% registered with the party.

The amount Hua earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 17.05% less than the national average, earning 287,081 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 83.6% less than the national average, earning R 38,964 per year; in Vietnam they earn 7.82% less than the national average, earning 75,993,600 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 14.23% more than the national average, earning $49,288 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.55% less than the national average, earning $48,913 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chua86161,358/
Huat8611,232/
Huay861,060/
Khua86822/
Huas86383/
Huae8631/
Huaa8623/
Huea8619/
Huaz8611/
Huad869/
Hwua865/
Huoa864/
Huap864/
Hhua862/
Huaj862/
Ua8020,960/
Chuay751,881/
Houha751,673/
Chuat751,648/
Khuay75801/
Huath75229/
Chhua7551/
Huaiy7546/
Chuaa7535/
Huayi7519/
Chuae7516/
Chuap7515/
Chuas7515/
Chuea7513/
Chuoa7513/
Chuaz759/
Huaii754/
Huach754/
Huads753/
Huhad753/
Huadh753/
Huayt752/
Huatt752/
Huats751/
Huaat751/
Huaai751/
Huadt751/
Huasd751/
Huatd751/
Chuad751/
Chuaj751/
Huast751/
Huaei751/
Huhas751/
Khuaj751/
Huo671,090,410/
Hwa6719,965/
Vua676,049/
Jua672,125/
Wua671,908/
Houeha671,185/
Uap67580/
Uas67539/
Uat67482/
Hba67469/
Uay67455/
Chouha67433/
Wha67379/
Hva67326/
Uaa6798/
Chuahy6756/
Uea6749/
Uad6742/
Chuatz6726/
Uae6721/
Chuhaj6718/
Uaz6717/
Vha6716/
Houhat6712/
Uoa6712/
Huahau677/
Uaj677/
Chuaha676/
Chouea675/
Khuhai673/
Huatts672/
Houhad671/
Chuhah671/
Chuhaa671/
Chuahe671/
Chuayi671/
Chuays671/
Houhai671/
Khuaha671/
Khuhah671/
Chuast670/

Hua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hua in the Oriya language
ହୁଆhu'a-
Hua in the Hindi language
हुआhu'a97.11
हुाhua0.8
हु़ाhua0.05
हूाhua0.05

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