Thua Surname

252,519th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,567 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Vietnam
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Thua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Vietnam1,1441:80,984653
Cambodia3631:42,6641,735
Taiwan151:1,562,98310,375
Kenya141:3,298,56438,706
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Thua (5,620) may also be a first name.

Thua Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thua (Hindi: थूआ, Oriya: ଥୁଆ) is more frequently found in Vietnam than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thua? popularity and diffusion

The surname Thua is the 252,519th most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,650,636 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Thua are found; 97 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 73 percent are found in Viet-Asia. It is also the 89,328th most prevalent given name world-wide, held by 5,620 people.

The last name is most numerous in Vietnam, where it is carried by 1,144 people, or 1 in 80,984. In Vietnam it is most numerous in: Southeast, where 30 percent are found, Red River Delta, where 20 percent are found and Mekong River Delta, where 19 percent are found. Other than Vietnam this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Cambodia, where 23 percent are found and Taiwan, where 1 percent are found.

Thua Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Thua has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thuay8936/
Thuea892/
Thuaz891/
Thtua891/
Thuad890/
Tua8621,084/
Thuaij801/
Thwuat800/
Thuatt800/
Thuo7527,429/
Tuat754,531/
Dhua752,034/
Tuaç75901/
Tuay75765/
Tuas75685/
Tdua75123/
Tuap7577/
Tuaz7573/
Tuea7537/
Twha758/
Tuaa754/
Thwa754/
Tuad754/
Twua753/
Tuae753/
Ttua752/
Tuaj751/
Dtua751/
Tuoa751/
Hdua751/
Twaha6720,171/
Thway679,767/
Tuach678,064/
Touha671,217/
Tuhou6776/
Tuheu6730/
Tuaau6727/
Thwaa6717/
Tvaha6715/
Dhuaa6714/
Tua'a6713/
Tuast678/
Tuhaj676/
Thwai675/
Tuayi674/
Tuaai674/
Dhuat673/
Dhuaj672/
Dhuad672/
Tuaat671/
Tuash671/
Tuaão671/
Tuoha671/
Thwah671/
Thuoh671/
Dhuas671/
Tuaey671/
Tuatz671/
Touea671/
Dhuap671/
Twhay670/
Tuahy670/

Thua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thua in the Hindi language
थूआthu'a-
Thua in the Oriya language
ଥୁଆthu'a90.48
ଥୂଆthu'a4.76
ଠୁଆତାିthu'atai4.76

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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 Thua
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