Chua

See also: chúa, chuà, chùa, Chúa, chuā, chưa, chứa, chừa, chửa, chữa, and chua

English

Etymology

Ultimately from Hokkien 蔡 (Chhòa).

Proper noun

Chua

1. A surname from Hokkien.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Chua is the 7702^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4309 individuals. Chua is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (91.13%) individuals.

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• Tjhoa, Tjhoea, Tjoea, Tjo, Tjoa (chiefly 1901–1947)
• Tjhua, Tjua (chiefly 1947–1972)
• Cua

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 蔡 (Chhòa).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈtʃua/ [ˈt̪ʃu.a]
• Rhymes: -a

Proper noun

Chua

1. a Chinese Indonesian surname from Hokkien.

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• Choa

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Chua, from Hokkien 蔡 (Chhòa). Doublet of Choi.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃua/ [ˈt͡ʃuː.ɐ]
    • IPA^(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˈtsua/ [ˈt͡suː.ɐ]
    • Rhymes: -ua
    • Syllabification: Chu‧a
  • IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃwa/ [ˈt͡ʃwa] (Hokkien fluent)
    • IPA^(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˈtswa/ [ˈt͡swa] (Hokkien fluent)
    • Rhymes: -a
    • Syllabification: Chua

Proper noun

Chua (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜏ)

1. a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien

See also

• Choi (from Cantonese)