Chua

See also: chua, chúa, chuà, chùa, Chúa, chuā, Chuä, and chưa

English

Etymology

Ultimately from Hokkien (Chhòa).

Proper noun

Chua

  1. A surname from Hokkien.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Chua is the 7702nd 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

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien (Chhòa).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Chua

  1. a Chinese Indonesian surname from Hokkien.

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • Choa

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Chua, from Hokkien (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)