Cua is used as a family name or surname in Philippines. It is 3 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Cua
No. of characters: 3
Origin: Philippines
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Cua

How popular is Cua?

Cua is common in Philippines.

Cua is ranked 13508 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Cuas grew by 59.58702 per cent to 1082 since 2000 and ranked 23485 after elevating 8609 spots. The last name was found in around 4 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 50.09 57.96
Hispanic or Latino 33.73 19.17
White 13.31 18.44
Others 1.94 3.98
Cua is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Philippines which signifies that it is originated from Philippines. Around 39045 people have been found who wears Cua as their family name. Cua is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
38,459 New Zealand7
8,438 China5
1,219,338 India3
78,945 Argentina3
1,418 Madagascar3
119,730 Brazil3
14,521 Portugal2
54,641 Sweden2
24,269 Peru2
12,172 Ghana2
91,784 Netherlands2
18,718 Thailand2
4,104 South Korea2
3,993 El Salvador1
42,479 Greece1
3,586 Honduras1
29,046 Japan1
17,575 Kuwait1
4,999 Papua New Guinea1
40,340 Malaysia1
492,292 Ukraine1
13,447 Uganda1
81,201 Switzerland1
5,916 Mozambique1
47,891 Norway1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
155,398 France49
6,551 Qatar39
86,938 Spain14
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
11,356 United Arab Emirates84
6,658 Uruguay73
3,257 Hong Kong71
32,532 Australia69
64,420 England54
Countries with hundreds of Cua:
6,195 Mexico916
1,368 Taiwan232
13,453 Saudi Arabia231
6,162 Colombia227
40,848 Italy202
7,648 Venezuela201
65,100 Indonesia133
2,817 Singapore124
27,790 Canada123
Countries with thousands of Cua:
552 Vietnam5,366
554 Guatemala3,690
28,382 United States1,061
Countries with ten thousands of Cua:
294 Philippines26,036
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Immigrants to US

From Italy

23 years old laborer Antonio Cua who was residing in Italy migrated to New York on October 1, 1899 by Massilia put out from Naples. Nicola Cua (23) Peasant, 31 years old Rosario-Antonio Cua, Peasant Salv. Cua, are other Cua that migrated to US from Naples, Genoa and Marseilles & Naples.

Cua Namesakes

  • Adrià Cuatrecases, Screenwriter
  • Pedro Cuatrecasas, Biochemist
  • Alfonso Cuarón, Film director
  • Alfonso Cuarón, Film director
  • Rodrigo Cuadra, Musician
  • Bienvenido Cuartero, Mathematician
  • Jason Cuadrado, Director
  • Manuel Cuadra Serrano, Soccer player
  • Juan José Cuadros Pérez, Writer
  • Juan Cuadrado, Soccer player

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