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Hua

in the US

There are 4,036 people with the last name "Hua" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

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Hua 6,612
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  1. is 6,608th most common Cardinal
  2. is 6,609th most common Hileman
  3. is 6,610th most common Yen
  4. is 6,611th most common Boley
  5. is 6,612th most common Hua
  6. is 6,613th most common Westover
  7. is 6,614th most common Boggess
  8. is 6,615th most common Gast
  9. is 6,616th most common Pepin

Similar Names and Nicknames

Hu, Hui, Huh, Hue, Huo, Hoa, Huy, Hwa, Hea, Hia

Most Common First Names for Hua

Thanh, Hung, Minh, David, Dung, Hong, Phuong, Wei, Anh, Hoa

Meaning & History

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Hua

Hawaiian: unexplained.

Vietnamese (H{us’}a): unexplained.

Chinese 华: one source of the name is Hua mountain, from the time of the Xia dynasty (2205–1766BC). Also, during the Zhou dynasty (1122–221BC), a duke of the state of Song enfeoffed the city of Hua to his son, whose descendants adopted the name of the city as their surname. Hua also means ‘China’ or ‘Chinese’ in a broad sense, as in ‘Chinese culture’ or ‘the Chinese people’.

Chinese 花: there is another Chinese name romanized as Hua, whose origins are not clear, but it is apparent that the name came into common use beginning with the Tang dynasty (618–907). This character for Hua also means ‘flower’.

Chinese 滑: Wu Wang, who established the Zhou dynasty in 1122BC, granted the state of Hua along with the title of Earl to a subject. Descendants of this Earl of Hua adopted Hua as their surname. This character for Hua also means ‘slippery’ or ‘smooth’.

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