Explore the Family Name Sua

The meaning of Sua

1. Vietnamese (Sửa): possibly from the Chinese name 修, see Xiu 1. 2. Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 蔡, possibly based on its pronunciation in the Hainanese dialect, see Cai 1. 3. Samoan: unexplained. 4. Spanish (mainly Cantabria; also Súa): unexplained.

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How common is the last name Sua in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Sua has seen a growth in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked at 37,728 and moved up to 34,353 by 2010, marking an upward shift of 8.95%. The count of people bearing this surname also increased by 19.13% from 554 in 2000 to 660 in 2010. The proportion per 100,000 also saw a minor increase of 4.76%, moving from 0.21 to 0.22.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,728	#34,353	8.95%
Count	554	660	19.13%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.22	4.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sua

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data revealed that the majority of individuals with the surname Sua identify as Asian/Pacific Islander, despite a decrease of 12.23% from 67.15% in 2000 to 58.94% in 2010. There was a significant increase in individuals identifying as Two or more races, with a growth of 64.11% from 7.94% to 13.03%. A small increase was noted within the Hispanic community, moving from 15.16% to 16.82%, a rise of 10.95%. The percentage of White individuals decreased slightly from 6.50% to 6.06%. There were no changes observed among Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native communities, where the percentages were maintained at zero for both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	67.15%	58.94%	-12.23%
Hispanic	15.16%	16.82%	10.95%
Two or More Races	7.94%	13.03%	64.11%
White	6.5%	6.06%	-6.77%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%