Chia

Borrowed from Mandarin 賈／贾 (jiǎ), 郟／郏 (jiá), 甲 (jiǎ), and 家 (jiā).

Chia (plural Chias)

1. A Chinese surname, variant of Jia.

Borrowed from either Hokkien 謝 / 谢 (Chiā) or Teochew 謝 / 谢 (zia⁷).

Chia (plural Chias)

1. (Singapore, Malaysia) A surname from Hokkien.
2. (Singapore, Malaysia) A surname from Teochew.

• Cheah, Sia

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Chia is the 16450^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1748 individuals. Chia is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (68.54%) and Hispanic/Latino (21.62%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Chia”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 325.

• Achi, achi, AHCI, Chai, chai

• Tjhia

From Hakka 謝 / 谢 (Chhia).

Chia

1. a surname from Hakka