Cha Surname

583rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 936,167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
North Korea

Cha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China347,8971:3,930189
North Korea331,5661:7614
South Korea203,9731:25136
United States10,4191:34,7884,338
India5,5091:139,2398,889
Cambodia4,9671:3,118566
Vietnam4,9181:18,838365
Malaysia3,6131:8,163970
Guatemala3,4361:4,681651
Taiwan2,8061:8,355164
Singapore1,8571:2,966253
Sri Lanka1,6811:12,3791,773
Thailand1,5801:44,7085,060
Philippines1,3541:74,77012,910
Hong Kong1,2371:5,930253
Pakistan9211:193,9674,792
Canada7931:46,4645,701
Cameroon7201:28,8463,892
Morocco6481:53,2048,802
France5831:113,93317,120
Indonesia5561:237,85821,928
Saudi Arabia4371:70,60810,708
Russia4271:337,52533,732
Brazil3661:584,90321,828
Egypt3661:251,19117,305
Argentina3391:126,08710,673
Australia3361:80,3449,348
Iran3231:237,71718,252
United Arab Emirates2211:41,4584,276
Uruguay2151:15,9621,804
Mexico2101:591,0779,866
Kenya2061:224,17415,814
Nigeria1851:957,52840,908
Italy1141:536,46252,562
New Zealand1141:39,7226,688
England1131:493,08031,588
Kazakhstan1091:162,22515,959
Uzbekistan1031:300,2838,324
Japan851:1,504,05124,420
Colombia791:604,7357,577
Germany701:1,150,07875,714
Qatar501:47,1604,880
Spain461:1,016,34937,676
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Netherlands311:544,74849,659
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Sweden261:378,72126,697
Ukraine261:1,750,873130,688
Laos251:263,533260
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Belgium221:522,57550,051
Ivory Coast221:1,048,69225,281
Tunisia221:27,7564,198
Kyrgyzstan211:284,41225,571
Chile191:927,18319,125
Afghanistan181:1,786,28813,520
Belarus171:558,88650,306
Latvia171:120,59117,235
Myanmar161:3,246,124792
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Paraguay141:516,9106,745
Jamaica101:286,9957,581
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Guam81:20,0153,029
Trinidad and Tobago81:170,4978,814
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Lebanon51:1,127,41717,983
Mauritania51:818,97323,459
Nepal51:5,696,19113,053
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Niger41:4,798,00475,547
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Swaziland41:324,550996
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belize11:355,4743,977
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Malta11:430,2723,380
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Tonga11:107,313791
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

The alternate forms: Chá (59), Chã (7), Chà (2) & Chä (1) are calculated separately.

Cha (71,680) may also be a first name.

Cha Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Cha Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Cha (Bengali: চা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺸﺎ, Hindi: चा, Marathi: छाया, Oriya: ଚ, Russian: Ча, Tibetan: ལྕགས་) is more frequently found in China than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Chá, Chã, Chà or Chä. For other possible spellings of Cha click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cha? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cha is the 583rd most widely held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 7,784 people. The last name Cha is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Cha are found; 95 percent are found in East Asia and 57 percent are found in Koreanic Asia. It is also the 13,595th most frequently held given name in the world. It is borne by 71,680 people.

This surname is most prevalent in China, where it is held by 347,897 people, or 1 in 3,930. Barring China this last name exists in 134 countries. It also occurs in North Korea, where 35 percent are found and South Korea, where 22 percent are found.

Cha Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cha has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cha last name increased 57,883 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cha Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (27%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Cha surname are 3.72% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.49% registered with the party.

The amount Cha earn in different countries varies significantly. In Colombia they earn 16.25% less than the national average, earning $19,012,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.02% more than the national average, earning $47,043 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.44% more than the national average, earning $55,369 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chá8959/
Chã897/
Chà892/
Chä891/
Chai861,025,020/
Chau86303,716/
Chea86240,026/
Chay8662,567/
Chaa869,140/
Chaj868,797/
Chah867,870/
Tcha866,605/
Chap866,445/
Chad866,413/
Chat866,138/
Choa862,349/
Chas861,763/
Chaz86341/
Chaś86163/
Scha86126/
Chha86120/
Chać8650/
Chaľ8612/
Chaï869/
Chúa867/
Chga865/
Chaà863/
Csha862/
Chéa862/
Chìa862/
Chza862/
Chsa861/
Zcha861/
Chaâ861/
Chaî861/
Chač861/
Chxa861/
Ha801,653,060/
Ca8087,668/
Chaus7513,116/
Chaya7511,524/
Chhay758,837/
Chaux755,531/
Chaiy754,785/
Schau753,741/
Chach753,475/
Chaha753,276/
Chatt753,159/
Tchaa752,899/
Chait752,873/
Chaia751,727/
Chadd751,670/
Chaid751,641/
Chaud751,530/
Tchea751,227/
Schaa75848/
Cheat75758/
Chhoa75752/
Chapp75739/
Chaja75550/
Tchaï75526/
Tchad75420/
Chaat75396/
Chahu75386/
Chaut75379/
Cheaz75371/
Schai75354/
Tchai75332/
Cheap75311/
Chash75294/
Chais75289/
Schay75268/
Tscha75266/
Chiea75265/
Chaai75252/
Chass75227/
Chaij75219/
Cheas75206/
Chhea75163/
Chadh75143/
Chaip75126/
Schea75122/
Chhat75117/
Chhai75107/
Chays7593/
Chaay7592/
Chast7587/
Chadt7585/
Chauh7584/
Cheae7578/
Tchay7571/
Chajj7558/
Chauz7558/
Chayt7555/
Chaah7555/
Chaih7543/
Schah7533/
Chead7532/
Chats7531/
Chcha7530/
Chads7529/
Czaha7527/
Chaad7523/
Chaiz7523/
Shcha7523/
Chioa7523/
Chaas7520/
Chhap7520/
Cháňa7520/
Chahy7516/
Tchat7514/
Cheța7514/
Chuoa7513/
Chauy7512/
Chacz7512/
T'Cha7511/
Tchau7511/
Schaj7511/
Schoa759/
Cieha759/
Chaaa759/
Chatp758/
Chajt758/
Tchap758/
Chhad757/
Chatd757/
Cheșa757/
Chhas756/
Chazz755/
Cooha755/
Chooa755/
Chayd755/
Cshaa754/
Chasp754/
Chhaa754/
Chaap754/
Hchad754/
Chaït754/
Chadz753/
Chhau753/
Chauu753/
Chhha753/
Chayz753/
Chhaz752/
Chhga752/
Cshah752/
Cheea752/
Tchaî752/
Chaïa752/
Chaïd752/
Chzea752/
Chaup752/
Chhah752/
Chaph752/
Chaaz751/
Chhaj751/
Jchaj751/
Cshha751/
Chsha751/
Chssa751/
Zchau751/
Stcha751/
Chaîd751/
Zchat751/
Ûchoa751/
Zchai751/
Caaha751/
Cahaj751/
Ciaha751/
Chazt751/
Chgay751/
Chayh751/
Dchai751/
Csaha751/
Cai678,207,082/
Cho672,119,473/
Chi671,098,244/
Che67827,744/
Sha67551,922/
Hai67421,703/
Kha67273,378/
Haj67158,194/
Hoa67155,230/
Hay67130,160/
Chy6780,240/
Hau6751,479/
Cau6741,526/
Cea6727,556/
Cay6720,114/
Has6719,866/
Coa6713,593/
Had6710,713/
Hat6710,423/
Cia676,430/
Haz674,346/
Haß674,305/
Zha673,639/
Chhaya673,144/
Caj672,213/
Caa672,072/
Chaush671,918/
Haa671,815/
Hap671,770/
Hah671,741/
Zschau671,002/
Chaaya67971/
Chj67833/
Ché67808/
Chahah67732/
Chahyd67626/
Schauß67610/
Hea67570/
Chaich67472/
Schauz67469/
Scheau67468/
Chouha67433/
Schaup67417/
Schats67325/
Chaaij67170/
Schaay67158/
Tchach67151/
Chatth67147/
Hsa67113/
Chsaha67105/
Schaat67103/
Chaudh67100/
Haş6787/
Chauss6772/
Hza6768/
Xha6764/
Chasth6762/
Schatp6747/
Chahai6747/
Haš6746/
Chaitt6744/
Haș6741/
Tca6737/
Tschas6737/
Schead6732/
Shchas6731/
Hja6730/
Csa6728/
Chauou6728/
Schapf6725/
Chaggi6724/
Chahay6722/
Chahey6719/
Chheat6719/
Chachd6718/
Chaowa6717/
Haç6715/
Chaova6714/
Cahova6714/
Cheats6713/
Tschap6713/
Cza6712/
Haï6712/
Tcheau6711/
Chautz6711/
Shchap6711/
Chazsh6711/
Hca6710/
Shchaz6710/
Hha679/
Chhauy678/
Tschai678/
Tchaas678/
Schaht678/
Chaits678/
Cêa678/
Chí678/
Chieha678/
Chaiph678/
Chheap677/
Chaipp677/
Dca676/
Chó676/
Chaitz676/
Chaucz675/
Céa675/
Șcheau675/
Chaass675/
Cheash675/
Haÿ675/
Haľ675/
Chauch674/
Chatch674/
Chaiss674/
Cheaua674/
Uancha674/
Chatts673/
Cheach673/
Chasht673/
Chaaia673/
Hứa673/
Tcheah673/
Chaych673/
Schaai672/
Schadz672/
Chhass672/
Chauhs672/
Cheatz672/
Chaddh672/
Chahau672/
Chuuha672/
Chaahu672/
Côa672/
Caí672/
Chauhd672/
Shchaa672/
Tchaah672/
Tchaid672/
Tschau672/
Schatd672/
Haî672/
Shchai672/
Chault671/
C'A671/
Chaait671/
Chaadh671/
Chaapp671/
Chahaa671/
Chaids671/
Chajje671/
Chgaya671/
Chhaus671/
Chhgah671/
Chaudd671/
Chaust671/
Chausz671/
Chautt671/
Chaydz671/
Chaysh671/
Chazzs671/
Chchad671/
Geecha671/
Zschah671/
Zchach671/
Schahs671/
Schaip671/
Schayz671/
Scheas671/
Schiea671/
Tchaup671/
Cahaha671/
Chashs671/
Haã671/
Tchait671/
Chacht671/
Chè671/
Høa671/
Hać671/
Uamcha671/
Šha671/
Shchad671/
Shchat671/
Schasz671/
Scheap671/
Schaij671/
Schabp671/
Tchzah671/
Tchats671/
Tchauz671/
Tchaad671/
Tchaat671/
Tchahz671/
Tchais671/
H'Tcha671/
Cìa671/
D'Tcha671/
Chô671/
Chchai671/
Cheaud671/
Chayht671/
Chahaî671/
Chagio671/
Chaish671/
Chaisz671/
Cha'ah671/
Caï671/
Cheova671/
Chhaja671/
Chhaud671/
Chioșa671/
Tchass671/
Chaije671/
Chayje671/
Chhaia671/
Tchioa671/
Scheea671/
Schaah671/
Thchai671/
Stscha671/
Chahaï671/
Chahyi671/
Chasst671/
Chauyp671/
Chayth671/
Chehha671/
Hxa671/
Scheat670/
Cheaus670/
Chasch670/
Schaha670/

Cha Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cha in the Bengali language
চাca-
Cha in the Marathi language
छायाchaya-
Cha in the Hindi language
चाca89.5
ॠचाrca5.5
चौcau2.5
cha2.25
Cha in the Oriya language
ca77.14
ଚାca15.71
ଭାରbhara2.86
Cha in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺸﺎalsha42.86
ﺍﺷﺎasha28.57
ﺃﺷﺎasha14.29
ﺍﻟﺸﺎﺀalsha14.29
Cha in the Tibetan language
ལྕགས་chak42.86
ཆ་་cha28.57
ཕྱག་chak14.29
ཆ་cha14.29
Cha in the Russian language
Чаca-

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