Chia Surname
Approximately 92,531 people bear this surname
Chia Surname User-submission:
A Teochew (a Chinese dialect) of the surname 谢. Ancestry purportedly comes from a magistrate in south China.
Chia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 34,289 | 1:860 | 113 |
| Nigeria | 14,153 | 1:12,516 | 1,279 |
| Cameroon | 12,925 | 1:1,607 | 150 |
| Singapore | 10,742 | 1:513 | 88 |
| Thailand | 2,929 | 1:24,117 | 2,203 |
| United States | 2,680 | 1:135,246 | 14,165 |
| Colombia | 2,509 | 1:19,041 | 1,510 |
| Mexico | 1,454 | 1:85,369 | 3,480 |
| Australia | 1,341 | 1:20,131 | 2,790 |
| Spain | 970 | 1:48,198 | 4,541 |
| Cambodia | 674 | 1:22,978 | 1,367 |
| Canada | 646 | 1:57,037 | 6,737 |
| Argentina | 633 | 1:67,525 | 5,767 |
| Philippines | 582 | 1:173,949 | 28,177 |
| Peru | 536 | 1:59,299 | 4,721 |
| Vietnam | 450 | 1:205,880 | 973 |
| England | 386 | 1:144,347 | 13,933 |
| Venezuela | 367 | 1:82,300 | 3,268 |
| Hong Kong | 337 | 1:21,767 | 464 |
| Algeria | 311 | 1:124,217 | 17,232 |
| Brazil | 304 | 1:704,192 | 25,854 |
| China | 300 | 1:4,557,739 | 443 |
| Dominican Republic | 293 | 1:35,607 | 1,992 |
| Indonesia | 291 | 1:454,465 | 37,729 |
| United Arab Emirates | 266 | 1:34,445 | 3,670 |
| Italy | 249 | 1:245,609 | 33,202 |
| Chile | 217 | 1:81,182 | 3,222 |
| Morocco | 204 | 1:169,000 | 29,345 |
| Taiwan | 153 | 1:153,234 | 1,365 |
| France | 147 | 1:451,855 | 64,822 |
| Ivory Coast | 131 | 1:176,116 | 7,859 |
| Qatar | 109 | 1:21,633 | 2,325 |
| Brunei | 99 | 1:4,230 | 670 |
| Japan | 99 | 1:1,291,356 | 22,719 |
| New Zealand | 97 | 1:46,684 | 7,635 |
| Mauritania | 69 | 1:59,346 | 4,180 |
| Pakistan | 68 | 1:2,627,116 | 22,516 |
| Netherlands | 62 | 1:272,374 | 33,874 |
| Ecuador | 61 | 1:260,752 | 8,586 |
| Iran | 56 | 1:1,371,116 | 56,327 |
| Costa Rica | 42 | 1:113,811 | 1,827 |
| Liberia | 33 | 1:133,592 | 9,935 |
| Sweden | 22 | 1:447,580 | 32,003 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| Myanmar | 16 | 1:3,246,124 | 792 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:257,878 | 14,969 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Solomon Islands | 10 | 1:58,003 | 11,702 |
| Cuba | 9 | 1:1,280,302 | 7,343 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Macau | 8 | 1:75,204 | 441 |
| Panama | 8 | 1:489,032 | 8,962 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| El Salvador | 3 | 1:2,114,629 | 5,401 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Chía (32) & Chià (1) are calculated separately.
Chia (55,586) may also be a first name.
Chia Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
A Teochew (a Chinese dialect) of the surname 谢. Ancestry purportedly comes from a magistrate in south China.
- exodiahChia Demographics
Average Chia Salary in
United States
$48,616 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Chia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chia (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺸﻴﻌﻪ, Hindi: चिा, Oriya: ଚିଆ, Russian: Чиа) has its highest incidence in Malaysia. It can also occur in the variant forms: Chía or Chià. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chia? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chia is the 6,117th most frequent surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 78,758 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 56 percent of Chia reside; 54 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 37 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 16,893rd most commonly held given name in the world It is held by 55,586 people.
Chia is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is carried by 34,289 people, or 1 in 860. In Malaysia Chia is primarily found in: Selangor, where 39 percent are found, Johor, where 18 percent are found and Sabah, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Malaysia Chia exists in 104 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 15 percent are found and Cameroon, where 14 percent are found.
Chia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Chia has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Chia last name grew 268,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Chia Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Chia last name is primarily Christian (99%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Chia surname are 0.35% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.58% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Chia earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 29.04% less than the national average, earning 245,579 kr per year; in Peru they earn 34.83% more than the national average, earning S/. 26,136 per year; in Colombia they earn 9.11% more than the national average, earning $24,771,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 12.67% more than the national average, earning $48,616 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.68% more than the national average, earning $54,988 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chia in the Hindi language | ||
| चिा | cia | 88.57 |
| चिाा | ciaa | 5.71 |
| चीआ | ci'a | 2.86 |
| चीाा | ciaa | 2.86 |
| Chia in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺸﻴﻌﻪ | alshyh | 73.08 |
| ﺍﻟﺸﻴﻌﺔ | alshyt | 15.38 |
| ﺷﻴﻌﻪ | shyh | 7.69 |
| ﺷﻴﻪ | shyh | 3.85 |
| Chia in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚିଆ | ci'a | 53.85 |
| ଚିଅ | ci'a | 38.46 |
| ଛତିଆ | chati'a | 7.69 |
| Chia in the Russian language | ||
| Чиа | cia | - |
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