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
Chia (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺸﻴﻌﻪ, Hindi: चिा, Oriya: ଚିଆ, Russian: Чиа) is more commonly found in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Chía or Chià. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chia? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,117th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 78,758 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 56 percent of Chia live; 54 percent live in Southeast Asia and 37 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Chia is also the 16,893rd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 55,586 people.
The surname is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is held by 34,289 people, or 1 in 860. In Malaysia Chia is most frequent in: Selangor, where 39 percent reside, Johor, where 18 percent reside and Sabah, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Malaysia this last name is found in 104 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 15 percent reside and Cameroon, where 14 percent reside.
Chia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Chia has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Chia last name rose 268,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Chia Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Chia surname is principally Christian (99%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Chia last name are 0.35% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.58% being registered with the political 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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