Xia Surname
Approximately 4,558,031 people bear this surname
Xia Surname User-submission:
Xia is a Chinese surname believed to be derived from the legendary Xia dynasty of China. The word "xia" literally means summer and is around six thousand years old, originating in the Huiji prefecture of the Qin Dynasty.
Xia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 4,513,113 | 1:303 | 66 |
| Taiwan | 16,019 | 1:1,464 | 85 |
| Thailand | 8,655 | 1:8,162 | 390 |
| United States | 4,649 | 1:77,965 | 8,906 |
| Singapore | 3,578 | 1:1,539 | 182 |
| Hong Kong | 3,289 | 1:2,230 | 160 |
| Spain | 2,604 | 1:17,954 | 2,002 |
| Canada | 1,491 | 1:24,712 | 3,338 |
| Australia | 1,125 | 1:23,996 | 3,289 |
| France | 747 | 1:88,919 | 12,746 |
| England | 291 | 1:191,471 | 16,969 |
| Malaysia | 263 | 1:112,145 | 7,494 |
| Guatemala | 240 | 1:67,011 | 2,512 |
| Germany | 197 | 1:408,657 | 37,472 |
| Japan | 169 | 1:756,475 | 17,661 |
| New Zealand | 161 | 1:28,126 | 4,911 |
| United Arab Emirates | 150 | 1:61,082 | 5,863 |
| Brazil | 149 | 1:1,436,740 | 48,387 |
| Italy | 145 | 1:421,770 | 46,205 |
| Sweden | 134 | 1:73,483 | 5,515 |
| Netherlands | 106 | 1:159,313 | 23,533 |
| Suriname | 77 | 1:7,177 | 1,738 |
| Portugal | 66 | 1:157,852 | 6,835 |
| Austria | 58 | 1:146,818 | 19,663 |
| Greece | 49 | 1:226,118 | 35,110 |
| Norway | 46 | 1:111,789 | 14,873 |
| Belgium | 39 | 1:294,786 | 34,540 |
| Hungary | 34 | 1:288,714 | 22,080 |
| Ecuador | 26 | 1:611,763 | 11,738 |
| Indonesia | 26 | 1:5,086,507 | 239,866 |
| Scotland | 26 | 1:205,916 | 10,908 |
| Slovenia | 25 | 1:99,507 | 11,584 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Ireland | 22 | 1:214,043 | 8,362 |
| Qatar | 19 | 1:124,105 | 14,725 |
| Russia | 18 | 1:8,006,836 | 292,169 |
| Slovakia | 15 | 1:355,763 | 48,124 |
| Pakistan | 15 | 1:11,909,592 | 53,778 |
| Switzerland | 15 | 1:547,528 | 38,365 |
| Denmark | 14 | 1:403,194 | 27,097 |
| Finland | 13 | 1:422,823 | 27,659 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| South Korea | 13 | 1:3,941,558 | 724 |
| Chile | 12 | 1:1,468,040 | 24,959 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Vietnam | 4 | 1:23,161,514 | 3,610 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Belize | 2 | 1:177,737 | 3,502 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Xia (13,389) may also be a first name.
Xia Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Xia is a Chinese surname believed to be derived from the legendary Xia dynasty of China. The word "xia" literally means summer and is around six thousand years old, originating in the Huiji prefecture of the Qin Dynasty.
- eb0_melinaA Teochew (a Chinese dialect) of the surname 谢. Ancestry purportedly comes from a magistrate in south China.
- exodiahXia Demographics
Average Xia Salary in
United States
$49,490 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Xia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Xia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Xia occurs most in China. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Xia.
How Common Is The Last Name Xia? popularity and diffusion
Xia is the 126th most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,599 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Xia live; 99 percent live in East Asia and 99 percent live in Sino-East Asia. Xia is also the 50,237th most common given name in the world, borne by 13,389 people.
Xia is most common in China, where it is carried by 4,513,113 people, or 1 in 303. Besides China this last name is found in 88 countries. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 0 percent live and Thailand, where 0 percent live.
Xia Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Xia last name are 13.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.5% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Xia earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 56.75% less than the national average, earning €12,988 per year; in Norway they earn 1.04% more than the national average, earning 349,670 kr per year; in United States they earn 14.7% more than the national average, earning $49,490 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.06% more than the national average, earning $51,700 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xiap | 86 | 571 | / |
| Xioa | 86 | 6 | / |
| Sxia | 86 | 4 | / |
| Xiad | 86 | 3 | / |
| Xiah | 86 | 2 | / |
| Xiaz | 86 | 2 | / |
| Xiha | 86 | 2 | / |
| Xiea | 86 | 2 | / |
| Gxia | 86 | 1 | / |
| Xias | 86 | 1 | / |
| Xhia | 86 | 1 | / |
| Qxia | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kxia | 86 | 1 | / |
| Cxia | 86 | 1 | / |
| Xiat | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nxia | 86 | 1 | / |
| Xiaj | 86 | 1 | / |
| Xxia | 86 | 1 | / |
| Xiae | 86 | 1 | / |
| Xjia | 86 | 1 | / |
| Xhija | 75 | 316 | / |
| Xiadh | 75 | 254 | / |
| Xhiha | 75 | 107 | / |
| Xujia | 75 | 24 | / |
| Xhiaj | 75 | 10 | / |
| Xiaou | 75 | 9 | / |
| Xieai | 75 | 3 | / |
| Xihai | 75 | 2 | / |
| Xaiya | 75 | 2 | / |
| Xjsia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gxiaz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chxia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Xoiya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Xagia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hxiae | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sia | 67 | 82,422 | / |
| Xiahou | 67 | 164 | / |
| Xea | 67 | 12 | / |
| Xio | 67 | 7 | / |
| Xiehai | 67 | 6 | / |
| Xja | 67 | 4 | / |
| Xya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Xioaia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Xiejia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gxoiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xhihad | 67 | 1 | / |
| ßia | 67 | 1 | / |
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Xia
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