Xia Surname

126th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,558,031 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
China

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China4,513,1131:30366
Taiwan16,0191:1,46485
Thailand8,6551:8,162390
United States4,6491:77,9658,906
Singapore3,5781:1,539182
Hong Kong3,2891:2,230160
Spain2,6041:17,9542,002
Canada1,4911:24,7123,338
Australia1,1251:23,9963,289
France7471:88,91912,746
England2911:191,47116,969
Malaysia2631:112,1457,494
Guatemala2401:67,0112,512
Germany1971:408,65737,472
Japan1691:756,47517,661
New Zealand1611:28,1264,911
United Arab Emirates1501:61,0825,863
Brazil1491:1,436,74048,387
Italy1451:421,77046,205
Sweden1341:73,4835,515
Netherlands1061:159,31323,533
Suriname771:7,1771,738
Portugal661:157,8526,835
Austria581:146,81819,663
Greece491:226,11835,110
Norway461:111,78914,873
Belgium391:294,78634,540
Hungary341:288,71422,080
Ecuador261:611,76311,738
Indonesia261:5,086,507239,866
Scotland261:205,91610,908
Slovenia251:99,50711,584
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Ireland221:214,0438,362
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
Slovakia151:355,76348,124
Pakistan151:11,909,59253,778
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Finland131:422,82327,659
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
South Korea131:3,941,558724
Chile121:1,468,04024,959
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Wales91:343,83718,086
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Belize21:177,7373,502
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

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_melina

A Teochew (a Chinese dialect) of the surname 谢. Ancestry purportedly comes from a magistrate in south China.

- exodiah

Xia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Xia is found in China more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Xia click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Xia? popularity and diffusion

It is the 126th most frequently occurring surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,599 people. Xia is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Xia are found; 99 percent are found in East Asia and 99 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 50,237th most prevalent first name on earth It is held by 13,389 people.

The last name is most frequently held in China, where it is borne by 4,513,113 people, or 1 in 303. Other than China it 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 bearing the Xia last name are 13.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.5% being 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Xiap86571/
Xioa866/
Sxia864/
Xiad863/
Xiah862/
Xiaz862/
Xiha862/
Xiea862/
Gxia861/
Xias861/
Xhia861/
Qxia861/
Kxia861/
Cxia861/
Xiat861/
Nxia861/
Xiaj861/
Xxia861/
Xiae861/
Xjia861/
Xhija75316/
Xiadh75254/
Xhiha75107/
Xujia7524/
Xhiaj7510/
Xiaou759/
Xieai753/
Xihai752/
Xaiya752/
Xjsia751/
Gxiaz751/
Chxia751/
Xoiya751/
Xagia751/
Hxiae751/
Sia6782,422/
Xiahou67164/
Xea6712/
Xio677/
Xiehai676/
Xja674/
Xya674/
Xioaia672/
Xiejia672/
Gxoiya671/
Xhihad671/
ßia671/

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