Chia

See also: chia, chía, chỉa, chĩa, and chìa

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from either Hokkien 謝 / 谢 (Chiā) or Teochew 謝 / 谢 (zia⁷).

Alternative forms

• Cheah
• Sia

Proper noun

Chia (plural Chias)

1. (Singapore, Malaysia) A surname from Hokkien.
2. (Singapore, Malaysia) A surname from Teochew.

Etymology 2

Variant of Lucia

Proper noun

Chia (plural Chias)

1. A female given name.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Chia is the 16450^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1748 individuals. Chia is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (68.54%) and Hispanic/Latino (21.62%) individuals.

Anagrams

• chai, achi, Achi, AHCI, Chai

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• Tjhia

Etymology

From Hakka 謝 / 谢 (Chhia).

Proper noun

Chia

1. a surname from Hakka