Chia

See also: chia

English

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

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 16450th 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

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Hakka 謝 / 谢 (Chhia).

Proper noun

Chia

  1. a surname from Hakka
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