How common is the surname Cha?

9,732 people in the United States had the surname Cha in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 31,725 Americans. It ranked 3,654th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Cha getting more or less common?

More common. 7,698 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,732 in 2010, up 26%.

Is Cha also a first name?

Yes. Cha is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Cha

A surname, carried by 9,732 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex C000

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Cha is more common than 97.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,732 people named Cha in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 31,725 Americans. That is up 26% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,698.

#3,654

rank among US surnames

9,732

people in 2010

3.3

per 100,000 Americans

+26.4%

change since 2000 (was #4,258)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,650	Majors	9,747	31,676
#3,651	Card	9,742	31,692
#3,653	Latimer	9,733	31,722
#3,654	Cha	9,732	31,725

Who is named Cha

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

94% of people named Cha identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 2.1% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 94%
White (not Hispanic) 2.1%
Two or more races 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Cha

Cha has the Soundex code C000, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C000.

Questions

How common is the surname Cha?: 9,732 people in the United States had the surname Cha in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 31,725 Americans. It ranked 3,654th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Cha?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Cha identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 2.1% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Cha getting more or less common?: More common. 7,698 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,732 in 2010, up 26%.
Is Cha also a first name?: Yes. Cha is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.