# Chia (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/chia/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A Chinese surname, variant of Jia.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Chinese |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,748 |
| US rank (2010) | 16,450 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 176,628 people |
| Change since 2000 | +18% (1,481 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Cheah, Sia |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 賈／贾 (jiǎ), 郟／郏 (jiá), 甲 (jiǎ), and 家 (jiā).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Chia in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 4.6% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 2.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 69% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.4% |

## Similar surnames

Choi, Chau, Chiu, Chao, Cha, Chi, Chea, Chua, Chai, Chae, Chui, Chay.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.