Cognomen Chia (Chia 
, شيا 
, Чиа 
) , in the entire world, is a common surname. The cognomen Chia is characteristic of South-eastern Asia, particularly Singapore, where it is a common surname, Malaysia, and Brunei, where it is quite a common surname (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Malaysia, Singapore, and Nigeria. Also, Chia is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Chia | Singapore, Cameroon, Indonesia, Nigeria, Malaysia |
| شيا | Iraq, Egypt, Sudan, Syria, Lebanon |
| Чиа | Kazakhstan, Russia |
| キア | Japan |
Chay, Cheah, Chiyan, Chià, Chiá, Chiâ, Ché, Chía, Chïa, Chĩa, Chıa, Chỉa, Chịa, Dare, Dea, Dear, Der, Giả, Hsieh, Jair, Jia, Ká, Sa, Shea, Shei, Shieh, Sia, Sie, Tcha, Tchea, Tchia, Tjea, Tse, Tsia, Tạ, Xie, Xiè, Zia, Са, Хиа, Хіа, Цзя, Чья, Чя, Чіа, Шиа, Шья, Шя, שיה, كيا, هساي, เจีย, เจียกกระโทก, เจียจำรูญ, เจียระบรรพ, เจียร์, เจียะ, เจี่ย, เจี้ย, เจี้ยะ, เจี๊ยะ, เฉีย, เชีย, เชียร์, เชียร์ส, เชียะ, เชี้ย, サ, チア, 勰, 協, 史, 吃啊, 基啊, 奇呵, 痴啊, 舍, 西亚, 西亞, 謝, 谢, 谢氏, 賈, 贾, 贾氏, and 사
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joan francesc chia i alba Spanish scenographer (1851-1916), ES (b. 1851) |
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| manuel de chia ES (b. 1856) |
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mantak chia Thai author and tantric practitioner, TH (b. 1944) |
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| chia ek chor (b. 1895) |
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| chia kim guan badminton player, SG (b. 1906) |
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| chia siew whooy (b. 1903) |
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| chia chin soon badminton player, SG (b. 1916) |
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steve chia Singaporean politician, SG (b. 1970) |
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| chia chin shin Malaysian politician, MY (b. 1922) |
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| chia li Taiwanese film director (b. 1923) |
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| chia pik sim badminton player, MY (b. 1928) |
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gec chia Filipino basketball player, PH (b. 1979) |
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amber chia Malaysian model and actress, MY (b. 1981) |
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vladivojna la chia Czech singer, CZ (b. 1983) |
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edward chia Singaporean politician, SG (b. 1984) |
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