Английская Википедия:Chia (surname)
Chia is a surname. It is a Latin-alphabet spelling of various Chinese surnames, as well as an Italian surname.
Statistics
Chia was the 20th-most common Chinese surname in Singapore as of 1997 (ranked by English spelling, rather than by Chinese characters). Roughly 22,600 people, or 0.9% of the Chinese Singaporean population at the time, bore the surname Chia.[1] Among respondents to the 2000 United States Census, Chia was the 856th-most common surname among Asian Pacific Americans, and 17,530th-most common overall, with 1,481 bearers (72.78% of whom identified as Asian/Pacific Islander).[2] In Italy, 72 families bore the surname Chia, with more than half located in Sardinia.[3]
Origins
Chia may be a spelling of a number of Chinese surnames, based on different varieties of Chinese, listed below by their romanisation in Mandarin pinyin:
- Jia (various characters and tones), all spelled Chia in the Wade–Giles romanisation of Mandarin used before the development of pinyin, and still widespread in Taiwan.[4]
- Jiā (Шаблон:Linktext; IPA: /t͡ɕia⁵⁵/)[5]
- Jiá (Шаблон:Linktext; IPA: /t͡ɕia³⁵/), which originated as a toponymic surname.[5]
- Jiǎ (Шаблон:Linktext; IPA: /t͡ɕia²¹⁴/), which also originated as a toponymic surname referring to the Шаблон:Ill, one of the ancient Chinese states, a feudal territory granted to a son of Shu Yu of Tang, located in modern-day Linfen, Shanxi.[5]
- Jiǎ (Шаблон:Linktext; IPA: /t͡ɕia²¹⁴/), which originated as a shortening of an ancient toponymic surname Jiǎfù (Шаблон:Lang).[5]
- Xiè (Шаблон:Linktext), spelled Chia based on its pronunciation in various Southern Min dialects, including:[6]
- Hokkien (Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chiā; IPA: /t͡ɕia³³/)
- Teochew (Peng'im: Zia7; IPA: /t͡sia¹¹/)[7]
- Chē (Шаблон:Linktext), spelled Chia based on its pronunciation in various Southern Min dialects, including:[8]
- Hokkien (POJ: Chhia, IPA: /t͡ɕʰia⁴⁴/)
- Teochew (Peng'im: Cia1; IPA: /t͡sʰia³³/)[9]
It is also an Italian toponymic surname referring to Chia, Province of South Sardinia. That toponym may have originated from a Phoenician word for "valley".[10]
Chinese surname 谢
- Chia Boon Leong (Шаблон:Lang; 1925–2022), Singaporean footballer
- Eric Chia (Шаблон:Lang; 1930s–2008), Malaysian businessman
- Nicholas Chia (Шаблон:Lang; born 1938), third Roman Catholic Archbishop of Singapore
- Chia Thye Poh (Шаблон:Lang; born 1941), Singaporean political activist imprisoned for 23 years without charge or trial
- Mantak Chia (Шаблон:Lang; born 1944), Thai Taoist master
- Yvonne Chia (Шаблон:Lang; born Шаблон:Circa), Malaysian banker
- Chia Yong Yong (Шаблон:Lang; born 1962), Singaporean lawyer and politician
- Steve Chia (Шаблон:Lang; born 1970), Singaporean politician
- Danny Chia (Шаблон:Lang; born 1972), Malaysian golfer
- Michelle Chia (Шаблон:Lang; born 1975), Singaporean actress
- Elvin Chia (Шаблон:Lang; born 1977), Malaysian swimmer
- Amber Chia (Шаблон:Lang; born 1981), Malaysian model and actress
- Wen Shin Chia (Шаблон:Lang; born Шаблон:C.), Malaysian environmentalist
- Kimberly Chia (Шаблон:Lang; born 1995), Singaporean actress
- Aaron Chia (Шаблон:Lang; born 1997), Malaysian badminton player
- Nelson Chia (Шаблон:Lang), Singaporean television actor and director
Chinese surname 賈
- Chia Ching-teh (Шаблон:Lang; 1880–1960), Republic of China politician
- Chia Lien-chen (Шаблон:Lang; 1912–?), Chinese middle-distance runner
- Pei-yuan Chia (Шаблон:Lang; born 1939), Hong Kong-born American banker
- Alyssa Chia (Шаблон:Lang; born 1974), Taiwanese actress
- Chih-Ta Chia (Шаблон:Lang), Taiwanese physicist
- Wenlan Chia (Шаблон:Lang), Taipei-born American fashion designer
Other or unknown
People with a non-Chinese surname Chia, or whose names as written in Chinese characters are not available:
- Chia Chungchang (Шаблон:Fl.), Chinese basketball player
- Víctor Li-Carrillo Chía (1929–1988), Peruvian philosopher
- Cheng Sait Chia (1940–1981), Singaporean-born Canadian poet
- Sandro Chia (born 1946), Italian painter and sculptor
- Beatrice Chia (born 1974), Singaporean actress
- Gec Chia (born 1979), Filipino businessman and former basketball player
- Daphne Chia (born 1996), Singaporean gymnast
- Luis Carlos Chía (born 1997), Colombian cyclist
- Grace Chia, Singaporean writer
See also
References
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
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