Jia (surname)

The ancestral hall of the Jia family in Jiajiayuan Village, Honggang Town, Tongshan County, Hubei

Jiǎ (simplified Chinese: 贾; traditional Chinese: 賈) is a surname. Chia is the corresponding Wade-Giles romanization, which is commonly used in Taiwan. Ka is the corresponding Cantonese-based romanization, which is used in Hong Kong and other Cantonese-speaking regions.

## Notable people with Jia as a surname[edit]

### Historical figures[edit]

* Jia Yi (賈誼; 200–169 BCE), official of the Han dynasty
* Jia Kui (scholar) (賈逵; 30–101), scholar and astronomer of the Eastern Han dynasty
* Jia Xu (賈詡; 147–223), official of the Cao Wei state
* Jia Kui (general) (賈逵; 174–228), general of Cao Wei state
* Jia Chong (賈充; 217–282), general of the Jin dynasty
* Jia Nanfeng (賈南風; 257–300), empress of the Jin dynasty
* Huiyuan (慧遠; 334–416), Buddhist teacher of the Jin dynasty
* Jia Dan (賈耽; 730–805), official of the Tang dynasty
* Jia Dao (賈島; 779–843), poet of the Tang dynasty
* Jia Su (賈餗; died 835), official of the Tang dynasty
* Jia Xian (贾宪; 1010–1070), mathematician of the Song dynasty
* Jia Sidao (賈似道; 1213–1275), grand chancellor of the Southern Song dynasty under Emperor Lizong

### Film and television[edit]

* Jia Zhangke (贾樟柯; born 1970), Chinese film director
* Jia Hongsheng (贾宏声; 1967–2010), Chinese actor
* Alyssa Chia (賈靜雯; born 1974), Taiwanese actress
* JJ Jia (賈曉晨; born 1982), Chinese actress
* Jia Nailiang (贾乃亮; 賈乃亮; born 1984), Chinese actor

### Government and politics[edit]

* Chia Ching-teh (1880–1960), President of the Republic of China Examination Yuan (1952–1954)
* Jia Deyao (賈德耀; 1880–1940), Republic of China general and politician
* Jia Zhijie (贾志杰; born 1935), Chinese politician, governor of Gansu and Hubei
* Jia Chunwang (贾春旺; born 1938), Chinese official of the Supreme People's Procurator
* Jia Qinglin (贾庆林; born 1940), Chinese politician, member of the Politburo Standing Committee
* Jia Zhibang (贾治邦; born 1946), Chinese official of the State Forestry Administration
* Jia Yongsheng (贾永生; born 1947), People's Liberation Army Air Force general
* Jia Ting'an (贾廷安; born 1952), People's Liberation Army General Political Department general
* Jia Gaojian (贾高建; born 1959), Chinese official of the Central Compilation and Translation Bureau

### Sport[edit]

* Jia Lianren (1912–?), Chinese middle-distance runner
* Jia Xiuquan (贾秀全; born 1963), Chinese football manager
* Jia Guihua (born 1964), Chinese fencer
* Jia Zhanbo (贾占波; born 1974), Chinese sport shooter
* Jia Wenpeng (贾文鹏; born 1978), Chinese football midfielder
* Jia Xiaozhong (贾孝忠; born 1980), Chinese basketball player
* Jia Yunbing (born 1981), Chinese judo practitioner
* Jia Dandan (贾丹丹; born 1982), Chinese ice hockey player
* Jia Yubing (贾昱冰; born 1983), Chinese baseball player
* Jia Delong (贾德龙; born 1985), Chinese baseball player
* Jia Juntingxian (born 1986), Chinese Paralympic sprinter
* Jia Yuping (born 1986), Chinese cross-country skier
* Jia Tong (贾童; born 1991), Chinese diver
* Jia Zongyang (贾宗洋; born 1991), Chinese aerial skier
* Jia Tianzi (贾天子; born 1994), Chinese football midfielder
* Jia Yifan (贾一凡; born 1997), Chinese badminton player

### Other[edit]

* Jia Lanpo (贾兰坡; 1908–2001), Chinese archaeologist
* Jia Pingwa (贾平娃; born 1952), Chinese writer
* Jia Yueting (贾跃亭; born 1973), Chinese businessman, founder of Le.com
* Jia Ling (贾玲; born 1982), Chinese xiangsheng performer
* Jia Jinglong (贾敬龙; 1986–2016), Chinese protester, executed for murder
* Jia Hongguang (born 1988), Chinese Paralympic swimmer
* Jia Junpeng (贾君鹏), Chinese man whose name became associated with a 2009 internet meme
* Jia Rongqing (贾荣庆; fl. 1968–present), Chinese-born Canadian mathematician
* Jia Ruhan (贾茹涵), Chinese soprano
* Xiaohua Jia, Chinese electrical engineer

## Fictional characters[edit]

Characters in Dream of the Red Chamber:

* Jia Baoyu (賈寶玉), principal character
* Jia Xichun (賈惜春), third cousin of Jia Baoyu
* Jia Tanchun (賈探春), half-sister of Jia Baoyu
* Jia Qiaojie (賈巧姐), daughter of Jia Lian

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100 most common family names in mainland China (2020)

1–25|

* Wáng 王
* Lǐ 李
* Zhāng 张
* Liú 刘
* Chén 陈
* Yáng 杨
* Huáng 黄
* Zhào 赵
* Wú 吴
* Zhōu 周
* Xú 徐
* Sūn 孙
* Mǎ 马
* Zhū 朱
* Hú 胡
* Guō 郭
* Hé 何
* Lín 林
* Luó 罗
* Gāo 高
* Zhèng 郑
* Liáng 梁
* Xiè 谢
* Sòng 宋
* Táng 唐

26–50|

* Xǔ 许
* Hán 韩
* Dèng 邓
* Féng 冯
* Cáo 曹
* Péng 彭
* Zēng 曾
* Xiāo 萧
* Tián 田
* Dǒng 董
* Pān 潘
* Yuán 袁
* Cài 蔡
* Jiǎng 蒋
* Yú 余
* Yú 于
* Dù 杜
* Yè 叶
* Chéng 程
* Wèi 魏
* Sū 苏
* Lǚ 吕
* Dīng 丁
* Rén 任
* Lú 卢

51–75|

* Yáo 姚
* Shěn 沈
* Zhōng 钟
* Jiāng 姜
* Cuī 崔
* Tán 谭
* Lù 陆
* Fàn 范
* Wāng 汪
* Liào 廖
* Shí 石
* Jīn 金
* Wéi 韦
* Jiǎ 贾
* Xià 夏
* Fù 傅
* Fāng 方
* Zōu 邹
* Xióng 熊
* Bái 白
* Mèng 孟
* Qín 秦
* Qiū 邱
* Hóu 侯
* Jiāng 江

76–100|

* Yǐn 尹
* Xuē 薛
* Yán 阎
* Duàn 段
* Léi 雷
* Lóng 龙
* Lí 黎
* Shǐ 史
* Táo 陶
* Hè 贺
* Máo 毛
* Hǎo 郝
* Gù 顾
* Gōng 龚
* Shào 邵
* Wàn 万
* Qín 覃
* Wǔ 武
* Qián 钱
* Dài 戴
* Yán 严
* Mò 莫
* Kǒng 孔
* Xiàng 向
* Cháng 常

Related|

* Hundred Family Surnames
* List of common Chinese surnames
* 101-200 Most Common Family Names in Mainland China

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