Cha () is a relatively uncommon surname in Korea. The Yeonan Cha clan is the only clan. The founding ancestor was Cha Hyo-jeon, son of Ryoo Cha-dal (류차달) (10th century AD). Most of the clan's members live in Gyeongsang, Hwanghae, and P'yŏngan provinces. In South Korea in 2000, there were 180,589 people named Cha. The Chinese surname Che is also written in the same Chinese character.
Notable people with the surname
Cha Bum-kun, South Korean football manager and former player
Cha Bum-seok, South Korean playwright and director
Cha Chol-ma, North Korean businessman
Cha Chung-hwa, South Korean actress
Cha Do-jin, South Korean actor
Cha Dong-hoon, South Korean footballer
Cha Dong-min, South Korean taekwondo practicioner
Cha Du-ri, South Korean footballer
Cha Eun-woo (born Lee Dong-min), South Korean singer, actor, and model, member of boyband Astro Cha Gi-suk (1986-2021), South Korean footballer Cha Gui-hyun, South Korean footballer Cha Han-sik, South Korean runner Cha Hak-yeon (stage name N), South Korean singer, member of boyband VIXX Cha Hong (born Kim Hyo-suk), South Korean hairdresser Cha Hui-rim, North Korean politician Cha Hun, South Korean singer and actor, member of band N.Flying Cha Hwa-yeon, South Korean actress Cha Hyon-hyang, South Korean judoka Cha Hyo-sim, North Korean table tennis player Cha Hyun-ok (stage name Yuri), South Korean singer Cha Hyung-won (1890-1972), South Korean living national treasure Cha In-pyo, South Korean actor Cha Jin-ho, South Korean wheelchair curler Cha Jun-hwan, South Korean Olympic figure skater Cha Seung-won, South Korean actor Cha Sun-woo (stage name Baro), South Korean singer and rapper, member of boyband B1A4 Cha Tae-hyun, South Korean actor Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, Korean-American novelist Victor Cha, Korean-American academic, author, and former national foreign policy advisor
See also
Chal (name) Char (name) Munhwa Ryu List of Korean family names
References
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press,