Cha (Korean surname)

Cha is a relatively uncommon family name 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.

List of famous Chas[]

• Cha Bum-kun, South Korean football manager and former player
• Cha Du-ri,South Korean footballer
• Cha Gui-hyun, South Korean footballer
• Cha Jin-ho, South Korean wheelchair curler
• Cha Jun-hwan, South Korean Olympic figure skater
• Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, Korean-American novelist
• Cha Hyun-ok (stage name Yuri), South Korean singer
• Cha In-pyo, South Korean actor
• Cha Seung-won, South Korean actor
• Cha Tae-hyun, South Korean actor
• Cha Eun-woo (born as Lee Dong-min), South Korean singer, actor, and model, member of boy band Astro
• Cha Hak-yeon (stage name N), South Korean singer and leader of boy band VIXX
• Cha Sun-woo (stage name Baro), South Korean singer and rapper, member of boy group B1A4
• Victor Cha, Korean-American academic, author, and former national foreign policy advisor

See also[]

• All pages with titles beginning with Cha
• All pages with titles containing Cha
• Chal (name)
• Char (name)
• Munhwa Ryu
• List of Korean family names
• List of Korea-related topics

References[]

• Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

External links[]

• official website of headquarters of the Yeonan Cha clan meeting
• A 2001 Korea Now article explaining the clan structure

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