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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 Cha Chung-hwa (; born on 28 April 1980) is a South Korean character actress who has worked extensively on stage, screen, and television. She has been nominated for Baeksang Arts Awards for her role as court lady in tvN historical drama '' Mr. Q ...

, 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 Lee Dong-min (; born March 30, 1997), known professionally as Cha Eun-woo (), is a South Korean singer, actor, and model under the label Fantagio. He is a member of the South Korean boy band Astro. Early life Cha Eun-woo was born on March 30, ...

(born Lee Dong-min), South Korean singer, actor, and model, member of boyband

Astro Astro may refer to: Entertainment and media * Astro (South Korean band), a South Korean boy band * Astro (UB40) (1957–2021), member of the British reggae band UB40 * Astro (Chilean band), a Chilean indie rock band * Astro (Japanese band), ...

* Cha Gi-suk (1986-2021), South Korean footballer * Cha Gui-hyun, South Korean footballer * Cha Han-sik, South Korean runner *

Cha Hak-yeon Cha Hak-yeon (, born June 30, 1990), better known by his stage name N (), is a South Korean singer, actor, presenter, and radio host, signed to 51k. He debuted as a member of the South Korean boy group VIXX in May 2012, he began his acting care ...

(stage name N), South Korean singer, member of boyband

VIXX VIXX ( ko, 빅스 pronounced "vicks"; acronym for "voice, visual, value in excelsis") is a South Korean boy band formed by Jellyfish Entertainment through the 2012 reality show ''MyDOL''. Originally a sextet, the group is presently composed of fi ...

Cha Hong Kim Hyo-suk, better known by her stage name Cha Hong (Hangul: 차홍), is a South Korean celebrity hairdresser, and is the owner and founder of the CHAHONG ARDOR beauty salon chain in South Korea. Cha established her first hair salon back in Aug ...

(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 Cha Hwa-yeon (born Cha Hak-kyung; February 12, 1961) is a South Korean actress. Career Cha made her acting debut in 1978, and became best known as the heroine Kim Mi-ja in the 1987 television drama ''Love and Ambition'', a character who became a ...

, South Korean actress *

Cha Hyon-hyang Cha Hyon-Hyang (born 3 October 1979) is a Koreans, Korean former judoka who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics. References

1979 births Living people North Korean female judoka Olympic judoka for North Korea Judoka at the 2000 Summer Ol ...

, South Korean judoka *

Cha Hyo-sim Cha Hyo-sim (, born 15 July 1994) is a North Korean table tennis player. In July 2018, she and South Korea's Jang Woo-jin made history when they won the mixed doubles title at the 2018 Korea Open, beating China's Sun Yingsha and Wang Chuqin ...

, North Korean table tennis player * Cha Hyun-ok (stage name Yuri), South Korean singer *

Cha Hyung-won Cha Hyung-won (; September 5, 1890 – July 2, 1972), was designated as Ingan-munhwage on 16 January 1967 for the Gangneung Danoje festival, which is one of the Important Intangible Cultural Properties of Korea. He was specialized in Gwanno-Masqu ...

(1890-1972), South Korean living national treasure *

Cha In-pyo Cha In-pyo (; born October 14, 1967) is a South Korean actor and director. Early life Cha graduated from Rutgers University in the U.S. with a degree in economics. His father ran a shipping company and had intended for Cha to take over the f ...

, South Korean actor * Cha Jin-ho, South Korean wheelchair curler * Cha Jun-hwan, South Korean Olympic figure skater *

Cha Seung-won Cha Seung-won (born June 7, 1970) is a South Korean actor, who began his career as an in-demand fashion model in the 1990s. Cha achieved stardom through the hit comedy films ''Kick the Moon'' (2001), ''Jail Breakers'' (2002), '' My Teacher, Mr. ...

, South Korean actor * Cha Sun-woo (stage name Baro), South Korean singer and rapper, member of boyband

B1A4 B1A4 () is a South Korean boy band formed by WM Entertainment. The group debuted on April 23, 2011 with the single "O.K" from the EP ''Let's Fly'', after being introduced to the public through a webtoon. They have released nine studio albums (fo ...

Cha Tae-hyun Cha Tae-hyun (; born March 25, 1976) is a South Korean actor, singer, television personality, radio DJ and director. He is best known for his lead roles in the box-office hit comedies ''My Sassy Girl'' (2001), ''Scandal Makers'' (2008), ''Hello ...

, South Korean actor *

Theresa Hak Kyung Cha Theresa Hak Kyung Cha ( ko, 차학경; March 4, 1951 – November 5, 1982) was an American novelist, producer, director, and artist of South Korean origin, best known for her 1982 novel, ''Dictee''. Considered an avant-garde artist, Cha w ...

, Korean-American novelist *

Victor Cha Victor D. Cha (born 1960) is an American academic, author and former national foreign policy advisor. He is a former Director for Asian Affairs in the White House's National Security Council, with responsibility for Japan, North and South Korea, ...

, Korean-American academic, author, and former national foreign policy advisor

References

* Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press,

External links

official website of headquarters of the Yeonan Cha clan meetingA 2001 ''Korea Now'' article explaining the clan structure
Korean-language surnames {{korea-stub

Notable people with the surname

See also

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