Cognomen เชีย (Chia 
, เชีย 
) , around the world, is a common surname. The surname เชีย is characteristic of South-eastern Asia, particularly Singapore, where it is a common surname, Malaysia, and Brunei, where it is quite a common surname (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, the name is most common in Malaysia, Singapore, and Nigeria. Likewise, เชีย is the forename as well as the last name.