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Sha Surname Meaning

Chinese: Mandarin or Cantonese form of the surname 沙 meaning ‘sand’ in Chinese: (i) from Sha (沙) the name of an ancient state (located in Hebei province). (ii) from the placename Sha (沙) the name of a fief (located in Henan province) granted to descendants of Song Weizi the founder of the state of Song during the Western Zhou dynasty (1046–771 BC).

(iii) shortened form of the compound surnames Sha Sui (沙隨) and Gong Sha (公沙) both of which can be traced back to the ancient state of Sha Sui (沙隨) (located in Henan province) during the Western Zhou dynasty (1046–771 BC) which was annexed by the state of Song during the Spring and Autumn period (770–476 BC).

(iv) said to be borne by descendants of the Su Sha (夙沙) family an ancient family which was already established prior to the Xia dynasty (2070–1600 BC). (v) one of the major surnames of the state of Bai Ji (located in present-day Korean Peninsula).

Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 謝 see Xie Indian Bangladeshi and Pakistani: variant of Shah.

Burmese (Karen): from a rare variant of the personal name Sar ‘star’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames:

Shi
, Ha
, Shan
, Sa
, Shu
, Cho
, Cha
, Shah
, Sham
, Shaw

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Between 1958 and 2004, in the United States, Sha life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1975, and highest in 1982. The average life expectancy for Sha in 1958 was 52, and 83 in 2004.

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