Sha (surname)

Sha is the Mandarin pinyin and Wade–Giles romanization of the Chinese surname written 沙 in Chinese character. It is listed 387th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.^[1] As of 2008, it is the 216th most common surname in China, shared by 400,000 people.^[2]

Sha (沙)

Pronunciation	Shā (Mandarin)
Language(s)	Chinese
Origin
Language(s)	Old Chinese
Meaning	Sand

Notable people

• Sha Cheng (沙澄; died 1696), Qing dynasty Minister of Rites
• Sha Liang (沙亮; died 1748), Qing dynasty general
• Sha Chunyuan (沙春元; died 1858), Qing dynasty general, killed in the Second Opium War
• Sha Yuanbing (沙元炳; 1864–1927), politician and poet
• Sha Qianli (沙千里; 1901–1982), entrepreneur, Minister of Light Industry
• Sha Menghai (1900–1992), calligrapher
• Sha Ke (沙克; 1907–1993), PLA major general
• Sha Xuejun (沙学浚; 1907–1998), Republic of China geographer
• Sha Wenhan (1908–1964), historian, Governor of Zhejiang province, brother of Sha Menghai
• Sha Fei (1912–1950), war photographer
• Sha Qi (沙耆; 1914–2005), oil painter
• Sha Gengshi (沙更世; born 1926), calligrapher and painter, son of Sha Menghai
• Sha Guohe (沙国河; born 1934), chemist, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
• Sha Xianming (沙显明; born 1939), PLA lieutenant general
• Sha Yexin (1939–2018), playwright and political activist
• Sha Zukang (born 1947), former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations
• Zhi Gang Sha (born 1956), self-styled spiritual healer
• Sha Hailin (沙海林; born 1957), politician and diplomat
• Sha Baoliang (沙宝亮; born 1972), singer
• Sha Yi (沙溢; born 1978), actor
• Sha Zhengwen (born 1990), member of the China women's national handball team
• Sha Yibo (born 1991), football player
• Sha Wujing, fictional character in the classic novel Journey to the West

References

1. "百家姓" [Hundred Family Surnames] (in Chinese). Guoxue. Retrieved 2014-10-28.
2. 中国最新300大姓排名（2008） [300 most common surnames in China (2008)] (in Chinese). Taiwan.cn. 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2014-10-28.