Sha is the Mandarin pinyin and WadeâÂÂGiles romanization of the Chinese surname written in Chinese character. It is listed 387th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames. As of 2008, it is the 216th most common surname in China, shared by 400,000 people.
Notable people
- Sha Cheng (; died 1696), Qing dynasty Minister of Rites
- Sha Liang (; died 1748), Qing dynasty general
- Sha Chunyuan (; died 1858), Qing dynasty general, killed in the Second Opium War
- Sha Yuanbing (; 1864âÂÂ1927), politician and poet
- Sha Qianli (; 1901âÂÂ1982), entrepreneur, Minister of Light Industry
- Sha Menghai (1900âÂÂ1992), calligrapher
- Sha Ke (; 1907âÂÂ1993), PLA major general
- Sha Xuejun (; 1907âÂÂ1998), Republic of China geographer
- Sha Wenhan (1908âÂÂ1964), historian, Governor of Zhejiang province, brother of Sha Menghai
- Sha Fei (1912âÂÂ1950), war photographer
- Sha Qi (; 1914âÂÂ2005), oil painter
- Sha Gengshi (; born 1926), calligrapher and painter, son of Sha Menghai
- Sha Guohe (; born 1934), chemist, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Sha Xianming (; born 1939), PLA lieutenant general
- Sha Yexin (1939âÂÂ2018), 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 (; born 1957), politician and diplomat
- Sha Baoliang (; born 1972), singer
- Sha Yi (; 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
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