Cha (
Korean: 차) is a relatively uncommon
surname in
Korea. The
Yeonan Cha clan is the only
clan. The founding ancestor was Cha Hyo-jeon, son of
Yu Ch'a-dal (10th century AD). Most of the clan's members live in
Gyeongsang,
Hwanghae, and
P'yŏngan provinces. In
South Korea 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