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]

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 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 (born 1939), 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