Chea
For the Korean surname occasionally spelled this way, see Chae.
Chea (Traditional Chinese: 謝, Simplified Chinese: 谢, Hanyu Pinyin: Xiè), is a Chinese surname common in China and Cambodia. Chea is romanized from the Chaozhou or Taishanese dialects of Chinese. Several notable people bear the name "Chea", including:
- Alvin Chea, American musician and member of Christian band TAKE 6
- Nuon Chea, accused Cambodian war criminal and deputy to Pol Pot
- Chea Sim, Cambodian politician
- Chea Vichea (born 1947), Cambodian trade unionist
See also
- CheA, a histidine kinase central to chemotaxis in bacteria
- Council for Higher Education Accreditation, a higher education association in the United States
- Xie (surname)
- Chi (disambiguation)
- Che (disambiguation)
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