Che is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written in traditional Chinese and in simplified Chinese. It is listed 229th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames. As of 2008, it is the 191st most common surname in China, shared by 540,000 people. It is romanized Cha in Korean.

Notable people

Michael Che (born 1983), American comedian

Catherine Che (1952–2021), Hong Kong ten-pin bowling player

Che Dingjin (車鼎晉; 1668–1733), Qing dynasty scholar and poet, son of Che Wanyu

Che Jun (born 1955), Governor of Zhejiang province

Che Qingyun (車慶雲; 1881–?), Republic of China general

Che Runqiu (born 1990), football player

Stephanie Che (born 1974), Hong Kong singer and actress

Che Xiangchen (车向忱; 1898–1971), Vice-Governor of Liaoning province

Che Yanjiang (車炎江; born 1969), Taiwanese singer

Che Yin (車胤; 4th century), Eastern Jin dynasty official

Che Yonghong (車永宏; 1833–1914), martial artist, Xing Yi Quan master

Che Yongli (born 1980), actress

Che Wanyu (車萬育; 1632–1705), Qing dynasty scholar-official

Che Zhou (車冑; died 199 AD), Eastern Han dynasty general under Cao Cao

References

Chinese-language surnames

Individual Chinese surnames

Che (surname)