Hǎ Surname

Surname Overview

Pronunciation and Ranking

The surname Ha is pronounced Hǎ, not Hā. It ranks 494th in the Hundred Family Surnames and outside the top 300 in the 2007 national surname population ranking.

Reference: 百家姓——哈姓起源

Origins

Mongol Origins

Mongol-origin Ha families include the Durha and Urona branches. The former lived in Qaraqin and adopted Ha as a Han surname in the late Yuan and early Ming; the latter lived by the Tula River and adopted Ha during the Ming.

Reference: 百家姓——哈姓起源

Hui Origins

Hui Ha is one of the thirteen prominent Hui surnames. It originated in a royal family of Bukhara in Central Asia during the Yuan and Ming periods; descendants of Hasan, the second son of Sayyid Shams al-Din Umar, adopted Ha from his ancestral name.

Reference: 百家姓——哈姓起源

Jurchen and Manchu Origins

Members of the Jurchen Hada tribe lived by the Hada River and adopted the homophonous Han character Ha from the river's name. After the Hada tribe was annexed by Nurhaci, its Ha families became Manchu Ha families. Manchu Hālcha, Harla, and Haltala branches also adopted Ha.

Reference: 百家姓——哈姓起源

Historical Records

Documentary Attestations

As the surname Hǎ, Ha is recorded in the Clan Studies sections of the Continued Comprehensive Gazetteer and the Qing Comprehensive Gazetteer. The Chinese Language Character Dictionary states that it originated among China's ethnic minorities, while the Zhengzitong calls it a foreign surname.

Reference: 哈姓_哈姓的来源和历史_百家姓

Commanderies and Clan Halls

Commanderies and Hall Names

The associated commanderies are Changge and Jinshan. The hall names are Changge Hall and Jinshan Hall, both established from the commandery names.

Reference: 百家姓——哈姓起源