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Park (Korean: 박, Korean pronunciation:), also spelled as Pak or Bak, is the third-most common surname in Korea, [1] traditionally traced back to 1st century King Hyeokgeose Park and theoretically inclusive of all of his descendants.
Kim (Korean: 김; Hanja: 金) is the most common surname in Korea. As of the 2015 South Korean census, there were 10,689,959 people by this name in South Korea or 21.5% of the population. Although the surname is always pronounced the same, dozens of different family clans (bon-gwan) use it. The clan system in Korea is unique from the surname ...
This is a list of Korean surnames, in Hangul alphabetical order. The most common Korean surname (particularly in South Korea) is Kim (김), followed by Lee (이) and Park (박). These three surnames are held by around half of the ethnic Korean population. This article uses the most recent South Korean statistics (currently 2015) as the basis.
A certain name written in Hangul can be a native Korean name, or a Sino-Korean name, or even both. For example, Bo-ram (보람) can not only be a native Korean name, [21] but can also be a Sino-Korean name (e.g. 寶濫). [22] In some cases, parents intend a dual meaning: both the meaning from a native Korean word and the meaning from Hanja.
place of origin) and a family name. [1] Korean clans distinguish clans that happen to share the same family name. The bongwan identifies descent groups by geographic place of origin. [2] For example, the Gyeongju Kim and the Gimhae Kim are considered different clans, even though they happen to share the same family name Kim.
Fictional characters with the surname Kim, whether or not any indication is given of ethnic origins, include: In Fatal Fury and The King of Fighters game series Kim Kaphwan; Kim Dong Han or Kim Jae Hoon, regular characters in Garou: Mark of the Wolves; Kim Sue Il in Kizuna Encounter; Other Harry Kim in the television series Star Trek: Voyager
Haon (rapper) (born Kim Ha-on, 2000), South Korean rapper; B.I (rapper) (born Kim Han-bin, 1996), South Korean rapper and record producer; Kim Hee-chul (born 1983), South Korean singer, member of boy band Super Junior; JeA (born Kim Hyo-jin, 1981), South Korean singer, member of girl group Brown Eyed Girls
Kim (given name), a list of people and fictional characters; Kim (surname), a list of people and fictional characters Kim (Korean surname) Kim dynasty (disambiguation), several dynasties; Kim family (disambiguation), various Korean families and clans Kim family (North Korea), the rulers of North Korea since Kim Il Sung in 1948