Nam is a Korean family name meaning "south". The 2000 South Korean census found 257,178 people with this family name, of whom 150,394 belonged to the Uiryeong Nam bon-gwan. According to the same census, the place with the highest frequency of people belonging to that bon-gwan was Eumseong County, North Chungcheong Province, where it accounted for 1,021 people, or 1.21% of the population; this represented a significant drop both in numbers and in proportion from the 1985 census, when it accounted for 1,427 people, or 1.71% of the population.[1]
| Nam | |
| Hangul | 남 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Nam |
| McCune–Reischauer | Nam |
People
editKorean people with this surname include:
- Nam Bo-ra (born 1989), South Korean actress
- Nam Chang-hee (born 1957), South Korean plasma physicist
- Nam Da-reum (born 2002), South Korean actor
- Nam Da-won (born 1997), South Korean singer, member of girl group Cosmic Girls
- Nam Doh-hyeong (born 1983), South Korean voice actor
- Nam Gi-ae (born 1961), South Korean actress
- Nam Gi-nam (born 1942), South Korean director of movies, cartoons and TV series
- Nam Gyu-ri (born 1985), South Korean singer, former member of girl group SeeYa
- Nam Hae-il (born 1948), South Korean naval officer
- Nam Hye-seung, South Korean composer and music director
- Nam Hyun-hee (born 1981), South Korean foil fencer
- Nam Il (1913–1976), Russian-born North Korean military officer, former Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Nam Jeong-im (1945–1992), South Korean actress
- Nam Ji-hyun (born 1990), South Korean singer, former member of girl group 4Minute
- Nam Ji-hyun (born 1995), South Korean actress
- Nam Joo-hyuk (born 1994), South Korean actor and model
- Nam Jung-hyun (born 1933), South Korean author
- Nam Kyung-jin (born 1988), South Korean freestyle wrestler
- Nam Na-yeong (born 1971), South Korean film editor
- Nam Sang-mi (born 1984), South Korean actress
- Nam Sung-yong (1912–2001), Korean Olympian
- Nam Tae-hee (born 1991), South Korean football player
- Nam Tae-hyun (born 1994), South Korean singer, former member of boy group Winner
- Nam Woo-hyun (born 1991), South Korean singer, member of boy group Infinite
- Nam Yeon-woo (born 1982), South Korean actor
- Nam Yoon-ho (born 1984), South Korean curler
- Nam Yoon-su (born 1997), South Korean actor and model
- Nam Yu-jin (born 1995), South Korean singer-songwriter, composer, actress
- Eric Nam (born 1988), Korean-American singer
- Leonardo Nam (born 1979), Korean Australian actor
- Naomi Nari Nam (born 1985), American figure skater
See also
editA number of Korean given names also contain the same character "nam" meaning south, or another identically pronounced one (男) meaning "man":
References
edit- ^ "성씨인구분포데이터 (Surname population and distribution data)". South Korea: National Statistics Office. Archived from the original on 2013-11-01. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
External links
edit- (in Korean) Page for Nam on surname.info
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