Kim (Korean surname)
| Kim | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | [kim][1] |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Korean |
| Meaning | Gold, iron |
| Place of origin | Korea |
| Kim | |
| Hangul | |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Gim |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim |
Kim or Gim (김) is the most common surname, or family name, in Korea. In 2015 more than 10 million people in South Korea had this name. That is over 20% of all people in the country.[2] The Kim family is the current ruling family in North Korea.
Relaged pages
[change | change source]- List of Korean family names
- Jin, the equivalent Chinese family name
References
[change | change source]- ↑ King, Ross; Yeon, Jaehoon (2015). "2.2 Korean Names". Elementary Korean Second Edition. Tuttle Publishing. ISBN 9781462914548.
- ↑ "2015년 인구주택총조사 전수집계결과 보도자료" [Results of the 2015 Census of Population and Housing survey]. Korean Statistical Information Service. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
