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Nam (Korean surname)

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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]

People

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Korean people with this surname include:

  • Nam Bo-ra (born 1989), South Korean actress
  • Nam Byeong-gil (1820–1869), Joseon mathematician and astronomer
  • 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 Dae-sik (1948–2018), South Korean former football manager and player
  • Nam Doh-hyeong (born 1983), South Korean voice actor
  • Nam Dong-hoon (born 1984), South Korean modern pentathlete
  • Eric Nam (born 1988), Korean American singer, songwriter, television personality
  • Nam Eun-young (born 1970), South Korean handball player, Olympic gold medalist
  • Nam Gi-ae (born 1961), South Korean actress
  • Nam Gi-nam (born 1942), South Korean director of movies, cartoons and TV series
  • Nam Gwang-hyun (born 1987), South Korean footballer
  • Nam Gyu-ri (born 1985), South Korean singer, former member of girl group SeeYa
  • Nam Hae-il (born 1947), South Korean former naval officer
  • Nam Hye-seung, South Korean composer and music director
  • Nam Hyun-hee (born 1981), South Korean fencer
  • Nam Hyun-joon (born 1979), South Korean dancer, rapper, singer
  • Nam Hyun-seong (born 1985), South Korean footballer
  • Nam Hyun-woo (born 1985), South Korean former professional tennis player
  • Nam Hyun-woo (born 1987), South Korean field hockey player
  • Nam Ik-kyung (born 1983), South Korean retired footballer
  • Nam Il (1913–1976), Russian-born North Korean military officer, former Minister of Foreign Affairs
  • Nam In-soon (born 1958), South Korean politician and feminist activist
  • Nam Jae-hui (1934–2024), South Korean journalist and politician
  • Nam Jeong-im (1945–1992), South Korean actress
  • Nam Ji-hyun (born 1990), South Korean actress and singer, former member of girl group 4Minute
  • Nam Ji-hyun (born 1995), South Korean actress
  • Nam Jie-youn (born 1983), South Korean former volleyball player
  • Nam Joo-hyuk (born 1994), South Korean actor and model
  • Nam Jung-hyun (born 1933), South Korean author
  • Nam Ki-il (born 1974), South Korean football manager and former player
  • Nam Ki-shim (born 1936), South Korean linguist and scholar
  • Nam Ki-won (born 1966), South Korean para table tennis player, Paralympic bronze medalist
  • Nam Ki-young (born 1962), South Korean football manager and former player
  • Nam Kwan-woo (born 1955), South Korean equestrian
  • Nam Kyung-jin (born 1988), South Korean freestyle wrestler
  • Nam Kyung-pil (born 1965), South Korean politician, former governor of Gyeonggi Province
  • Leonardo Nam (born 1979), Korean Australian actor
  • Nam Myeong-ryeol (born 1959), South Korean actor
  • Nam Na-yeong (born 1971), South Korean film editor
  • Naomi Nari Nam (born 1985), American figure skater
  • Nam Sang-ji (born 1989), South Korean actress
  • Nam Sang-lan (born 1966), South Korean rower
  • Nam Sang-mi (born 1984), South Korean actress
  • Nam Sang-nam (born 1947), South Korean former swimmer
  • Nam Sang-wan (born 1935), South Korean former sports shooter
  • Nam Seung-gu (born 1963), South Korean gymnast
  • Nam Seung-woo (born 1992), South Korean footballer
  • Nam Su-hyeon (born 2005), South Korean archer, Olympic gold medalist
  • Nam Su-il (1912–1972), South Korean weightlifter
  • Nam Sun-ok (born 1969), South Korean volleyball player
  • Nam Sung-ho (born 1975), South Korean canoeist
  • Nam Sung-yong (1912–2001), South Korean marathon runner, Olympic bronze medalist
  • Nam Tae-hee (born 1991), South Korean professional footballer
  • Nam Tae-hi (1929–2013), South Korean martial artist, pioneering master of taekwondo
  • Nam Tae-hyun (born 1994), South Korean singer, former member of boy group Winner
  • Nam Won-gi (born 1963), South Korean alpine skier
  • Nam Woo-hyun (born 1991), South Korean singer, member of boy group Infinite
  • Nam Yeon-woo (born 1982), South Korean actor
  • Nam Yeong-sin (born 1990), South Korean handball player
  • Nam Yoo-sun (born 1985), South Korean swimmer
  • 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
  • Nam Yun-bae (born 1987), South Korean taekwondo practitioner

See also

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A number of Korean given names also contain the same character "nam" meaning south, or another identically pronounced one (男) meaning "man":

References

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  1. ^ "성씨인구분포데이터 (Surname population and distribution data)". South Korea: National Statistics Office. Archived from the original on 2013-11-01. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
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