Kim (Korean surname) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Kim |
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| Meaning | Gold, iron |
| Region of origin | Korea |
| Language of origin | Korean |
| Popularity | Behind the Name |
| Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with Kim |
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| Hangul | 김 |
| Hanja | 金 |
| 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. The Kim family is the current ruling family in North Korea.
Relaged pages
- List of Korean family names
- Jin, the equivalent Chinese family name
Images for kids
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Distribution of ancestral lines of the Kim surname. (1988)
See also
In Spanish: Kim (apellido) para niños
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