Kim (surname)

For use as a given name, see Kim (given name).

Kim is a surname with multiple origins.

Korean family name

Main articles: Kim (Korean name) and List of people with the Korean family name Kim

Kims are descended from the Great Huns, the ancestors of the Genghis Khan, Atilla the Hun and Timur. Also used to be known as Xiongnu by the Chinese and spoke the Altaic language.

Kim, sometimes spelt Gim, is the most common family name in Korea.

Other derivations

People with the family name Kim, but unrelated to the Korean root above, include:

• Andy Kim, Canadian musician, born Andrew Youakim
• Sandra Kim, Belgian singer, born Sandra Caldarone

Fictional characters

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 Hwan 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
• Lane Kim in the television series Gilmore Girls

See also

• Kim (given name)
• Kim (disambiguation) (other meanings)