Namgung
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| Traditional Chinese | 南宮 | ||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 南宫 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Vietnamese name | |||||||||||||||||
| Vietnamese alphabet | Nam Cung | ||||||||||||||||
| Hán-Nôm | 南宮 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Hangul | 남궁 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hanja | 南宮 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Kanji | 南宮 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hiragana | なんぐう なんきゅう | ||||||||||||||||
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Namgung[1] is an East Asian surname that sees varying levels of use in China, Japan, and Korea.
Regardless of country, Namgung is considered to be an uncommon surname, as only a small number of people have the surname.
Mainland China
In Mainland China, the surname Nangong appears in the Song dynasty book Hundred Family Surnames. According to a statistical analysis released by the National Bureau of Statistics of China in 2014, Nangong is estimated to be the surname for 13,000 people in China in 2010.[2]
Hong Kong
In Hong Kong, Namgung is a surname that is often associated with the "Mailbox of Madame Namgung" (南宮夫人信箱), a Dear Abby-style advice column in the 1950s and 1960s that often dispenses tips and advises related to Human sexuality.[3]
Japan
In Japan, the surname Nanguu is estimated to be the surname of about 200 people, with half of them concentrated in the Hyōgo Prefecture, Osaka Prefecture, and Tokyo.[4]
Korea
In Korea, there are historically 6 Namgung Bon-gwan clans, including Hamyeol, Puyun, Nampyong, Ryongan, Uiryeong, and Chasan.[5]
Ancient Korean literatures have noted that the ancestors of the Hamyeol Namgung clan hail from Nangong Kuo, a key adviser in King Wen of Zhou's court.[5]
In South Korea, statistics from 2000 indicate the Hamyeol Namgung clan has 18,703 members.[6]
Notable people
People with this surname include:
Mainland China
- Nangong Kuo, a disciple of Confucius.
- Nangong Kuo (Western Zhou), Zhou dynasty political figure.
- Nangong Wan, a general of the Song State during the Warring States period.[7]
Hong Kong/Taiwan
- Naamgung Bok (南宮博), novelist.[8]
Korea
- Namgung Woncheng (南宮元淸), Goryeo general that is noted to be the ancestor of the Hamyeol Namgung clan.[5]
- Namgung Shin (南宮信), Goryeo military officer.
- Namkoong Won (born 1934), stage name of South Korean actor Hong Gyeong-il.
- Namkung Do (born 1982), South Korean football player.
- Namkoong Min (born 1978), South Korean actor.
- Namkung Woong (born 1984), South Korean football player.
Fictional
- Namgoong Minsu: a character in the movie Snowpiercer portrayed by Song Kang-ho.
- Namgoong Hyeonja [남궁 현자]: fictional architect in the film Parasite (2019 film), by Bong Joon-ho
References
- ^ Name transliterated from Korean. Check the infobox in this article for different transliterated spelling of the name
- ^ Wu, Jie; Yang, Jianchun (2014). 张、王、李、赵谁最多——2010年人口普查姓氏结构和分布特点 (Zhang, Wang, Li, Zhao: Which one is the most popular -- 2010 Census' characteristics on surname structure and distribution). 中国统计 [Chinese Statistics] (in Simplified Chinese) (6). Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- ^ 香港報紙 「信箱」大放異采 [The "mailboxes" of Hong Kong newspapers shine in their own ways]. am730 (in Simplified Chinese). 1 February 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- ^ 【南宮】姓の由来と語源 (Origin of the surname "Nanguu"). name-power.net (in Japanese). 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ^ a b c Hongmungwan. 增補文獻備考卷 (Chŭngbo munhŏn pigo kwŏn) (in Korean). 10–15. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ 家口 및 人口統計表 (Household and population census list) (in Korean). Archived from the original on 11 December 2007. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- ^ Zhang, Renyuan (2003). 中华姓氏故事 [Stories of Chinese Surnames]. Daxiang Publishers. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ^ Cai, Zaomin (2014). 南宮搏著作研究 [A research into Naamgung Bok's literary works] (in Simplified Chinese). Wanjuanlou Books Co. Ltd. ISBN 978-957-739-858-1. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
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