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| Hiragana | なんぐう なんきゅう | ||||||||||||||||
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Nangong is a Chinese surname that sees varying levels of use in East Asia.
Regardless of country, Nangong 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.
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.
Japan
In Japan, the surname Nangū is estimated to be the surname of about 200 people, with half of them concentrated in the Hyōgo Prefecture, Osaka Prefecture, and Tokyo.
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.
Hong Kong/Taiwan
- Naamgung Bok (南宮博), novelist.
See also
- Chinese compound surname
- Namgung, Korean version of this surname
References
- 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) - ^ 【南宮】姓の由来と語源 (Origin of the surname "Nanguu"). name-power.net (in Japanese). 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- 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 (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.
- Zhang, Renyuan (2003). 中华姓氏故事 [Stories of Chinese Surnames]. Daxiang Publishers. ISBN 9787534731150. 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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