Nan (surname)

Nan (南みなみ), Nangong (南宮なんぐう), Nanguo (南郭なんかく) is a Chinese surname.

Nan 南みなみ

Henan (河南かなん) Based Nan (南みなみ) family Founded with Patronymic Nan (南みなみ)
during the Xia dynasty, Si (姒) family get surname (南みなみ)
during the Zhou dynasty, Ji (姬ひめ) family get surname (南みなみ)
two-syllable surname Nangong (南宮なんぐう), Nanguo (南郭なんかく) reduce surname to Nan (南みなみ)
during the Han dynasty, other Nan (南みなみ) family founded in Zhejiang
There is a large population of Nan families in Guayaquil, Ecuador. This Nan family migrated from China to Ecuador in the early 1940s.

Nangong (南宮なんぐう) is a two-syllable family name from the city name "Nangong" (南宮なんぐう), later reduce a surname to Nan (南みなみ).

Nanguo (南郭なんかく) is a two-syllable family name from old city name "Nanguo" (南郭なんかく), later reduce a surname to Nan (南みなみ). during the Zhou dynasty, Guo Shu (虢叔) lived in Nanguo (南郭なんかく).
Nanguo River (南みなみ果はて河かわ) is a right-hand tributary of Mekong river in Menghai County, Yunnan, China

Nan (難なん) is another family name based in Henan but originate from Xianbei surname "Tunan" (吐難) during the Northern dynasties. Now this surname is rare in Henan, and some descendants are now living in Korea.