Nam (Korean surname)

Nam is a Korean family name meaning "south". The 2000 South Korean census found 257,178 people with this family name, of whom 150,394 belonged to the Uiryeong Nam bon-gwan. According to the same census, the place with the highest frequency of people belonging to that bon-gwan was Eumseong County, North Chungcheong Province, where it accounted for 1,021 people, or 1.21% of the population; this represented a significant drop both in numbers and in proportion from the 1985 census, when it accounted for 1,427 people, or 1.71% of the population.

People
Korean people with this surname include:
 * Nam Bo-ra (born 1989), South Korean actress
 * Nam Da-reum (born 2002), South Korean actor
 * Nam Da-won (born 1997), South Korean singer, member of girl group Cosmic Girls
 * Nam Gi-ae (born 1961), South Korean actress
 * Nam Gi-nam (born 1942), South Korean director of movies, cartoons and TV series
 * Nam Gyu-ri (born 1985), South Korean singer, former member of girl group SeeYa
 * Nam Hae-il (born 1948), South Korean naval officer
 * Nam Hye-seung, South Korean composer and music director
 * Nam Hyun-hee (born 1981), South Korean foil fencer
 * Nam Ji-hyun (actress) (born 1995), South Korean actress
 * Nam Ji-hyun (singer) (born 1990), South Korean singer, former member of girl group 4Minute
 * Nam Joo-hyuk (born 1994), South Korean actor and model
 * Nam Jung-hyun (born 1933), South Korean author
 * Nam Kyung-jin (born 1988), South Korean freestyle wrestler
 * Nam Na-yeong (born 1971), South Korean film editor
 * Nam Sang-mi (born 1984), South Korean actress
 * Nam Sung-yong (1912–2001), Korean Olympian
 * Nam Tae-hee (born 1991), South Korean football player
 * Nam Tae-hyun (born 1994), South Korean singer, former member of boy group Winner
 * Nam Woo-hyun (born 1991), South Korean singer, member of boy group Infinite
 * Nam Yeon-woo (born 1982), South Korean actor
 * Nam Yoon-ho (born 1984), South Korean curler
 * Nam Yoon-su (born 1997), South Korean actor and model
 * Eric Nam (born 1988), Korean-American singer
 * Leonardo Nam (born 1979), Korean Australian actor
 * Naomi Nari Nam (born 1985), American figure skater