Cognomen 홍 (Hong 
, 弘 , 홍 ) , all around the world, is a prevalent last name. The family name 홍 is characteristic of Malaysia, where it is a widespread surname, Macao, and South Korea, where it is a common surname (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in China, Malaysia, and South Korea. Very seldom, 홍 is the forename as well as the last name.
| 홍명구 KP (b. 1596) |
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홍대용 Korean scholar (1731-1783), KR (b. 1731) |
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| 홍교만 f. 하비에르 korean martyr, catholic blessed, KR (b. 1738) |
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| 홍낙민 루가 korean martyr, catholic blessed, KR (b. 1751) |
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| 홍필주 필립보 korean martyr, catholic blessed (b. 1774) |
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| 홍재영 프로타시오 korean martyr, catholic blessed (b. 1780) |
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홍종우 Korean assassin (1850-1913), KR (b. 1850) |
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| 홍익만 안토니오 korean martyr, catholic blessed, KR (b. 1802) |
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홍범도 Korean independence activist, KP (b. 1868) |
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홍명희 Korean novelist (1888-1968), KP (b. 1888) |
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홍용호 Catholic bishop, KP (b. 1906) |
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홍진기 Korean judge (1917-1986), KR (b. 1917) |
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| 홍병기 KR (b. 1869) |
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홍세화 South Korean politician, KR (b. 1947) |
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| 홍난파 Korean composer, conductor, violinist (1897-1941) (b. 1897) |
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