Surname Kwon (Kwon 
, 권 , Квон 
) , around the world, is a widespread cognomen. The family name Kwon is characteristic of South Korea, where it is a common surname, Singapore, where it is quite a rare surname, and New Zealand. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in South Korea, the United States, and Indonesia. Much less frequently, Kwon is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Kwon | South Korea, United States, Indonesia, China, Canada |
| 권 | South Korea |
| Квон | Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Russia, Azerbaijan |
| kwon geun Korean Neo-Confucian scholar (b. 1352) |
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| kwon chon (b. 1371) |
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| vincent kwon (b. 1579) |
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kwon sang-ha Neo-Confucian scholar (1641-1712) (b. 1641) |
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kwon dong-chin (b. 1861) |
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| kwon byeongdeok (b. 1868) |
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kwon jae-hwa South Korean taekwondo practitioner, KR (b. 1937) |
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kwon myeong-gwang (b. 1942) |
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| kwon o-jik politician (b. 1906) |
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kwon wook (b. 1951) |
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brenda lee kwon Asian American writer (b. 1968) |
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kwon yong-man French painter, FR (b. 1972) |
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yul kwon Winner of ''Survivor: Cook Islands'', US (b. 1975) |
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r. o. kwon American novelist, US |
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kwon a-sol South Korean mixed martial artist (b. 1986) |
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