Last name 南 (南 
, Minami 
, 남 
, and others...) , all over the world, is a widespread family name. The surname 南 is characteristic of South Korea, where it is a common surname, China, where it is quite a common surname, and Singapore, where it is a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in China, South Korea, and Indonesia. Much less frequently, 南 is the forename as well as the last name.
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| 南 | China |
| Minami | Brazil, Indonesia, United States, Japan, China |
| 남 | South Korea, United States |
| Nán | Myanmar, China |
| Нан | Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Russia |
| Нами | Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Russia |
| 南昇 Tang dynasty person CBDB = 141589, CN (b. 780) |
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南清 JP (b. 1856) |
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南鷹次郎 JP (b. 1859) |
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南弘 Japanese bureaucrat, politician, and cabinet minister (1869-1946), JP (b. 1869) |
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南慈賢 Korean politician who advocated for Korean independence from Japan, CN (b. 1872) |
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南次郎 Japanese politician (1874-1955), JP (b. 1874) |
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南能衛 JP (b. 1881) |
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| 南一郎平 JP (b. 1836) |
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南好雄 Japanese politician, JP (b. 1904) |
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南桂子 Japanese artist (1911–2014), JP (b. 1911) |
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南昇竜 Korean long-distance runner, Olympic bronze medalist, KR (b. 1912) |
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南博 Japanese psychologist (1914-2001), JP (b. 1914) |
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南義美 Japanese flying ace (1915-1944), JP (b. 1915) |
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南怀瑾 Buddhist teacher, CN (b. 1918) |
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| 南 俊二 Japanese businessperson (1882-1961), JP (b. 1882) |
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