Korean Surnames
강
姜
How it's spelled in English
- Gang(official)
- Kang
Usual hanja
姜 — ginger; also said to come from the name of a river
Well-known clans (bongwan)
진주 강씨
A bongwan is the ancestral home of a clan — two Kims from different bongwan are different families.
Population
- 강(姜) 1,176,847 people, 2.4% of the population
Statistics Korea, 2015 Population and Housing Census
About it
Not to be confused with 康 or 江, which are also read 강 but are much rarer surnames.