Nan (surname)

Nan (南), Nangong (南宮), Nanguo (南郭) is a Chinese surname.

Nan 南

• Henan (河南) Based Nan (南) family Founded with Patronymic Nan (南)
• during the
  Si
  (姒) family get surname (南)
• during the Zhou dynasty, Ji (姬) family get surname (南)
• two-syllable surname Nangong (南宮), Nanguo (南郭) reduce surname to Nan (南)
• during the Han dynasty, other Nan (南) family founded in Zhejiang
• There is a large population of Nan families in
  Guayaquil, Ecuador
  . This Nan family migrated from China to Ecuador in the early 1940s.

Nangong 南宮

Nangong (南宮) is a two-syllable family name from the city name "Nangong" (南宮), later reduce a surname to Nan (南).

Nanguo 南郭

• Nanguo (南郭) is a two-syllable family name from old city name "
  Nanguo" (南郭), later reduce a surname to Nan (南). during the Zhou dynasty
  , Guo Shu (虢叔) lived in Nanguo (南郭).
• Nanguo River (南果河) is a right-hand tributary of Mekong river in Menghai County, Yunnan, China

Nan 難 / 难

• Nan (難) is another family name based in Henan but originate from
  Northern dynasties. Now this surname is rare in Henan, and some descendants are now living in Korea
  .