{{see also, Nan (disambiguation), Nam (disambiguation), Nangong, Namgung Nan (南), Nangong (南宮), Nanguo (南郭) is a

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surname.

Nan 南

Henan Henan (; or ; ; alternatively Honan) is a landlocked province of China, in the central part of the country. Henan is often referred to as Zhongyuan or Zhongzhou (), which literally means "central plain" or "midland", although the name is al ...

(河南) Based Nan (南) family Founded with Patronymic Nan (南) *during the

Xia Dynasty The Xia dynasty () is the first dynasty in traditional Chinese historiography. According to tradition, the Xia dynasty was established by the legendary Yu the Great, after Shun, the last of the Five Emperors, gave the throne to him. In tradi ...

, Si (姒) family get surname (南) *during the

Zhou Dynasty The Zhou dynasty ( ; Old Chinese ( B&S): *''tiw'') was a royal dynasty of China that followed the Shang dynasty. Having lasted 789 years, the Zhou dynasty was the longest dynastic regime in Chinese history. The military control of China by th ...

, Ji (姬) family get surname (南) *two-syllable surname Nangong (南宮), Nanguo (南郭) reduce surname to Nan (南) *during the

Han Dynasty The Han dynasty (, ; ) was an imperial dynasty of China (202 BC – 9 AD, 25–220 AD), established by Liu Bang (Emperor Gao) and ruled by the House of Liu. The dynasty was preceded by the short-lived Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) and a warr ...

, other Nan (南) family founded in

Zhejiang Zhejiang ( or , ; , also romanized as Chekiang) is an eastern, coastal province of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Hangzhou, and other notable cities include Ningbo and Wenzhou. Zhejiang is bordered by Jiang ...

* 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 Nangong () is a county-level city in the south of Hebei province, China. It is administered by the prefecture-level city of Xingtai. The city's population was 82,500 as of 2005. Nangong county was initially created in Western Han dynasty, man ...

" (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 {{see also, Nan (disambiguation), Nam (disambiguation), Nangong, Namgung 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 Xia Dynasty, ...

" (南郭), later reduce a surname to Nan (南). during the

, Guo Shu (虢叔) lived in Nanguo (南郭). *Nanguo River (南果河) is a right-hand tributary of

Mekong The Mekong or Mekong River is a trans-boundary river in East Asia and Southeast Asia. It is the world's List of rivers by length, twelfth longest river and List of longest rivers of Asia, the third longest in Asia. Its estimated length is , ...

river in Menghai County, Yunnan, China

Nan 難 / 难

*Nan (難) is another family name based in Henan but originate from Xianbei surname "Tunan" (吐難) during the

Northern dynasties The Northern and Southern dynasties () was a period of political division in the history of China that lasted from 420 to 589, following the tumultuous era of the Sixteen Kingdoms and the Jin dynasty (266–420)#Eastern Jin, Eastern Jin dy ...

. Now this surname is rare in Henan, and some descendants are now living in

Korea Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half and South Korea (Republic o ...

. Chinese-language surnames Multiple Chinese surnames