Korean family name

Kim, sometimes spelt Gim, is the most common family name in Korea

Korea

Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...

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Vietnamese family name

Kim is the Vietnam

Vietnam

Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...

ese form of the Chinese surname Jin.

Other derivations

People with the family name Kim, but without either of the roots above, include:

• Andy Kim
  Andy Kim
  Andrew Youakim, performing as Andy Kim, is a Lebanese Canadian pop rock singer and songwriter. He grew up in Montreal, Quebec in Canada. Kim is known for a number of hit singles that he released in the late 1960s and early 1970s such as "Rock Me Gently", which topped the US singles charts. In 1968,...
  
  , Canadian musician, born Andrew Youakim

Fictional characters

Fictional characters with the surname Kim, whether or not any indication is given of ethnic origins, include:

• Harry Kim
  Harry Kim (Star Trek)
  Ensign Harry S. L. Kim, played by Garrett Wang, is a character in the television series Star Trek: Voyager. He serves as the USS Voyagers operations officer.-Depiction:...
  
   in television series Star Trek: Voyager
  Star Trek: Voyager
  Star Trek: Voyager is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe. Set in the 24th century from the year 2371 through 2378, the series follows the adventures of the Starfleet vessel USS Voyager, which becomes stranded in the Delta Quadrant 70,000 light-years from Earth while...
  
  

In Fatal Fury and The King of Fighters game series

• Kim Kaphwan
  Kim Kaphwan
  Kap-hwan Kim , usually written surname first as Kim Kap-hwan, is a character in both the Fatal Fury and The King of Fighters series created by SNK Playmore . He is credited as the first ever fictional Korean character to appear in a fighting game...
  
  
• Kim Dong Hwan or Kim Jae Hoon, regular characters in Garou: Mark of the Wolves
• Kim Sue Il in Kizuna Encounter
  Kizuna Encounter
  is a competitive fighting game produced by SNK for the Neo Geo arcade and home platform. It is the sequel to Savage Reign. Like its predecessor, it was ported to the Neo-Geo CD and also included in the Fūun Super Combo for the PlayStation 2...
  
  
• Kim Chan in Have Gun Will Travel, usually called Hey Boy
  Hey Boy (TV Character)
  Hey Boy is the nickname used for the character Kim Chan, played by actor Kam Tong, in the 1950s-60s TV western Have Gun - Will Travel. Hey Boy was the Chinese porter at the Carlton Hotel in San Francisco, where Paladin lived, and was Paladin's close friend as well...