Nam is a Korean family name meaning "south". The 2000 South Korean census found 257,178 people with this family name, of whom 150,394 belonged to the Uiryeong Nam bongwan. According to the same census, the place with the highest frequency of people belonging to that bongwan was Eumseong County, North Chungcheong Province, where it accounted for 1,021 people, or 1.21% of the population; this represented a significant drop both in numbers and in proportion from the 1985 census, when it accounted for 1,427 people, or 1.71% of the population.
People
Korean people with this surname include:
Nam Bo-ra (born 1989), South Korean actress
Nam Bong-kwang (born 1981), South Korean wheelchair curler
Nam Byeong-gil (1820–1869), Joseon mathematician and astronomer
Nam Chang-hee (born 1957), South Korean plasma physicist
Nam Da-reum (born 2002), South Korean actor
Nam Da-won (born 1997), South Korean singer, member of girl group Cosmic Girls
Nam Dae-sik (1948–2018), South Korean former football manager and player
Nam Doh-hyeong (born 1983), South Korean voice actor
Nam Dong-hoon (born 1984), South Korean modern pentathlete
Eric Nam (born 1988), Korean American singer, songwriter, television personality
Nam Eun-young (born 1970), South Korean handball player, Olympic gold medalist
Nam Gi-ae (born 1961), South Korean actress
Nam Gi-nam (born 1942), South Korean director of movies, cartoons and TV series
Nam Gwang-hyun (born 1987), South Korean footballer
Nam Gyu-ri (born 1985), South Korean singer, former member of girl group SeeYa
Nam Hae-il (born 1947), South Korean former naval officer
Nam Hye-seung, South Korean composer and music director
Nam Hyun-hee (born 1981), South Korean fencer
Nam Hyun-joon (born 1979), South Korean dancer, rapper, singer
Nam Hyun-seong (born 1985), South Korean footballer
Nam Hyun-woo (born 1985), South Korean former professional tennis player
Nam Hyun-woo (field hockey) (born 1987), South Korean field hockey player
Nam Ik-kyung (born 1983), South Korean retired footballer
Nam Il (1913–1976), Russian-born North Korean military officer, former Minister of Foreign Affairs
Nam In-soon (born 1958), South Korean politician and feminist activist
Nam Jae-hui (1934–2024), South Korean journalist and politician
Nam Jeong-im (1945–1992), South Korean actress
Nam Ji-hyun (born 1990), South Korean actress and singer, former member of girl group 4Minute
Nam Ji-hyun (born 1995), South Korean actress
Nam Jie-youn (born 1983), South Korean former volleyball player
Nam Joo-hyuk (born 1994), South Korean actor and model
Nam Jung-hyun (born 1933), South Korean author
Nam Ki-il (born 1974), South Korean football manager and former player
Nam Ki-shim (born 1936), South Korean linguist and scholar
Nam Ki-won (born 1966), South Korean para table tennis player, Paralympic bronze medalist
Nam Ki-young (born 1962), South Korean football manager and former player
Nam Kwan-woo (born 1955), South Korean equestrian
Nam Kyung-jin (born 1988), South Korean freestyle wrestler
Nam Kyung-pil (born 1965), South Korean politician, former governor of Gyeonggi Province
Leonardo Nam (born 1979), Korean Australian actor
Nam Myeong-ryeol (born 1959), South Korean actor
Nam Na-yeong (born 1971), South Korean film editor
Naomi Nari Nam (born 1985), American figure skater
Nam Sang-ji (born 1989), South Korean actress
Nam Sang-lan (born 1966), South Korean rower
Nam Sang-mi (born 1984), South Korean actress
Nam Sang-nam (born 1947), South Korean former swimmer
Nam Sang-wan (born 1935), South Korean former sports shooter
Nam Seung-gu (born 1963), South Korean gymnast
Nam Seung-woo (born 1992), South Korean footballer
Nam Su-hyeon (born 2005), South Korean archer, Olympic gold medalist
Nam Su-il (1912–1972), South Korean weightlifter
Nam Sun-ok (born 1969), South Korean volleyball player
Nam Sung-ho (born 1975), South Korean canoeist
Nam Sung-yong (1912–2001), South Korean marathon runner, Olympic bronze medalist
Nam Tae-hee (born 1991), South Korean professional footballer
Nam Tae-hi (1929–2013), South Korean martial artist, pioneering master of taekwondo
Nam Tae-hyun (born 1994), South Korean singer, former member of boy group Winner
Nam Won-gi (born 1963), South Korean alpine skier
Nam Woo-hyun (born 1991), South Korean singer, member of boy group Infinite
Nam Yeon-woo (born 1982), South Korean actor
Nam Yeong-sin (born 1990), South Korean handball player
Nam Yoo-sun (born 1985), South Korean swimmer
Nam Yoon-ho (born 1984), South Korean curler
Nam Yoon-su (born 1997), South Korean actor and model
Nam Yu-jin (born 1995), South Korean singer-songwriter, composer, actress
Nam Yun-bae (born 1987), South Korean taekwondo practitioner