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Kwon

in Hawaii

There are 125 people with the last name "Kwon" in Hawaii.

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Kwon 833
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  1. is 829th most common Watts
  2. is 830th most common Willis
  3. is 831st most common Vasconcellos
  4. is 832nd most common Kerr
  5. is 833rd most common Kwon
  6. is 834th most common Ohara
  7. is 835th most common Omori
  8. is 836th most common Owen
  9. is 837th most common Shiraki

Similar Names and Nicknames

Kwong, Koon, Kwan, Koone, Keon, Khon, Kjome, Kwun, Kwame, Kuon

Most Common First Names for Kwon

Chin, Jung, Young, Alex, Andrew, Chong, Daniel, Denny, Hyuk, James

Meaning & History

Korean (Kwŏn): there is only Chinese character for the Kwŏn surname. Some sources list as many as 56 clans, but only two are documented. One of these, the Andong Kwŏn clan, was founded by a Shilla aristocrat named Kim Shin who helped Wang Kŏn, the founder of the Koryž kingdom, establish himself as ruler in 918. The new king bestowed upon Kim Shin a new surname: Kwŏn, meaning ‘authority’. The Andong Kwŏn clan has one of the oldest extant printed genealogies in Korea. The Yech’ŏn Kwŏn clan's original surname was Hŭn. However, the name Hŭn was chosen for the Koryž king Myŏngjong's posthumous name in 1197. To avoid having living people using a king's posthumous name, the Hŭn family were directed to change their name to Kwŏn. The head of the Hŭn clan at this time became Kwŏn Sŏ, the founding ancestor of the Yech’ŏn Kwŏn clan. Approximately two thirds of all present-day Kwŏn clan members live in the Kyŏngsang provinces.

Chinese 关: variant of Guan 1.

Chinese 管: variant of Guan 2.

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