Geum (Korean name)


Geum, also spelled Keum or Kum, is a rare Korean family name and an element in Korean given names. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it. Most people bearing this surname belong to the Bonghwa Geum clan.

Family name

As a family name, Geum may be written with four different hanja. The 2015 South Korean census found that there were 25,472 people with this family name. People with this surname include:

Given name

There are 25 hanja with the reading "geum", "keum", or "kum" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. One of the popular given names containing this syllable is Kum-song, a unisex given name with meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name.