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and his descendants, whose family tree is the world's longest, covering over 2,500 years and more than 80 generations, in two million entries as of 2009. The main line of descent traditionally held the title of
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in Korea. There are around 2.1 million people with this surname in China in 2002, representing 0.23% of the population. In 2024, it was the 98th-most common surname in China. It is the 25th name in the
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The Kong surname may also have originated from a number of other sources. Others had adopted Kong as their surname because it was part of their ancestors' name. For example, in the
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intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that
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Some of the non-Han Chinese people used Kong as their surname, such as the
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in the 20th century. This title is currently held by Kong Tsui-chang.
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where he adopted Kong as the name of his clan. His family settled in
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The character for the Kong surname was derived from the
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100 most common family names in mainland China (2020)
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Family tree of Confucius in the main line of descent
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Chinese
Old Chinese
Chinese
Korean
Chinese
Korean
Hundred Family Surnames
Confucius
Duke Yansheng
Sacrificial Official to Confucius
transliteration

Gong surnames




Family tree of Confucius in the main line of descent
Zi
Shang dynasty
Tang of Shang
temple name
Zhou dynasty
State of Song
State of Lu
Qufu
State of Zheng
surname Ji
State of Chen

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