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40: 271: 786: 218:. A total of 109 Korean clans are named 'An', but with different origins. In 2000, there were 637,786 people bearing this surname in South Korea, making it the 20th most common family name in the country, with roughly 2% of the country's population. North Korea does not release figures for surnames, but the percentage is expected to be more than in South Korea. 232:, the notional ancestral seat of the clan. Typically each clan claims a different person as its founder, although there are exceptions. A total of 109 An clans are extant today. However, most of these are very small. The majority of Ans claim membership in the 250:
A total of 73.5% of those with the Korean surname 'Ahn' belongs to the Sunheung clan. The 2000 South Korean census counted 468,827 members of the "Sunheung" Ahn clan. It is a native clan connected with the town of
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Ahn Banggeol is the founder of the Gwangju clan. The clan had 43,609 members in 2000 in South Korea, and 48,033 members in 2015 in South Korea. The population in North Korea is unknown.
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came from Ahngukjishin which means "the general who made the country peaceful". Three brothers Lee Jichun Lee Yeopchun and Lee Hwachun achieved a great victory against Japan in the
259:. The Sunheung clan was the most noble and powerful clan among clans with surname An, and was one of the Six Greatest Clans of all Korean clans during the 226:
In the traditional Korean clan system, which is still the basis of family registry in South Korea, each clan is distinguished by its
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The 2015 South Korean census counted 26,098 people of the "Tamjin" Ahn clan. It is a native clan connected with the
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city. Lee Jichun changed his name to Ahn Bangjun, and is the founder of the Juksan clan.
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at his back. Ahn Woo put Ki Ch'ŏl to death. Ahn Woo put
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Juksan is a town name in 274:The crest of clan Ahn of Sunheung 794:This page lists people with the 784: 680:, born 1984), South Korean actor 673:(born 1995), South Korean singer 359:(born 1994), South Korean judoka 239: 38: 634:(born 1952), South Korean actor 574:(born 1964), South Korean actor 298: 49:needs additional citations for 586:(born 1984), American musician 470:(1243–1306), Confucian scholar 306: 278: 169: 153: 13: 1: 727: 590:Ahn Sang-soo (Changwon mayor) 496:, (born 1995), Canadian actor 596:Ahn Sang-soo (Incheon mayor) 7: 712:List of Korean family names 699: 323:, exerted his authority in 198: 184: 10: 852: 676:Ahn Yeon-seok (stage name 404:Ahn Chil-hyun (stage name 243: 26: 457:Ahn Hee-yeon (stage name 347:is from the Tamjin clan. 319:, who was the brother of 191: 177: 161: 145: 138: 836:Korean-language surnames 778:Sunheung Ahn Association 708:, a classical piano trio 483:Ahn Hyo-jin (stage name 473:Ahn Hye-jin (stage name 73:"An" Korean surname 812:by adding the 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