Myung (), also spelled Myeong, Myong, or Myoung, is a Korean family name and a Korean given name.
Family name The surname Myung is derived from the Chinese surname Ming, written with the hanja , meaning "bright" or "brilliance". The 2000 South Korean census estimated that 26,746 people had this family name. In a study by the National Institute of the Korean Language based on 2007 application data for South Korean passports, it was found that 62.1% of people with this surname spelled it in Latin letters as Myung in their passports. The Revised Romanisation spelling Myeong was in second place at 18.9%, while another 16.2% used the spelling Myoung. Rarer alternative spellings (the remaining 2.8%) included Myeoung.
People with this family name include: Ming Yuzhen (1328–1366), Ming Xia Dynasty emperor, founder of several Myung clans Ming Sheng (born 1356), the second emperor of Ming Xia, founder of the Korean Myung clans Myoung Bok-hee (born 1979), South Korean handball player, Olympic silver medalist Myong Cha-hyon (born 1990), North Korean football player Myong Dong-chan (1948–1999), North Korean football player Myung Hyung-seo (born 2001), South Korean singer, member of CLASS:y Myung Jaehyun (born 2003), South Korean rapper and singer-songwriter, member of BoyNextDoor Myung Jae-nam (1939–1999), South Korean hapkido practitioner Myung Ji-yun (born 1975), South Korean actress John Myung (born 1967), American bassist, founder of Dream Theater John Myung, American accountant and poker player Myung Jun-jae (born 1994), South Korean football player Myung Kwang-sik (1940–2009), South Korean hapkido practitioner Myung Kyungjae (born 1968), South Korean biologist Myung Rye-hyun (born 1929), North Korean football manager Myung Se-bin (born 1975), South Korean actress Myung Tae-kyun (born 1970), South Korean businessman and journalist
Given name People with the given name Myung include: Yun Myŏng (fl. 15th century), Joseon Dynasty scholar-official
See also List of Korean family names List of Korean given names
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