Frequency: (126)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
1. Indian (Uttar Pradesh): Hindu (Brahman) name, from Sanskrit om, the Hindu sacred and mystic syllable uttered at the beginning of prayers, etc.
2. Korean: unexplained.
3. Cambodian or other Southeast Asian: unexplained.
GIVEN NAMES: Southeast Asian 44%; Indian 6%. Kyong (2), Kyong Suk (2), Young (2), Chae, Chi Young, Hang, Kil, Rin, Sang Hun; Chang, Chong, Insoo, Kum, Sun Young, Yom, Young Hwan; Kiwan, Oeurn, Phoeun, Pich, Saroeuth, Seung, Sophath, Sophea, Yoeun, Phan, Son; Shanti (2), Harendra.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
