Kim (surname)
# Kim (surname)

Kim is a surname with multiple origins.

## Korean family name

Kim, sometimes spelt Gim, is the most common family name in Korea.

## Other derivations

People with the surname Kim, but unrelated to the Korean root above, include:

* Andy Kim, Canadian musician, born Andrew Youakim
* Sandra Kim, Belgian singer, born Sandra Caldarone

## Fictional characters

Fictional characters with the surname Kim, whether or not any indication is given of ethnic origins, include:

### In Fatal Fury and The King of Fighters game series

* Kim Kaphwan
* Kim Dong Hwan or Kim Jae Hoon, regular characters in Garou: Mark of the Wolves
* Kim Sue Il in Kizuna Encounter

### Other

* Harry Kim in the television series Star Trek: Voyager
* Hyun-Woo Kim, a protagonist from the anime series The Haunted House
* Lane Kim in the television series Gilmore Girls
