Kang (Chinese surname) explained

Kang (康, pinyin: Kāng) is a Chinese surname. It is considered one of the "Nine Sogdian Surnames," and in this context it is derived from the city of Samarkand.^[1] It is the 88th name on the Hundred Family Surnames poem.^[2]

• Kang Senghui (died 280), Buddhist monk of Sogdian origin
• Kang Youwei (1858–1927), reformist political figure from the late Qing dynasty
• Kang Tongbi (1887–1969), social activist from the early Republic of China period, Kang Youwei's daughter
• Kang Sheng (1898–1975), high-ranking official in the People's Republic of China
• Kang Keqing (1911–1992), politician, wife of Zhu De
• Kang Laiyi (1936–2019), epidemiologist
• Kang Hui (born 1972), news anchor
• Kang Ching-jung (康晋榮), or commonly known as Kang Kang (康康), is a Taiwanese entertainer and singer
• Kang Jingwei (康敬伟, Jeffrey Kang, born 1970), Chinese billionaire entrepreneur, founder and CEO of Cogobuy Group

See also

• Kang (disambiguation)
• Kang (Korean surname), written 姜
• Jiang (surname)
  • Jiāng (surname 江) sometimes Romanized "Kang"
  • Jiāng (surname 姜) sometimes Romanized "Kang"

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Nine Sogdian Surnames | the Sogdians.
2. K. S. Tom. [1989] (1989). Echoes from Old China: Life, Legends and Lore of the Middle Kingdom. University of Hawaii Press. .