title: Kim (surname)
text: # 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
  