Distribution of Korean family names

Beom Jun Kim and Sung Min Park

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 2005, vol. 347, issue C, 683-694

Abstract: The family name distribution in Korea is investigated in comparison with previous studies in other countries. In Korea, both the family name and its birthplace, where the ancestor of the family originated, are commonly used to distinguish one family name from the others. The family name distributions with and without the information of the regional origins are analyzed by using different data sets of various sizes, and compared with previous studies performed in other countries. The growth rate of the family is empirically obtained. Contrary to commonly used assumptions, the growth rate is found to be higher for the smaller family.

Keywords: Family name distribution; Zipf's law; Growth rate; Population (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2004.08.028

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