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19th June 2013
 

Koreans’ Surnames Attest Their Homogeneity

Koreans’ Surnames Attest Their Homogeneity

Pyongyang, June 24 (KCNA) — Surnames of the Korean people serve as one of what attest their national identity.

Their surnames began to be used in the ancient time, only by royal families until the early period of three kingdoms (Koguryo, Paekje and Silla).

Later, the surnames became popular, taken by even commoners from the

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