Kang (Chinese surname)
Kang 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. It is the 88th name on the Hundred Family Surnames poem.Notable people
- Kang Senghui, Buddhist monk of Sogdian origin
- Kang Youwei, reformist political figure from the late Qing dynasty
- Kang Tongbi, social activist from the early Republic of China period, Kang Youwei's daughter
- Kang Sheng, high-ranking official in the People's Republic of China
- Kang Keqing, politician, wife of Zhu De
- Kang Laiyi, epidemiologist
- Kang Hui, news anchor
- Kang Ching-jung, or commonly known as Kang Kang, is a Taiwanese entertainer and singer
