Nanmen Xing (Pinyin: nán mén xìng), ranks 469th in the "Hundred Surnames." It was outside the top 300 surnames in terms of population in the country in 2007.
Some famous people with the surname Nanmen in history
Nanmen Ru
An important minister of the Shang Tang dynasty. He is considered the progenitor of the Nanmen surname.
Nanmen Niu
One of the seven capable people who helped Shang Tang establish his kingdom. The other six were: Qing Fu, Yi Yin, Huang Liie, Dongmen Xu, Ximen Ci, and Beimen Ce. The "Yuzi" mentions that the ancestor of the Nanmen family is Nanmen Ru. Therefore, descendants of the Nanmen family regard Nanmen Ru as the progenitor of the Nanmen surname.
