Hwang or Whang (or in some cases, Whong[1]) is a Korean family name. Today, Hwangs comprise approximately 1.4% of the Korean population. The South Korean census in the year 2000 found that there were 644,294 Hwangs with over 68 Bon-gwan family clans, making it the 16th most common last name in the country.

The meaning of Hwang. 1. Korean: written 하, in Chinese characters 黃, meaning ‘yellow’. This is the only Chinese character for the surname Hwang. Some sources indicate that there are 163 Hwang clans, but only eleven can be positively documented. The founding ancestor of the Hwang clans was named Hwang Nak (黃洛).

Sung Kook Hwang [1] (Korean: 황성국), also known as Bill Hwang, [2] is a South Korean-born American investor, trader and convicted fraudster. [3] [4] He ran Archegos Capital Management, whose default on March 26, 2021 caused major losses to several notable investment banks.

The Hwang family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1891 and 1920. The most Hwang families were found in USA in 1920. In 1920 there were 3 Hwang families living in North Carolina.

Hwang Hee-chan (Korean: 황희찬; born 26 January 1996) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers and the South Korea national team.

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2024年11月20日 · Disgraced investor Sung Kook “Bill” Hwang was sentenced to 18 years in prison on Wednesday for fraud and market manipulation in connection to the stunning collapse of Archegos Capital Management.

1996年9月20日 · In-beom Hwang, 28, from Korea, South Feyenoord Rotterdam, since 2024 Central Midfield Market value: €12.00m * Sep 20, 1996 in Daejeon, Korea, South

1996年1月26日 · Hee-chan Hwang, 29, from Korea, South Wolverhampton Wanderers, since 2022 Centre-Forward Market value: €22.00m * Jan 26, 1996 in Chuncheon, Gangwon, Korea, South

2024年11月20日 · Hwang was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein in Manhattan, where a jury convicted Hwang in July on 10 criminal charges including wire fraud, securities fraud and market...