Seok, also spelled Suk, is a rare Korean family name held by about 56,500 South Koreans, as well as an element in some Korean given names.
An, also romanized Ahn, is a Korean family name. A total of 109 Korean clans are named 'An', but with different origins. In 2000, there were 637,786 people bearing this surname in South Korea, making it the 20th most common family name in the country, with roughly 2% of the country's population. North Korea does not release figures for surnames, but the percentage is expected to be more than in South Korea.
Yu or Yoo, or sometimes Ryu or Ryoo, is the English transcription of several Korean surnames written as 유 or 류 in hangul. As of 2000, roughly a million people are surnamed Yoo in South Korea, making up approximately 2% of the population. Of those, the most common is Ryu, with more than six hundred thousand holders, whereas Yoo accounts for about one hundred thousand.
Jung is a Latin alphabet rendition of the Korean family name "정", also often spelled Jeong, Chung, Joung or Jong. As of the South Korean census of 2015, there were 2,407,601 people by this name in South Korea or 4.84% of the population. The Korean family name "정" is mainly derived from three homophonous hanja. 鄭 (2,151,879), 丁 (243,803) and 程 (11,683). The rest of the homophonous hanjas include: 政 (139), 桯 (41), 定 (29), 正 (22) and 情 (5).
Kim Dong-hyeon, Kim Dong-hyun or Kim Tong-hyŏn may also refer to:
Hyun-joo, also spelled Hyun-ju, is a Korean unisex given name, predominantly feminine. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 35 hanja with the reading "hyun" and 55 hanja with the reading "joo" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. Hyun-joo was the fourth-most popular name for baby girls born in South Korea in 1970.
Min-kyu, also spelled Min-gyu, is a Korean masculine given name. It was the eighth-most popular name for baby boys in South Korea in 1990. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 27 hanja with the reading "min" and 20 hanja with the reading "kyu" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
Sung-min, also spelled Seong-min, is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 27 hanja with the reading "sung" and 27 hanja with the reading "min" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. Sung-min was the eighth-most popular name for baby boys in South Korea in 1970, rising to second place in 1980, where it remained in 1990.
Min-ho is a Korean masculine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 27 hanja with the reading "min" and 49 hanja with the reading "ho" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. Min-ho was the ninth-most popular name for South Korean baby boys in 1980.
Hyun-sook, also spelled Hyon-suk or Hyeon-sook, is a Korean feminine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 35 hanja with the reading "hyun" and 13 hanja with the reading "sook" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. Hyun-sook was the sixth-most popular name for newborn girls in South Korea in 1950, falling to eighth place by 1960.
Jung-hwa or Jeong-hwa, also spelled Jong-hwa in North Korea, is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning depends on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 75 hanja with the reading "jung" and five hanja with the reading "hwa" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
Chang-ho is a Korean masculine given name.
Sora is a Korean feminine given name. The word itself is a native Korean word meaning "conch shell" and does not have corresponding hanja. However, since Korean given names can be created arbitrarily, it may also be a name with hanja. There are 45 hanja with the reading "so" and 14 hanja with the reading "ra" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may used in given names.
Lee So-ra (이소라) is the name of:
Seong-hui or Sung-hee, also spelled Song-hui in North Korea, is a Korean unisex given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 27 hanja with the reading "sung" and 24 hanja with the reading "hee" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
Yeong-jun, also spelled Yeong-joon, Young-jun, Young-joon, or in North Korea Yong-jun, is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 34 hanja with the reading "yeong" and 34 hanja with the reading "jun" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
Lee Ho (Korean: 이호) may refer to:
Lee Chang-ho is a South Korean former para table tennis player. He won a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. He was coached by Choi Kyoung-sik.
