This is a list of Korean surnames, in hangul alphabetical order.
The most common Korean surname (particularly in South Korea) is Kim (김), followed by Lee (이) and Park (박). These three surnames are held by around half of the ethnic Korean population.
This article uses the most recent South Korean statistics (currently 2015) as the basis. No such data is available from North Korea.
As of 2015 [update] , at least 191 distinct surnames in hangul and 514 distinct surnames in hanja were in use. [1]
Hangul [1] | Hanja [1] | Revised Romanization | McCune–Reischauer | Other romanizations | Population (2015) [1] | Percentage |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
가 | 賈, 價 | Ga | Ka | Kah, [2] Kha, [2] Gha [2] | 9,950 | 0.02% |
간 | 簡, 間 | Gan | Kan | Khan, [2] Kahn, [2] Kann [2] | 2,525 | 0.0051% |
갈 | 葛 | Gal | Kal | Gar, [2] Karl [2] | 2,086 | 0.0042% |
감 | 甘 | Gam | Kam | Kahm, [2] Kang, [2] Gahm [2] | 6,024 | 0.0121% |
강 | 姜, 康, 強, 江, 剛, 㝩 | Gang | Kang | Khang, [2] Kahng, [2] Kwang, [2] Ghang, [2] Kaing [2] | 1,269,290 | 2.5536% |
견 | 甄, 堅 | Gyeon | Kyŏn | Kyun, [2] Kyeon, [2] Kyoun, [2] Gyun, [2] Kyon [2] | 1,684 | 0.0034% |
경 | 慶, 景, 京, 耿 | Gyeong | Kyŏng | Kyung, [2] Kyoung, [2] Geong, [2] Guong, [2] Gyeng [2] | 16,958 | 0.0341% |
계 | 桂, 季 | Gye | Kye | Kae, [2] Kay, [2] Keh, [2] Key, [2] Gae [2] | 6,641 | 0.0134% |
고 | 高, 顧 | Go | Ko | Koh, [2] Goh, [2] Kho, [2] Gho, [2] Koo [2] | 471,429 | 0.9484% |
곡 | 曲, 谷 | Gok | Kok | Koock [2] | 101 | 0.0002% |
공 | 孔, 公 | Gong | Kong | Kohng, [2] Ghong, [2] Con, [2] Gohng, [2] Goung [2] | 92,340 | 0.1858% |
곽 | 郭, 廓, 槨 | Gwak | Kwak | Kwag, [2] Kwack, [2] Gwag, [2] Koak, [2] Koag [2] | 203,365 | 0.4091% |
관 | 關, 管 | Gwan | Kwan | 20 | 0% | |
교 | 橋, 喬 | Gyo | Kyo | 26 | 0.0001% | |
구 | 具, 丘, 邱, 仇 | Gu | Ku | Koo, [2] Goo, [2] Kuh, [2] Kou, [2] Khu [2] | 208,550 | 0.4196% |
국 | 鞠, 鞫, 菊, 國, 麴 | Guk | Kuk | Kook, [2] Gook, [2] Kug, [2] Cook, [2] Koog [2] | 20,768 | 0.0418% |
궁 | 弓, 宮 | Gung | Kung | Koong, [2] Goong, [2] Koung [2] | 572 | 0.0012% |
궉 | 鴌 | Gwok | Kwŏk | Kwok, [2] Kweok, [2] Kwoc [2] | 183 | 0.0004% |
권 | 權, 勸, 㩲, 券 | Gwon | Kwŏn | Kwon, [2] Kweon, [2] Kwun, [2] Gweon, [2] Kwan [2] | 706,212 | 1.4208% |
근 | 斤 | Geun | Kŭn | Keun, [2] Gun [2] | 170 | 0.0003% |
금 | 琴, 金, 芩, 禁 | Geum | Kŭm | Keum, [2] Kum, [2] Gum, [2] Kuem, [2] Guem [2] | 25,472 | 0.0512% |
기 | 奇, 寄, 箕, 紀 | Gi | Ki | Kee, [2] Key, [2] Kie, [2] Kih, [2] Gee [2] | 29,062 | 0.0585% |
길 | 吉 | Gil | Kil | Gill, [2] Gihl, [2] Khil, [2] Keel, [2] Kill [2] | 38,173 | 0.0768% |
김 | 金, 钅 [ sic ] | Gim | Kim | Ghim, [3] Kin [3] | 10,689,967 | 21.5065% |
나 | 羅 [lower-alpha 1] , 蘿 [lower-alpha 1] , 邏 [lower-alpha 1] , 罗 [lower-alpha 1] , 那 | Na | Na | Ra, [2] La, [2] Nah, [2] Rha, [2] Rah [2] | 161,015 | 0.3239% |
난 | 欒 [lower-alpha 2] | Nan | Nan | An [4] | 8 | 0% |
남 | 南, 男 | Nam | Nam | Nahm, [2] Nham, [2] Nan, [2] Lam, [2] Narm [2] | 275,659 | 0.5546% |
남궁 | 南宮, 南宫 | Namgung | Namgung | Namkung, [2] Namkoong, [2] Namgoong, [2] Namgoung, [2] Namkoung [2] | 21,313 | 0.0429% |
낭 | 浪 [lower-alpha 3] | Nang | Nang | Lang [2] | 181 | 0.0004% |
내 | 乃, 奈 | Nae | Nae | 374 | 0.0008% | |
노 | 盧 [lower-alpha 4] , 魯 [lower-alpha 4] , 蘆 [lower-alpha 4] , 路 [lower-alpha 4] , 虜 [lower-alpha 4] , 卢 [lower-alpha 4] , 努 | No | No | Noh, [2] Roh, [2] Ro, [2] Rho, [2] Nho [2] | 315,372 | 0.6345% |
뇌 | 雷 [lower-alpha 5] | Noe | Noe | Noi, [2] Lei [2] | 19 | 0% |
다 | 多 | Da | Ta | 7 | 0% | |
단 | 段, 單 | Dan | Tan | Dahn, [2] Dhan [2] | 1,632 | 0.0033% |
담 | 譚 | Dam | Tam | Tan [2] | 47 | 0.0001% |
당 | 唐 | Dang | Tang | Dhang [2] | 1,146 | 0.0023% |
대 | 大, 代, 戴 | Dae | Tae | Dai, [2] Dea [2] | 669 | 0.0013% |
도 | 都, 陶, 道, 到, 度, 桃, 覩 | Do | To | Doh, [2] Dho, [2] Doe, [2] Toh, [2] Doo [2] | 57,946 | 0.1166% |
독 | 獨 | Dok | Tok | 17 | 0% | |
독고 | 獨孤 | Dokgo | Tokko | Dokko, [2] Dockko, [2] Dogko, [2] Dockgo, [2] Dohkgoh [2] | 502 | 0.001% |
돈 | 頓 | Don | Ton | 117 | 0.0002% | |
동 | 董, 蕫, 童, 東, 薫 | Dong | Tong | Dhong, [2] Doung [2] | 5,936 | 0.0119% |
동방 | 東方 | Dongbang | Tongbang | 180 | 0.0004% | |
두 | 杜 | Du | Tu | Doo, [2] Do, [2] Dou, [2] Dow [2] | 6,428 | 0.0129% |
등 | 滕, 鄧 | Deung | Tŭng | 20 | 0% | |
등정 | 藤井 | Deungjeong | Tŭngjŏng | 5 | 0% | |
라 | 羅, 蘿, 邏 | Ra | Ra | Na, [2] La, [2] Rha, [2] Rah, [2] Nah [2] | 25,974 | 0.0523% |
란 | 欒 | Ran | Ran | 10 | 0% | |
랑 | 浪 | Rang | Rang | 125 | 0.0003% | |
려 | 呂 | Ryeo | Ryŏ | 19 | 0% | |
로 | 路, 魯, 盧 | Ro | Ro | 67 | 0.0001% | |
뢰 | 雷 | Roe | Roe | 19 | 0% | |
류 | 柳, 劉, 㧕 | Ryu | Ryu | Yoo, [2] Ryoo, [2] Yu, [2] You, [2] Lyu [2] | 163,994 | 0.3299% |
리 | 李 | Ri | Ri | 240 | 0.0005% | |
림 | 林 | Rim | Rim | 47 | 0.0001% | |
마 | 馬, 麻 | Ma | Ma | Mah, [2] Mar, [2] Mach, [2] Mha [2] | 39,196 | 0.0789% |
만 | 萬 | Man | Man | Mahn, [2] Mhan [2] | 124 | 0.0002% |
망절 | 網切 | Mangjeol | Mangjŏl | Mangjul [2] | 8 | 0% |
매 | 梅 | Mae | Mae | Mai, [2] Mea, [2] Mei [2] | 201 | 0.0004% |
맹 | 孟 | Maeng | Maeng | Meang, [2] Mang, [2] Maing, [2] Meng, [2] Meing [2] | 22,028 | 0.0443% |
명 | 明 | Myeong | Myŏng | Myung, [2] Myoung, [2] Myong, [2] Moung, [2] Myoeng [2] | 29,110 | 0.0586% |
모 | 牟, 毛, 慕 | Mo | Mo | Moh, [2] Mho, [2] Moo, [2] Moe, [2] Meo [2] | 21,912 | 0.0441% |
목 | 睦, 穆 | Mok | Mok | Mock, [2] Mog, [2] Mook, [2] Mork, [2] Mouk [2] | 8,859 | 0.0178% |
묘 | 苗 | Myo | Myo | 21 | 0% | |
무 | 武 | Mu | Mu | 15 | 0% | |
무본 | 武本 | Mubon | Mubon | 6 | 0% | |
묵 | 墨 | Muk | Muk | Mook, [2] Mok, [2] Moog [2] | 172 | 0.0003% |
문 | 文, 門 | Mun | Mun | Moon, [2] Mon, [2] Moun, [2] Muhn, [2] Moom [2] | 464,047 | 0.9336% |
미 | 米 | Mi | Mi | Mee [2] | 16 | 0% |
민 | 閔, 民, 敏, 珉, 悶, 旻 | Min | Min | Minn, [2] Mihn, [2] Meen, [2] Mheen, [2] Mean [2] | 171,799 | 0.3456% |
박 | 朴, 博 | Bak | Pak | Park, [5] Pack, [5] Bark, [5] Bag, [5] Papk [5] | 4,192,080 | 8.4338% |
반 | 潘, 班 | Ban | Pan | Bahn, [2] Van, [2] Bhan, [2] Barn, [2] Pahn [2] | 28,223 | 0.0568% |
방 | 方, 房, 龐, 邦, 防, 旁, 芳 | Bang | Pang | Bhang, [2] Bahng, [2] Barng, [2] Baang, [2] Fang [2] | 129,559 | 0.2607% |
배 | 裵, 輩, 培, 背, 配 | Bae | Pae | Bea, [2] Bai, [2] Pai, [2] Be, [2] Bay [2] | 400,669 | 0.8061% |
백 | 白, 百, 伯, 柏 | Baek | Paek | Back, [2] Baik, [2] Paik, [2] Beak, [2] Baeg [2] | 382,447 | 0.7694% |
번 | 樊 | Beon | Pŏn | 6 | 0% | |
범 | 范, 範 | Beom | Pŏm | Bum, [2] Buhm, [2] Beum, [2] Bom, [2] Burm [2] | 3,838 | 0.0077% |
변 | 卞, 邊, 變 | Byeon | Pyŏn | Byun, [2] Byon, [2] Byoun, [2] Pyun, [2] Byen [2] | 138,802 | 0.2792% |
보 | 寶, 保, 甫 | Bo | Po | 16 | 0% | |
복 | 卜 | Bok | Pok | Bog, [2] Bock, [2] Pock, [2] Boc, [2] Bouk [2] | 9,538 | 0.0192% |
봉 | 奉, 鳳 | Bong | Pong | Vong [2] | 12,959 | 0.0261% |
부 | 夫, 付, 傅, 富 | Bu | Pu | Boo, [2] Poo, [2] Vu, [2] Booh, [2] Buh [2] | 10,604 | 0.0213% |
비 | 丕 | Bi | Pi | Vy, [4] Vi, [4] Bie, [4] Bee [4] | 16 | 0% |
빈 | 賓, 彬, 賔, 濱, 貧 | Bin | Pin | Been, [2] Bhin, [2] Bean, [2] Vin, [2] Bihn [2] | 5,782 | 0.0116% |
빙 | 氷 | Bing | Ping | 763 | 0.0015% | |
사 | 史, 司, 謝, 舍, 沙 | Sa | Sa | Sha, [2] Sah, [2] Sar [2] | 10,998 | 0.0221% |
사공 | 司空, 司公 | Sagong | Sagong | Sakong, [2] Shakong, [2] Sagoung, [2] Sagung [2] | 4,488 | 0.009% |
산 | 山 | San | San | 9 | 0% | |
삼 | 森, 杉 | Sam | Sam | 38 | 0.0001% | |
상 | 尙, 常, 尚, 商 | Sang | Sang | Shang, [2] Sahng, [2] Sarng [2] | 2,416 | 0.0049% |
서 | 徐, 俆, 西, 書, 緖 | Seo | Sŏ | Suh, [2] Su, [2] Sur, [2] So, [2] Sea [2] | 752,233 | 1.5134% |
서문 | 西門, 西問 | Seomun | Sŏmun | Seomoon, [2] Suhmoon, [2] Seamoon, [2] Sumoon, [2] Semun [2] | 2,044 | 0.0041% |
석 | 石, 昔, 釋, 席 | Seok | Sŏk | Suk, [2] Seog, [2] Sok, [2] Suck, [2] Seuk [2] | 60,607 | 0.1219% |
선 | 宣, 鮮, 善 | Seon | Sŏn | Sun, [2] Son, [2] Shun, [2] Sen, [2] Suhn [2] | 42,842 | 0.0862% |
선우 | 鮮于, 鮮宇, 蘚于, 鮮牛 | Seonu | Sŏnu | Sunwoo, [2] Seonwoo, [2] Sonu, [2] Sunoo, [2] Sunu [2] | 3,648 | 0.0073% |
설 | 薛, 偰, 楔, 辥, 雪, 卨 | Seol | Sŏl | Sul, [2] Seul, [2] Sol, [2] Sel, [2] Seal [2] | 45,692 | 0.0919% |
섭 | 葉 | Seop | Sŏp | Seoub, [2] Sub, [2] Sup [2] | 75 | 0.0002% |
성 | 成, 盛, 宬, 星, 城 | Seong | Sŏng | Sung, [2] Soung, [2] Seoung, [2] Seung, [2] Song [2] | 199,160 | 0.4007% |
소 | 蘇, 邵, 肖, 蕭, 小, 卲, 所, 昭, 簫 | So | So | Soh, [2] Sho, [2] Soo, [2] Seo, [2] Sou [2] | 53,856 | 0.1083% |
손 | 孫, 遜, 損, 蓀 | Son | Son | Sohn, [2] Shon, [2] Sun, [2] Soun, [2] Soon [2] | 457,356 | 0.9201% |
송 | 宋, 松, 送 | Song | Song | Soung, [2] Shong, [2] Sohng, [2] Sung, [2] Seung [2] | 683,521 | 1.3751% |
수 | 隋, 水, 洙 | Su | Su | 47 | 0.0001% | |
순 | 荀, 筍, 舜, 淳, 順, 旬 | Sun | Sun | Soon [2] | 1,237 | 0.0025% |
승 | 承, 昇 | Seung | Sŭng | Sung, [2] Seoung, [2] Seong, [2] Sheung, [2] Soeung [2] | 3,430 | 0.0069% |
시 | 施, 柴, 時 | Si | Si | Shi, [2] See, [2] Sea, [2] Se [2] | 4,354 | 0.0088% |
신 | 申, 辛, 愼, 莘, 新, 信, 伸 | Sin | Sin | Shin, [2] Sheen, [2] Sihn, [2] Shinn, [2] Synn [2] | 986,001 | 1.9837% |
심 | 沈, 沁, 深, 心 | Sim | Sim | Shim, [2] Sym, [2] Seem, [2] Sem, [2] Sihm [2] | 272,049 | 0.5473% |
아 | 阿 | A | A | Ah [2] | 529 | 0.0011% |
안 | 安, 顔, 案 | An | An | Ahn, [2] Ann, [2] Anh, [2] Ane, [2] Aun [2] | 685,688 | 1.3795% |
애 | 艾 | Ae | Ae | Ai [2] | 24 | 0% |
야 | 夜 | Ya | Ya | Yha [2] | 77 | 0.0002% |
양 | 梁 [lower-alpha 6] , 楊, 粱 [lower-alpha 6] , 揚, 陽, 洋, 杨, 樑 [lower-alpha 6] , 樣 | Yang | Yang | Ryang, [2] Yaung, [2] Young, [2] Yahng, [2] Yhang [2] | 530,554 | 1.0674% |
어 | 魚, 漁 | Eo | Ŏ | Uh, [2] Eoh, [2] Auh, [2] Eu, [2] Au [2] | 18,929 | 0.0381% |
어금 | 魚金 | Eogeum | Ŏgŭm | Eokum, [4] Eokeum, [4] Akeum, [4] Uhkum [4] | 8 | 0% |
엄 | 嚴, 儼, 严, 㘙 | Eom | Ŏm | Um, [2] Eum, [2] Uhm, [2] Aum, [2] Om [2] | 144,660 | 0.291% |
여 | 呂 [lower-alpha 7] , 余, 黎 [lower-alpha 7] | Yeo | Yŏ | Yuh, [2] Yo, [2] Yu, [2] Yea, [2] Yeu [2] | 80,672 | 0.1623% |
연 | 延, 連 [lower-alpha 8] , 燕, 涎 | Yeon | Yŏn | Youn, [2] Yun, [2] Yon, [2] Yeun, [2] Yeoun [2] | 34,850 | 0.0701% |
염 | 廉 [lower-alpha 9] , 閻, 簾 [lower-alpha 9] | Yeom | Yŏm | Yum, [2] Youm, [2] Yeum, [2] Yom, [2] Yeoum [2] | 69,428 | 0.1397% |
엽 | 葉 | Yeop | Yŏp | Yub, [2] Yup, [2] Yop, [2] Youb, [2] Yeb [2] | 571 | 0.0011% |
영 | 榮, 影 | Yeong | Yŏng | 24 | 0% | |
예 | 芮, 禮 [lower-alpha 10] , 倪, 藝 | Ye | Ye | Yea, [2] Yae, [2] Yeh, [2] Yee, [2] Yei [2] | 13,587 | 0.0273% |
오 | 吳, 伍, 吾, 五, 晤 | O | O | Oh, [2] Ou, [2] Ohe, [2] Oe, [2] Olh [2] | 763,334 | 1.5357% |
옥 | 玉 | Ok | Ok | Ock, [2] Og, [2] Ohk, [2] Oak, [2] Ouk [2] | 25,107 | 0.0505% |
온 | 溫 | On | On | Ohn, [2] Eon, [2] Onn, [2] Own, [2] Yon [2] | 5,418 | 0.0109% |
옹 | 邕, 雍 | Ong | Ong | Ohng, [2] Ohong, [2] Ung [2] | 967 | 0.0019% |
완 | 阮 | Wan | Wan | 6 | 0% | |
왕 | 王, 汪 | Wang | Wang | Whang, [2] Woang, [2] Ywang, [2] Yang, [2] Whyang [2] | 25,581 | 0.0515% |
요 | 姚 | Yo | Yo | 29 | 0.0001% | |
용 | 龍 [lower-alpha 11] | Yong | Yong | Young, [2] Lyong, [2] Yung, [2] Ryong, [2] Yeong [2] | 15,276 | 0.0307% |
우 | 禹, 于, 寓, 宇, 愚, 牛, 偶, 遇, 尤 | U | U | Woo, [2] Wu, [2] Wo, [2] Ou, [2] Uh [2] | 195,729 | 0.3938% |
운 | 雲, 芸 | Un | Un | Woon [2] | 118 | 0.0002% |
원 | 元, 袁, 原, 阮, 苑, 院, 圓 | Won | Wŏn | Weon, [2] Woon, [2] One, [2] Wone, [2] Woun [2] | 130,174 | 0.2619% |
위 | 魏, 韋, 衛, 偉 | Wi | Wi | Wee, [2] We, [2] Wie, [2] Wei, [2] Wui [2] | 32,191 | 0.0648% |
유 | 柳 [lower-alpha 12] , 劉 [lower-alpha 12] , 兪, 庾, 枊, 杻 [lower-alpha 13] , 有, 楡, 由, 裕 | Yu | Yu | Yoo, [2] You, [2] Ryu, [2] Ryoo, [2] Lyu [2] | 963,498 | 1.9384% |
육 | 陸 [lower-alpha 14] | Yuk | Yuk | Yook, [2] Youk, [2] Yug, [2] Yuck, [2] Ryuk [2] | 23,455 | 0.0472% |
윤 | 尹, 允, 潤 | Yun | Yun | Yoon, [2] Youn, [2] Yune, [2] Yeun, [2] Yon [2] | 1,020,564 | 2.0532% |
은 | 殷, 銀, 恩, 慇 | Eun | Ŭn | Un, [2] En, [2] Een, [2] Uhan, [2] Eyn [2] | 16,927 | 0.0341% |
음 | 陰 | Eum | Ŭm | Um, [2] Em, [2] Yum, [2] Ehum, [2] Ng [2] | 5,604 | 0.0113% |
이 | 李 [lower-alpha 15] , 異, 伊, 利 [lower-alpha 15] , 怡, 㛅 | I | I | Lee, [6] Yi, [6] Rhee, [6] Yee, [6] Rhie [6] | 7,307,237 | 14.701% |
인 | 印 | In | In | Ihn, [2] Yin, [2] Inn, [2] Leen, [2] Lin [2] | 22,363 | 0.045% |
임 | 林 [lower-alpha 16] , 任, 壬, 恁 | Im | Im | Lim, [2] Yim, [2] Rim, [2] Leem, [2] Rhim [2] | 1,015,200 | 2.0424% |
자 | 慈 | Ja | Cha | 75 | 0.0002% | |
장 | 張, 蔣, 章, 莊, 長, 將, 藏, 場, 裝, 臧, 葬, 壯, 庄, 张, 漿 | Jang | Chang | Jhang, [2] Zhang, [2] Jahng, [2] Zang, [2] Jaung [2] | 1,021,107 | 2.0543% |
전 | 全, 田, 錢, 戰 | Jeon | Chŏn | Jun, [2] Chun, [2] Chon, [2] Jeun, [2] Cheon [2] | 749,266 | 1.5074% |
점 | 占 | Jeom | Chŏm | Jum [2] | 158 | 0.0003% |
정 | 鄭, 丁, 程, 政, 桯, 定, 正, 情 | Jeong | Chŏng | Jung, [2] Chung, [2] Joung, [2] Chong, [2] Cheong [2] | 2,407,601 | 4.8437% |
제 | 諸, 齊 | Je | Che | Jae, [2] Jea, [2] Jeh, [2] Jye, [2] Jee [2] | 21,988 | 0.0442% |
제갈 | 諸葛, 諸*[ sic ], 諸曷, 諸渴 | Jegal | Chegal | Jekal, [2] Jaegal, [2] Jaekal, [2] Jeagal, [2] Jeakal [2] | 5,735 | 0.0115% |
조 | 趙, 曺, 調, 造, 赵, 刁, 朝 | Jo | Cho | Joe, [2] Joh, [2] Jho, [2] Jou, [2] Zo [2] | 1,453,971 | 2.9252% |
종 | 鍾, 宗 | Jong | Chong | 681 | 0.0014% | |
좌 | 左, 佐 | Jwa | Chwa | Joa, [2] Choa, [2] Chua, [2] Jua, [2] Chaw [2] | 3,383 | 0.0068% |
주 | 朱, 周, 主, 珠, 株 | Ju | Chu | Joo, [2] Choo, [2] Jou, [2] Zoo, [2] Zhu [2] | 232,063 | 0.4669% |
증 | 增, 曾 | Jeung | Chŭng | Zeng, [4] Tsang, [4] Duong, [4] Tseng, [4] Cheng [4] | 18 | 0% |
지 | 池, 智, 地, 遲 | Ji | Chi | Jee, [2] Gi, [2] Gee, [2] Chee, [2] Jie [2] | 160,147 | 0.3222% |
진 | 陳, 秦, 晋, 陣, 眞, 蔯, 進, 珍, 䄅, 陈 | Jin | Chin | Jhin, [2] Jean, [2] Gin, [2] Chen, [2] Jeen [2] | 186,310 | 0.3748% |
차 | 車, 次 | Cha | Ch'a | Char, [2] Tcha, [2] Tchah, [2] Chah, [2] Tscha [2] | 194,788 | 0.3919% |
창 | 昌, 倉 | Chang | Ch'ang | 1,095 | 0.0022% | |
채 | 蔡, 菜, 采 | Chae | Ch'ae | Chai, [2] Che, [2] Chea, [2] Cha, [2] Choi [2] | 131,757 | 0.2651% |
천 | 千, 天, 川 | Cheon | Ch'ŏn | Chun, [2] Chon, [2] Chen, [2] Choun, [2] Cheun [2] | 121,927 | 0.2453% |
초 | 楚, 初 | Cho | Ch'o | Tcho [2] | 236 | 0.0005% |
총 | 叢 | Chong | Ch'ong | 27 | 0.0001% | |
최 | 崔, 催, 寉, 最 | Choe | Ch'oe | Choi, [2] Choy, [2] Che, [2] Chai, [2] Chae [2] | 2,340,582 | 4.7089% |
추 | 秋, 鄒 | Chu | Ch'u | Choo, [2] Chou, [2] Cho, [2] Chue, [2] Chew [2] | 60,561 | 0.1218% |
탁 | 卓 | Tak | T'ak | Tark, [2] Tag, [2] Tack, [2] Tahk, [2] Thak [2] | 21,099 | 0.0424% |
탄 | 彈 | Tan | T'an | Than, [4] Tahn, [4] Tran [4] | 149 | 0.0003% |
탕 | 湯 | Tang | T'ang | 5 | 0% | |
태 | 太, 泰 | Tae | T'ae | Tai, [2] Tea, [2] Te, [2] Thae [2] | 9,073 | 0.0183% |
판 | 判 | Pan | P'an | 278 | 0.0006% | |
팽 | 彭 | Paeng | P'aeng | Paing, [2] Peang, [2] Pang, [2] Peng, [2] Phang [2] | 2,935 | 0.0059% |
편 | 片 | Pyeon | P'yŏn | Pyun, [2] Pyon, [2] Pyoun, [2] Pyen, [2] Pyeun [2] | 16,689 | 0.0336% |
평 | 平 | Pyeong | P'yŏng | Pyung, [2] Pyoung, [2] Pyong, [2] Pyeoung [2] | 515 | 0.001% |
포 | 包 | Po | P'o | 57 | 0.0001% | |
표 | 表, 俵 | Pyo | P'yo | Phyo, [2] Poy, [2] Peo, [2] Pho, [2] Pou [2] | 30,749 | 0.0619% |
풍 | 馮 | Pung | P'ung | Poong, [2] Poung [2] | 651 | 0.0013% |
피 | 皮 | Pi | P'i | Pee, [2] Phee, [2] Phi, [2] Pe, [2] Phie [2] | 6,578 | 0.0132% |
필 | 弼, 畢 | Pil | P'il | Phil, [2] Fil, [2] Peel [2] | 174 | 0.0004% |
하 | 河, 夏, 何, 賀, 荷 | Ha | Ha | Hah, [2] Har, [2] Hwa, [2] Haa, [2] Hagh [2] | 233,106 | 0.469% |
학 | 郝 | Hak | Hak | 35 | 0.0001% | |
한 | 韓, 漢, 汗, 恨 | Han | Han | Hahn, [2] Hann, [2] Haan, [2] Khan, [2] Hwan [2] | 773,537 | 1.5562% |
함 | 咸 | Ham | Ham | Hahm, [2] Harm, [2] Hamm, [2] Haam, [2] Hwam [2] | 80,659 | 0.1623% |
해 | 海, 解 | Hae | Hae | 155 | 0.0003% | |
허 | 許, 许 | Heo | Hŏ | Hur, [2] Huh, [2] Her, [2] Hu, [2] Ho [2] | 326,782 | 0.6574% |
현 | 玄, 賢 | Hyeon | Hyŏn | Hyun, [2] Hyon, [2] Hyoun, [2] Hyen, [2] Hyeun [2] | 88,831 | 0.1787% |
형 | 邢, 刑, 形 | Hyeong | Hyŏng | Hyung, [2] Hyoung, [2] Hyong, [2] Hung, [2] Houng [2] | 7,328 | 0.0147% |
호 | 扈, 胡, 鎬, 虎, 湖 | Ho | Ho | Hoh [2] | 5,853 | 0.0118% |
홍 | 洪, 烘, 䜤, 弘, 㤨, 哄, 紅 | Hong | Hong | Houng, [2] Heung, [2] Heong, [2] Whong, [2] Hohng [2] | 558,994 | 1.1246% |
화 | 化 | Hwa | Hwa | Wha, [2] Hoa, [2] Hua [2] | 915 | 0.0018% |
황 | 黃, 皇, 潢, 荒, 晃, 煌, 簧 | Hwang | Hwang | Whang, [2] Hoang, [2] Huang, [2] Hang, [2] Hawng [2] | 697,475 | 1.4032% |
황목 | 荒木 | Hwangmok | Hwangmok | 5 | 0% | |
황보 | 皇甫, 黃甫 | Hwangbo | Hwangbo | Whangbo, [2] Hoangbo, [2] Hwangpo, [2] Whoangbo, [2] Howangbo [2] | 10,427 | 0.021% |
후 | 侯, 候, 后 | Hu | Hu | Hou, [4] Hoo, [4] Hong, [4] Who, [4] Huu [4] | 74 | 0.0001% |
Other | 91,107 | 0.1833% |
These are surnames that appear in the 2000 South Korean statistics [7] but not in 2015. Since the 2015 statistics only lists surnames used by five or more people, these surnames may still exist.
Hangul [7] | Hanja [7] | Revised Romanization | McCune–Reischauer | Other romanizations | Population (2000) [7] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
강 | 彊 | Gang | Kang | (see above) | 13,328 |
강전 | 岡田 | Gangjeon | Kangjŏn | Kangjun [4] | 51 |
개 | 介 | Gae | Kae | 86 | |
군 | 君 | Gun | Kun | 46 | |
뇌 | 賴 [lower-alpha 5] | Noe | Noe | (see above) | 12 |
누 | 樓 [lower-alpha 17] | Nu | Nu | 24 | |
단 | 端 | Dan | Tan | (see above) | 34 |
돈 | 敦 | Don | Ton | (see above) | 21 |
두 | 頭 | Du | Tu | (see above) | 208 |
범 | 凡 | Beom | Pŏm | (see above) | 157 |
빙 | 冰 | Bing | Ping | (see above) | 726 |
소봉 | 小峰 | Sobong | Sobong | 18 | |
십 | 辻 | Sip | Sip | 82 | |
양 | 襄 | Yang | Yang | (see above) | 823 |
여 | 汝 | Yeo | Yŏ | (see above) | 358 |
영 | 永 | Yeong | Yŏng | (see above) | 132 |
예 | 乂 | Ye | Ye | (see above) | 1 |
장곡 | 長谷 | Janggok | Changgok | 52 | |
저 | 邸 | Jeo | Chŏ | Cho, [4] Ji, [4] Chu, [4] Jo [4] | 48 |
준 | 俊 | Jun | Chun | June [4] | 72 |
즙 | 辻 | Jeup | Chŭp | Chup [4] | 4 |
초 | 肖 | Cho | Ch'o | (see above) | 70 |
춘 | 椿 | Chun | Ch'un | 77 | |
편 | 扁 | Pyeon | P'yŏn | (see above) | 633 |
환 | 桓 | Hwan | Hwan | 157 | |
흥 | 興 | Heung | Hŭng | Hong, [4] Huynh, [4] Khuong [4] | 462 |
These surnames are found in historical texts and are no longer in use today.
Hangul | Hanja | Revised Romanization | McCune–Reischauer | References |
---|---|---|---|---|
고이 | 古爾 | Goi | Koi | [8] [9] |
명림 | 明臨 | Myeongnim | Myŏngnim | [8] |
목 | 木 | Mok | Mok | [8] [9] |
목협 | 木劦 | Mokhyeop | Mokhyŏp | [9] |
백 | 苩 | Baek | Paek | [8] |
부여 | 扶餘 | Buyeo | Puyŏ | [9] |
사마 | 司馬 | Sama | Sama | [8] [9] |
소실 | 少室 | Sosil | Sosil | [9] |
수미 | 首彌 | Sumi | Sumi | [8] [9] |
여 | 餘 | Yeo | Yŏ | [9] |
연 | 淵 | Yeon | Yŏn | [8] |
우 | 優 | U | U | [9] |
을 | 乙 | Eul | Ŭl | [8] |
을지 | 乙支 | Eulji | Ŭlchi | [8] [9] |
조미 | 祖彌 | Jomi | Chomi | [10] [9] |
중실 | 仲室 | Jungsil | Chungsil | [9] |
협 | 劦 | Hyeop | Hyŏp | [8] [9] |
흑치 | 黑齒 | Heukchi | Hŭkch'i | [8] |
For these notes, see North–South differences in the Korean language.
A Korean name in the modern era typically consists of a surname followed by a given name, with no middle names. A number of Korean terms for names exist. For full names, seongmyeong, seongham, or ireum (이름) are commonly used. When a Korean name is written in Hangul, there is no space between the surname and the given name.
The romanization of Korean is the use of the Latin script to transcribe the Korean language. Korea's alphabetic script, called Hangul, has historically been used in conjunction with Hanja, though such practice has become infrequent.
Lee, I, or Yi (이) is the second-most-common surname in Korea, behind Kim (김). As of the South Korean census of 2015, there were 7,306,828 people by this name in South Korea or 14.7% of the population.
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.
Tteokguk (떡국) or sliced rice cake soup is a traditional Korean dish eaten during the celebration of the Korean New Year. The dish consists of the broth/soup (guk) with thinly sliced rice cakes (tteok). It is tradition to eat tteokguk on New Year's Day because it is believed to grant the people good luck for the year and gain a year of age. It is usually garnished with thin julienned cooked eggs, marinated meat, gim (김), and sesame oil (참기름).
Kwak is a Korean surname.
Ko, also variously romanized Go, Goh, or Koh, is a common Korean surname.
Jeon (전), also often spelled Jun, Chun or Chon, is a common Korean family name. As of the South Korean census of 2000, there were 687,867 people with this name in South Korea. It can be written with three different hanja, each with different meanings and indicating different lineages.
Do is a surname of multiple origins.
Sujebi, ttŭdŏ-guk, or hand-pulled dough soup, or Korean-style pasta soup, is a Korean traditional soup consisting of dough flakes roughly torn by hand, with various vegetables. The flavor and recipe resemble kalguksu, except that the latter is made with noodles rather than wheat flakes. It is commonly considered a dish to consume on rainy days, along with bindaetteok.
Kyeon is a Korean surname.
Moon, also spelled Mun, is a Korean family name, a single-syllable Korean given name, and an element in some two-syllable Korean given names. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it.
Soh is a surname in various cultures.
Yong is a family name used in Korea, as well as a character in some Korean given names. It may also mean sun in some cases. As a family name, it may also be spelled Ryong in Korea. It is of Sino-Korean origin.
So, also spelled Soh, is a Korean family name and an element in Korean given names. Its meaning depends on the hanja used to write it.
Woo is an uncommon Korean surname.
Chu, also spelled Choo, is a Korean family name and an element in Korean given names. Its meaning depends on the hanja used to write it.
Tak is a Dutch, English, Indian, and Korean surname.
Cheon, also spelled Chun or Chon, is an uncommon Korean surname. It is written with either of two hanja:
Dae, also spelled Tae, is a rare Korean family name. The 2000 South Korean census found 606 people with this surname, from 194 households. In a study by the National Institute of the Korean Language based on 2007 application data for South Korean passports, it was found that the majority of people with this family name spelled it in Latin letters as Dae. The Dae surname is of Balhae origin, originating from the ruling House of Dae that ruled Balhae. Its last crown prince, Dae Gwang-hyeon fled to Goryeo, and his descendants would bear either the Dae or Tae surnames.
고구려는 해(解) · 을(乙) · 예(禮) · 송(松) · 목(穆) · 우(于) · 주(周) · 마(馬) · 손(孫) · 창(倉) · 동(董) · 예(芮) · 연(淵) · 명림(明臨) · 을지(乙支) 등 10여 종, 백제는 사(沙) · 연(燕) · 협(劦) · 해(解) · 진(眞) · 국(國) · 목(木) · 백(苩)의 8대성과 왕(王) · 장(張) · 사마(司馬) · 수미(首彌) · 고이(古爾) · 흑치(黑齒) 등 10여 종, 신라는 3성(박 · 석 · 김)과 6성(이 · 최 · 정 · 손 · 배 · 설) 및 장(張) · 요(姚) 등 10여 종에 불과하다.
《삼국사기(三國史記)》를 보면 고구려에는 소실(少室), 중실(仲室), 을지(乙支) 등의 성을 가진 인물들이 나온다. 백제에도 사마(司馬), 수미(首彌), 조미(祖彌), 고이(古爾), 목협(木劦) 등의 성을 가진 인물들이 기록되어 있다. [...] 백제의 팔족성(八族姓)[...]은 진(眞), 사(沙), 연(燕), 협(劦), 목(木), 해(解), 국(國), 묘(苗)를 말하는데 [...] 백제 왕족의 성은 부여(扶餘)라는 복성이었다. [...] 후대의 백제 왕들 중에는 부여를 줄여 여(餘)라는 성을 사용하기도 했다. 또 우(優)란 성을 취한 백제왕도 있었다.
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