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] | RR | MR | 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 | Gim | Kim | Ghim, [3] Kin [3] | 10,689,967 | 21.5065% |
나 | 羅 [a] , 蘿 [a] , 邏 [a] , 罗 [a] , 那 | Na | Na | Ra, [2] La, [2] Nah, [2] Rha, [2] Rah [2] | 161,015 | 0.3239% |
난 | 欒 [b] | 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 [c] | Nang | Nang | Lang [2] | 181 | 0.0004% |
내 | 乃, 奈 | Nae | Nae | 374 | 0.0008% | |
노 | 盧 [d] , 魯 [d] , 蘆 [d] , 路 [d] , 虜 [d] , 卢 [d] , 努 | No | No | Noh, [2] Roh, [2] Ro, [2] Rho, [2] Nho [2] | 315,372 | 0.6345% |
뇌 | 雷 [e] | 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 [f] , 楊, 粱 [f] , 揚, 陽, 洋, 杨, 樑 [f] , 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 [g] , 余, 黎 [g] | Yeo | Yŏ | Yuh, [2] Yo, [2] Yu, [2] Yea, [2] Yeu [2] | 80,672 | 0.1623% |
연 | 延, 連 [h] , 燕, 涎 | Yeon | Yŏn | Youn, [2] Yun, [2] Yon, [2] Yeun, [2] Yeoun [2] | 34,850 | 0.0701% |
염 | 廉 [i] , 閻, 簾 [i] | 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 [j] , 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 [k] | 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 [l] , 劉 [l] , 兪, 庾, 枊, 杻 [m] , 有, 楡, 由, 裕 | Yu | Yu | Yoo, [2] You, [2] Ryu, [2] Ryoo, [2] Lyu [2] | 963,498 | 1.9384% |
육 | 陸 [n] | 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 [o] , 異, 伊, 利 [o] , 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 [p] , 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] | RR | MR | 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 [e] | Noe | Noe | (see above) | 12 |
누 | 樓 [q] | 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 | RR | MR | 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.
Korean names are names that place their origin in, or are used in, Korea. 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.
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.
Kim is the most common surname in Korea. As of the 2015 South Korean census, there were 10,689,959 people by this name in South Korea or 21.5% of the population. Although the surname is always pronounced the same, dozens of different family clans use it. The clan system in Korea is unique from the surname systems of other countries. Kim is written as 김 in both North and South Korea. The hanja for Kim, 金, can also be transliterated as 금 which means 'gold, metal, iron'. While romanized as Kim by 99.3% of the population, other rare variant romanizations such as Gim, Ghim, and Kin make up the remaining 0.7%.
Bindae-tteok (Korean: 빈대떡), or mung bean pancake, is a type of buchimgae that originated in the Pyongan Province. It is made by grinding soaked mung beans, adding vegetables and meat and pan-frying it into a round, flat shape.
Ko, also variously romanized Go, Goh, or Koh, is a common Korean surname.
Bae, also spelled Bai, Pae or Pay, is a Korean family name. The South Korean census of 2015 found 400,641 people by this surname, or less than 1% of the population. In a study by the National Institute of the Korean Language based on 2007 application data for South Korean passports, it was found that 96.8% of people with this family name spelled it in Latin letters as Bae. Rarer alternative spellings included Pae, Bai, Pai, Pay, and Bea.
Kyung, also spelled Kyoung, Gyeong, Kyeong, or Kyong, is an uncommon Korean family name, as well as a single-syllable Korean given name and an element in many two-syllable Korean given names.
Sujebi, ttŭdŏguk, 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.
Mok is a surname in various cultures. It may be a transcription of several Chinese surnames in their Cantonese or Teochew pronunciations, a Dutch surname, a Hungarian surname, or a Korean surname.
Chae (Korean: 채), also less commonly spelled Chai or Chea, is a Korean family name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it.
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.
Kook 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.
Tae, also spelled Tai or Thae, is a rare Korean family name. It is written with a hanja character meaning "great".
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.
In is an uncommon Korean family name and an element in Korean given names. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write it.
Ok, sometimes spelled Oak or Ock, is an uncommon Korean family name, a single-syllable Korean given name, and an element in some two-syllable Korean given names. It is usually written with a hanja meaning "jade".
Mo (모) is an uncommon Korean surname. It originated from either of two hanja, which are also used respectively to write the Chinese surnames Móu or Máo. The 2000 South Korean census found a total of 19,834 people and 6,110 households with these surnames. The surname is spelled Mo in all standard methods of romanizing the Korean language. In a study by the National Institute of the Korean Language based on 2007 application data for South Korean passports, all the applicants spelled this surname as Mo. The alternative spelling Moh is occasionally seen.
Tak is a Dutch, English, Indian, and Korean surname.
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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