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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 행정구역(구시군)/성씨·본관별 가구 및 인구 [Family names by administrative region (district, city, county): separated by bon-gwan, households and individuals]. Korean Statistical Information Service. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
- ↑ 성씨 로마자 표기 방안: 마련을 위한 토론회 [Plan for romanisation of family names: a preparatory discussion]. National Institute of the Korean Language. 25 June 2009. p. 59. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ↑ "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names](PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. August 2007. p. 59. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
- ↑ "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
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