List of Korean family names

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This is a list of Korean names, in Hangul alphabetical order. Note: (S) denotes South Korea. (N) denotes North Korea.

The most common Korean surname (particularly in South Korea) is Kim, followed by Lee (Rhee, Yi) (second most common) and Park (Pak) (third most common). Together, these top three surnames make up slightly more than half of the Korean population (based on South Korea).

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Hangul Hanja Revised McCune-Reischauer Popular spellings 2000 South Korean population *
가 賈 Ga Ka Ka, Kah, Gah 9,090
간 簡 Gan Kan Kan, Khan 2,429
갈 葛 Gal Kal Kal, Garl, Gahl, Karl, Carl 3,178
감 甘 Gam Kam Kam, Kahm, Karm 5,998
강 姜, 剛, 康, 强, 彊 Gang Kang Kang, Kahng, Kwang, Khang 1,169,805
강전 岡田 Gangjeon Kangjŏn 51
개 介 Gae Kae 86
견 堅, 甄 Gyeon Kyŏn Kyun, Kyeon, Kyen, Kyoun, Kyon, Kwion 1,670
경 慶, 景, 京 Gyeong Kyŏng Kyung, Kyoung, Kyeong, Kyong, Kung 15,784
계 桂 Gye Kye Kye, Kay, Kae, Gae, Keh 6,282
고 高 Go Ko Ko, Koh, Goh, Kho, Gho, Kor 435,839
곡 曲 Gok Kok Kok 155
공 孔, 公 Gong Kong Kong, Kohng, Koung, Goung, Khong 85,606
곽 郭 Gwak Kwak Kwak, Kwag, Kwack, Gwag, Koak 187,322
교 橋 Gyo Kyo 41
구 具, 丘, 邱 Gu Ku Koo, Ku, Goo, Kou, Kuh 192,302
국 國, 菊, 鞠 Guk Kuk Kook, Kuk, Gook, Kug, Gug, Cook 19,284
군 君 Gun Kun 46
궁 弓 Gung Kung Koong, Kung, Kwoong 562
궉 鴌 Gwok Kwŏk Kweag 248
권 權 Gwon Kwŏn Kwon, Kweon, Kwun, Gwon, Kwan 652,495
근 斤 Geun Kŭn Keun 242
금 琴 Geum Kŭm Keum, Kum, Gum, Guem, Kuem 23,489
기 箕 Gi Ki Ki, Kee, Key, Gee, Ky, Khee, Kie 26,679
길 吉 Gil Kil Kil, Gill, Khil, Kill, Keel, Kihl 32,418
김 金 Gim Kim Kim, Kym 18,925,949

Hangul Hanja Revised McCune-Reischauer Popular spellings 2000 South Korean population *
나 (S)
라 (N)		 羅 Na (S)
Ra (N)		 Na (S)
Ra (N)		 Ra, Nah, La, Rha, Rah 172,022
난 (S)
란 (N)		 欒 Nan (S)
Ran (N)		 Nan (S)
Ran (N)		 80
남 南 Nam Nam Nahm, Nham, Narm 257,178
남궁 南宮 Namgung Namgung Namkung, Namkoong, Namgoong, Namkoung, Namgoog, Namgooing 18,743
낭 (S)
랑 (N)		 浪 Nang (S)
Rang (N)		 Nang (S)
Rang (N)		 Nahng, Lang 341
내 乃, 奈 Nae Nae Na 440
노 (S)
로 (N)		 盧, 魯, 路 No (S)
Ro (N)		 No (S)
Ro (N)		 Noh, Roh, Ro, Rho, Nho 290,434
뇌 (S)
뢰 (N)		 雷, 賴 Noe (S)
Roe (N)		 Noe (S)
Roe (N)		 Roi, Noi 92
누 (S)
루 (N)		 樓 Nu (S)
Ru (N)		 Nu (S)
Ru (N)		 24

Hangul Hanja Revised McCune-Reischauer Popular spellings 2000 South Korean population *
단 段 Dan Tan Dahn 1,585
담 譚 Dam Tam 57
당 唐 Dang Tang Tang 1,025
대 大 Dae Tae Dai, Dea 606
도 道, 都, 陶 Do To Doh, Dho, To, Doe 54,779
독고 獨孤 Dokgo Tokko Dokko, Toko, Tokko, Dockko 807
돈 頓 Don Ton 115
동 董 Dong Tong Tong, Dhong, Tung 5,564
동방 東方 Dongbang Tongbang 220
두 杜 Du Tu Doo, Tu, Do, Dou 5,958

Hangul Hanja Revised McCune-Reischauer Popular spellings 2000 South Korean population *
마 馬, 麻 Ma Ma Mah, Mar, Mha 36,094
만 萬 Man Man Mann 172
망절 網切 Mangjeol Mangjŏl 10
매 梅 Mae Mae Mea 222
맹 孟 Maeng Maeng Mang, Meang, Maing, Meng, Maeing 20,219
명 明 Myeong Myŏng Myung, Myoung, Myong 26,746
모 毛, 牟 Mo Mo Moh, Moe, Mho, Mao 19,834
목 墨 Mok Mok Mock, Mog, Muk, Mork 8,191
묘 苗 Myo Myo 61
묵 墨 Muk Muk Mook 179
문 門, 文 Mun Mun Moon 426,927
미 米 Mi Mi 199
민 閔 Min Min Minn, Mihn 159,054

Hangul Hanja Revised McCune-Reischauer Popular spellings 2000 South Korean population *
박 朴 Bak Pak Park, Pak, Bark, Pack 3,895,121
반 班, 潘 Ban Pan Bahn, Pan, Bhan, Van 26,171
방 方, 房, 邦, 龐 Bang Pang Pang, Bhang, Bahng, Pahng, Phang 119,703
배 裵 Bae Pae Bai, Bea, Pae, Pai 372,064
백 白 Baek Paek Baik, Back, Paik, Paek, Beak 351,275
범 凡, 范 Beom Pŏm Bum, Bom 3,472
변 卞, 邊 Byeon Pyŏn Byun, Byon, Pyun, Byoun, Pyon 131,554
복 卜 Bok Pok Pok, Pock, Bog 8,644
봉 奉, 鳳 Bong Pong Pong, Bhong, Vong 11,819
부 夫, 傅 Bu Pu Boo, Pu, Bou, Poo, Booh 9,592
비 丕 Bi Pi Bee 90
빈 賓, 彬 Bin Pin Been, Bhin, Pin, Bean 5,252
빙 氷 Bing Ping 727

Hangul Hanja Revised McCune-Reischauer Popular spellings 2000 South Korean population *
사 史, 舍, 謝 Sa Sa Sha 10,118
사공 司空 Sagong Sagong Sakong, Sagoung 4,307
삼 森, 杉 Sam Sam 51
상 尙 Sang Sang 2,298
서 西, 徐 Seo Sŏ Suh, Su, Sur, So, Seu 695,249
서문 西門 Seomun Sŏmun 1,861
석 昔, 石 Seok Sŏk Suk, Sok, Suck, Seuk, Seak 54,610
선 宣 Seon Sŏn Sun, Son, Suhn, Sen 38,849
선우 鮮于 Seonu Sŏnu Sunwoo, Seonwoo, Sonu, Sunoo, Sunwou 3,560
설 薛, 偰 Seol Sŏl Sul, Seul, Sol, Sull 42,064
섭 葉 Seop Sŏp Sup, Sub 450
성 成, 星 Seong Sŏng Sung, Soung, Seung, Song 185,363
소 蘇, 邵 So So Soh, Sho, Soo 49,456
소봉 小峰 Sobong Sobong 18
손 孫 Son Son Sohn, Shon, Soon, Soun, Sun 415,182
송 宋, 松 Song Song Soung, Shong, Sung 639,082
수 水, 洙 Su Su 199
순 荀, 舜, 淳, 順 Sun Sun Soon 1,296
승 昇, 承 Seung Sŭng Sung, Seoung, Seong 3,304
시 柴, 施 Si Si Shi, See, Sie, Sea 3,928
신 申, 辛, 愼 Sin Sin Shin, Shinn, Sheen, Chin, Seen 911,556
심 沈 Sim Sim Shim, Seem, Sheem, Shimn, Sihm 252,255
십 什 Sip Sip 82

Hangul Hanja Revised McCune-Reischauer Popular spellings 2000 South Korean population *
아 阿 A A Ah 632
안 安 An An Ahn, Ann, Aan 637,786
애 艾 Ae Ae 123
야 夜 Ya Ya 180
양 (S)
량 (N) 1		 梁, 楊, 樑, 襄 Yang (S)
Ryang (N) 1		 Yang (S)
Ryang (N) 1		 Ryang, Yaung, Lyang 486,645
어 魚 Eo Ŏ Uh, Eoh, Auh, Eu, Au 17,551
어금 魚金 Eogeum Ŏgŭm 51
엄 嚴 Eom Ŏm Um, Eum, Uhm, Aum, Oum, Ohm 132,990
여 (S)
려 (N) 2		 余, 呂, 汝 Yeo (S)
Ryeo (N) 2		 Yŏ (S)
Ryŏ (N) 2		 Yu, Yo, Yeu, Yuh, Yea 75,196
연 (S)
련 (N) 3		 連, 燕, 延 Yeon (S)
Ryeon (N) 3		 Yŏn (S)
Ryŏn (N) 3		 Youn, Yun, Yon, Yeun, Yeoun 32,528
염 (S)
렴 (N)		 廉 Yeom (S)
Ryeom (N)		 Yŏm (S)
Ryŏm (N)		 Yum, Youm, Yeum, Yom, Yeoum 63,951
엽 葉 Yeop Yŏp Yeob, Youb, Yeop, Yub, Yup 127
영 永, 榮, 影 Yeong Yŏng Young 259
예 芮, 乂 Ye Ye Yea, Yae, Yeh, Yee 12,656
오 伍, 吳 O O Oh, Oe, Au 706,908
옥 玉 Ok Ok Ock, Ohk, Oak, Og 22,964
온 溫 On On Ohn, Ohnn 5,081
옹 邕, 雍 Ong Ong Ohng, Oung 964
왕 王 Wang Wang Whang, Wong 23,447
요 姚 Yo Yo 198
용 (S)
룡 (N)		 龍 Yong (S)
Ryong (N)		 Yong (S)
Ryong (N)		 Young, Ryong, Yung, Lyong 14,067
우 于, 禹 U U Woo, Wu, Ou, Wo, Uh 180,141
운 雲, 芸 Un Un Woon 170
원 元, 袁, 苑 Won Wŏn Weon, Woon, Wone, Wun, One 120,465
위 韋, 魏 Wi Wi Wee, We, Wie, Wei 30,496
유 (S)
류 (N) 4		 柳, 劉, 兪, 庾 Yu (S)
Ryu (N) 4		 Yu (S)
Ryu (N) 4		 Yoo, You, Ryu 1,040,984
육 (S)
륙 (N)		 陸 Yuk (S)
Ryuk (N)		 Yuk (S)
Ryuk (N)		 Yook, Youk, Yug, Ryuk, Yuck 21,545
윤 尹 Yun Yun Yoon, Youn, Yune, Yeun 948,600
은 殷 Eun Ŭn Eun, Un, Uhan, Unn 15,657
음 陰 Eum Ŭm Um, Em, Yeum 5,936
이 (S)
리 (N) 5		 李, 伊, 異 I (S)
Ri (N) 5		 Yi (S)
Ri (N) 5		 Lee, Yi, Rhee, Ree, Rey, Rhie 6,796,227
인 印 In In Ihn, Yin, Inn, En, Lin 20,635
임 (S)
림 (N) 6		 林, 任 Im (S)
Rim (N) 6		 Im (S)
Rim (N) 6		 Lim, Yim, Rim, Leem, Rhim 735,493
  • Note 1: Applies only to 梁 and 樑.
  • Note 2: Applies only to 呂.
  • Note 3: Applies only to 連.
  • Note 4: Applies only to 柳 and 劉.
  • Note 5: Applies only to 李.
  • Note 6: Applies only to 林.

Hangul Hanja Revised McCune-Reischauer Popular spellings 2000 South Korean population *
자 慈 Ja Cha 178
장 莊, 章, 張, 蔣 Jang Chang Chang, Jahng, Jhang, Gang, Zhang 943,257
장곡 長谷 Janggok Changgok 52
저 邸 Jeo Chŏ 48
전 全, 田, 錢 Jeon Chŏn Jun, Chun, Chon, Jeun, Cheon 687,867
점 占 Jeom Chŏm 516
정 丁, 程, 鄭 Jeong Chŏng Chung, Jung, Joung, Chong, Cheong, Choung 2,230,611
제 諸 Je Che Jae, Jea, Che, Jei, Jhe 29,968
제갈 諸葛 Jegal Chegal Jaegal, Jekal, Jeagal, Chegal, Chekal 4,444
조 趙, 曺 Jo Cho Cho, Joe, Joh, Jou 1,347,730
종 宗, 鍾 Jong Chong Chong, Jung 962
좌 左 Jwa Chwa Chwa, Joa, Choa, Jaw 3,130
주 周, 朱 Ju Chu Joo, Chu, Choo, Jou, Zoo 215,010
준 俊 Jun Chun 72
즙 辻 Jeup Chŭp 4
증 增, 曾 Jeung Chŭng Zeng 6
지 智, 池 Ji Chi Jee, Ch, Gi, Chee, Gee 147,572
진 晉, 眞, 陳, 秦 Jin Chin Chin, Jean, Gin, Zhin, Chen 170,980

Hangul Hanja Revised McCune-Reischauer Popular spellings 2000 South Korean population *
차 車 Cha Ch'a Char, Chah, Tchah, Tcha 180,589
창 昌, 倉 Chang Ch'ang 1,179
채 采, 菜, 蔡 Chae Ch'ae Chai, Che, Chea 119,251
천 天, 千 Cheon Ch'ŏn Chun, Chon, Chen, Choun 112,227
초 楚, 肖 Cho Ch'o Chu 351
최 崔 Choe Ch'oe Choi, Che, Choy, Chey 2,169,704
추 秋, 鄒 Chu Ch'u Choo, Chou, Chyu, Chou 55,309

Hangul Hanja Revised McCune-Reischauer Popular spellings 2000 South Korean population *
탁 卓 Tak T'ak Tark, Tag, Tack, Thak 19,395
탄 彈 Tan T'an 155
태 太 Tae T'ae Tai, Tea, Te, Tay 8,165

Hangul Hanja Revised McCune-Reischauer Popular spellings 2000 South Korean population *
판 判 Pan P'an 290
팽 彭 Paeng P'aeng Pang, Paing, Peng, Pyeong, Pyeng 2,825
편 片 Pyeon P'yŏn Pyun, Pyon, Pyoun, Pyen, Pyeun 15,308
평 平 Pyeong P'yŏng Pyung, Pyong, Pyoung, Pyeng 608
포 包 Po P'o 129
표 表 Pyo P'yo Phyo, Pio, Puo, Peo 28,398
풍 馮 Pung P'ung Poong 586
피 皮 Pi P'i Pee, Phee, Phi, Phy 6,303
필 弼 Pil P'il Phil 251

Hangul Hanja Revised McCune-Reischauer Popular spellings 2000 South Korean population *
하 河, 夏 Ha Ha Hah, Har 213,758
학 學 Hak Hak 101
한 韓, 漢 Han Han Hahn, Hann 715,556
함 咸 Ham Ham Hahm, Harm, Hamm, Haam 75,955
해 海 Hae Hae 322
허 許 Heo Hŏ Hur, Huh, Her, Hu, Ho 300,448
현 玄 Hyeon Hyŏn Hyun, Hyon, Hyoun, Hyen 81,807
형 邢 Hyeong Hyŏng Hyung, Hyoung, Hyong, Hyeung 6,640
호 扈, 胡, 鎬 Ho Ho Hoh, Hu 6,106
홍 洪 Hong Hong Houng, Hyong 518,635
화 化 Hwa Hwa Howa 945
환 桓 Hwan Hwan 157
황 黃 Hwang Hwang Whang, Hoang 644,294
황보 皇甫 Hwangbo Hwangbo 9,148
후 后, 候 Hu Hu Hoo 114
흥 興 Heung Hŭng 462

  • Based on data provided by the ROK National Statistical Office. [1] The total population was 45,985,289. No comparable statistics are available from North Korea. The top 22 surnames are charted, and a rough extrapolation for both Koreas has been calculated [2].

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