List of Korean surnames

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.

From 2015 South Korean statistics

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, 钅 [sic]	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%

From 2000 South Korean statistics

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

Other surnames

Historical surnames

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]

See also

• Korean name
• Korean culture
• Korean language
• List of common Chinese surnames

Notes

For these notes, see North–South differences in the Korean language.

1. 라; Ra in North Korea.
2. 란; Ran in North Korea.
3. 랑; Rang in North Korea.
4. 로; Ro in North Korea.
5. 뢰; Roe in North Korea.
6. 량; Ryang in North Korea.
7. 려; Ryeo; Ryŏ in North Korea.
8. 련; Ryeon; Ryŏn in North Korea.
9. 렴; Ryeom; Ryŏm in North Korea.
10. 례; Rye in North Korea.
11. 룡; Ryong in North Korea.
12. 류; Ryu in North Korea.
13. 뉴; Nyu in North Korea.
14. 륙; Ryuk in North Korea.
15. 리; Ri in North Korea.
16. 림; Rim in North Korea.
17. 루; Ru in North Korea.

References

1. Statistics Korea (2015). 성씨·본관별 인구 (5인 이상) – 전국. Korean Statistical Information Service (in Korean). Notes: (1) The total population was 49,705,663. (2) This data only lists surnames used by five or more people. Surnames used by fewer than five people are categorized as "Other" (기타).
2. Lee (2011), pp. 167–186, 2011년 외교부 여권 자료.
3. National Institute of Korean Language (2009), p. 57, 성씨의 로마자 표기 실태.
4. Lee (2011), pp. 34–35, 벽성 20개 성씨 추가 자료.
5. National Institute of Korean Language (2009), p. 58, 성씨의 로마자 표기 실태.
6. National Institute of Korean Language (2009), p. 60, 성씨의 로마자 표기 실태.
7. Statistics Korea (2000). 성씨·본관별 가구 및 인구. Korean Statistical Information Service (in Korean).
8. 성씨. Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean). Retrieved 1 September 2023. 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.
9. 김, 정현 (December 2014). 백제의 八族姓과 일본의 八色姓 (in Korean). Monthly Chosun. Retrieved 1 September 2023. 《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.
10. 조미걸취. Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean). Retrieved 1 September 2023. 『삼국사기(三國史記)』에 의하면 '조미(祖彌)'가 성씨

Sources

• Lee, Sang-oak (이상억) (16 September 2011). 성씨의 로마자 표기 정책 마련 연구 (PDF) (Report) (in Korean). Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
• National Institute of Korean Language (25 June 2009). 성씨 로마자 표기 방안 마련을 위한 토론회 (PDF) (in Korean).

External links

• (in Russian) Degrees of Courtesy and Communication Styles in the Korean Language, by K. B. Kurotchenko.
• Image of pie graph showing the most prevalent surnames (according to 2000 statistics), in hangul and hanja
• (in Korean) List including vanished names, with clan profiles
• (in Korean) List of living names, with clan profiles