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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.[1]
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For the Chinese surname from which this name is derived, see Li (surname 李). For the English surname, see Lee (English surname). For the list of people with this surname, see List of people with the Korean family name Lee.
Quick Facts Pronunciation, Language(s) ...
Pronunciation | [iː] or [ɾiː] |
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Language(s) | Korean |
Origin | |
Language(s) | Korean |
Word/name | Korean |
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Region of origin | Korean peninsula |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | Ee, I, Yi, Ri, Rhee, Rhie, Reeh |
See also | Li, Lý |
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Quick Facts Hangul, Hanja ...
Lee | |
Hangul | 이 (리)[lower-alpha 1] |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | I (Ri) |
McCune–Reischauer | I (Ri) |
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Historically, 李 was officially written as Ni (니)[2] in Korea. The spelling officially changed to I (이) in 1933 when the initial sound rule (두음 법칙) was established. In North Korea, it is romanized as Ri (리) because there is no distinction between the alveolar liquids /l/ and /r/ in modern Korean.