List of Korean surnames
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This is a list of Korean family names, in Hangul alphabetical order. Note: (S) means South Korea. (N) means North Korea.
The most common of these names is Kim, followed by Lee and Park. These three family names are held by around half of the ethnic Korean population. As of 2015[update], 286 Korean family names were in use.[1]
Hangul | Hanja | Revised | McCune–Reischauer | Possible transliterations | Estimated distribution (2015)[2] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
가 | 價, 賈 | Ga | Ka | Kar, Gar, Kah, Gah, Ca, Cah, Car, Kar | 9,950 |
간 | 簡, 間 | Gan | Kan | Gahn, Kahn | 2,525 |
갈 | 葛 | Gal | Kal | Karl, Garl, Gahl, Kahl, Cahl, Carl | 2,086 |
감 | 甘 | Gam | Kam | Kahm, Gahm, Cam | 6,024 |
강 | 姜, 康, 強, 剛, 江, 㝩 | Gang | Kang | Kahng, Khang | 1,269,290 |
견 | 堅, 甄 | Gyeon | Kyŏn | Kyun, Kyeon, Kyoun, Kyon | 1,684 |
경 | 京, 慶, 景, 耿 | Gyeong | Kyŏng | Kyung, Kyoung, Kyeong, Kyong | 16,958 |
계 | 季, 桂 | Gye | Kye | Kyeh, Kye, Kay, Kie, Kae, Gae | 6,641 |
고 | 顧, 高 | Go | Ko | Koh, Goh, Kho, Gho, Kor, Co | 471,429 |
곡 | 曲, 谷 | Gok | Kok | Kog, Gog, Cock | 101 |
공 | 公, 孔 | Gong | Kong | Kohng, Koung, Goung, Khong, Cong | 92,340 |
곽 | 廓, 槨, 郭 | Gwak | Kwak | Kwag, Kwack, Gwag, Koak, Kuark, Quack | 203,365 |
관 | 管, 關 | Gwan | Kwan | Quan, Kuan, Guan | 20 |
교 | 喬, 橋 | Gyo | Kyo | Kyoh, Gyoh | 26 |
구 | 丘, 仇, 具, 邱 | Gu | Ku | Koo, Goo, Kou, Kuh, Khoo, Khu | 208,550 |
국 | 國, 菊, 鞠, 鞫, 麴 | Guk | Kuk | Kook, Gook, Kug, Gug, Cook | 20,768 |
궁 | 宮, 弓 | Gung | Kung | Koong, Kwoong | 572 |
궉 | 鴌 | Gwok | Kwŏk | Kwog, Gwog, Quock | 183 |
권 | 權, 勸, 㩲, 券 | Gwon | Kwŏn | Kwon, Kweon, Kwun | 706,212 |
근 | 斤 | Geun | Kŭn | Keun, Kuen, Guen | 170 |
금 | 琴, 禁, 芩, 金 | Geum | Kŭm | Keum, Kum, Gum, Guem, Kuem | 25,472 |
기 | 奇, 寄, 箕, 紀 | Gi | Ki | Kee, Key, Gee, Ky, Khee, Kie | 29,062 |
길 | 吉 | Gil | Kil | Gill, Khil, Keel, Kihl, Kiehl, Kill | 38,173 |
김 | 金 | Gim | Kim | Ghim, Kym, Keem | 10,689,968 |
나 (S) 라 (N) |
羅, 蘿, 邏, 那 | Na (S) Ra (N) |
Na (S) Ra (N) |
Nah, La, Rha, Rah, Paw | 161,015 |
난 (S) 란 (N) |
欒 | Nan (S) Ran (N) |
Nan (S) Ran (N) |
Nahn, Rahn, Nhan, Rhan | 8 |
남 | 南, 男 | Nam | Nam | Nahm, Nham, Narm | 275,659 |
남궁 | 南宫, 南宮 | Namgung | Namgung | Namkung, Namgoong, Namkoong, Namkuhng, Namguhng | 21,313 |
낭 (S) 랑 (N) |
浪 | Nang (S) Rang (N) |
Nang (S) Rang (N) |
Nahng, Lang | 181 |
내 | 乃, 奈 | Nae | Nae | Nai, Nay, Nea | 374 |
노 (S) 로 (N) |
努, 卢, 盧, 蘆, 虜, 路, 魯 | No (S) Ro (N) |
No (S) Ro (N) |
Noh, Roh, Ro, Raw | 315,372 |
뇌 (S) 뢰 (N) |
雷 | Noe (S) Roe (N) |
Noe (S) Roe (N) |
Roi, Noi | 19 |
다 | 多 | Da | Ta | 7 | |
단 | 單, 段 | Dan | Tan | Dahn, Than | 1,632 |
담 | 譚 | Dam | Tam | Tham, Dham, Dahm, Tahm | 47 |
당 | 唐 | Dang | Tang | Tang, Dhang, Thang | 1,146 |
대 | 代, 大, 戴 | Dae | Tae | Dai, Dea, Day, Tai, Tay, Tea | 669 |
도 | 到, 度, 桃, 覩, 道, 都, 陶 | Do | To | Doh, Toe, Doe, Toh | 57,946 |
독고 | 獨孤 | Dokgo | Tokko | Dokko, Toko, Tokko, Dockko, Dogko, Togko, Doko | 502 |
돈 | 頓 | Don | Ton | Dohn, Tohn | 117 |
동 | 東, 童, 董, 蕫, 薫 | Dong | Tong | Tong, Dhong, Thong | 5,936 |
동방 | 東方 | Dongbang | Tongbang | Tongpang, Dongpang, Tongbang | 180 |
두 | 杜 | Du | Tu | Doo, Tu, Do, Dou, Tou, To, Too | 6,428 |
등 | 滕, 鄧 | Deung | 20 | ||
등정 | 藤井 | Deungjeong | 5 | ||
라 | 羅, 蘿, 邏 | Ra | Rah | 25,974 | |
란 | 欒 | Ran | Rahn | 10 | |
랑 | 浪 | Rang | 125 | ||
려 | 呂 | Ryeo | Ryuh | 19 | |
로 | 盧, 路, 魯 | Roh | 67 | ||
뢰 | 雷 | Roe | Roi | 19 | |
류(유) | 㧕, 劉, 柳 | Ryu | Ryu | Ryou, Rou, Ryoo, Yu, Yoo, You, Yuh | 163,994 |
리 | 李 | Ree | 240 | ||
림 | 林 | Rim | 47 | ||
마 | 馬, 麻 | Ma | Ma | Mah, Mar | 39,196 |
만 | 萬 | Man | Man | Mann, Mahn | 124 |
망절 | 網切 | Mangjeol | Mangjŏl | Mangjul, Mangjuhl, Mangjoul | 8 |
매 | 梅 | Mae | Mae | May, Mea, Mai | 201 |
맹 | 孟 | Maeng | Maeng | Maing, Meang | 22,028 |
명 | 明 | Myeong | Myŏng | Myung, Myoung, Myong | 29,110 |
모 | 慕, 毛, 牟 | Mo | Mo | Moh, Moe | 21,912 |
목 | 睦, 穆 | Mok | Mok | Mock, Mog, Mork | 8,859 |
묘 | 苗 | Myo | Myo | Myoh, Mio | 21 |
무 | 武 | Moo | Moo | 15 | |
무본 | 武本 | Moobon | Moobon | 6 | |
묵 | 墨 | Muk | Muk | Mook | 172 |
문 | 文, 門 | Mun | Mun | Moon, Muhn | 464,047 |
미 | 米 | Mi | Mi | Mee, Mih, Meeh | 16 |
민 | 悶, 敏, 旻, 民, 珉, 閔 | Min | Min | Minn, Mihn | 171,799 |
박 | 博, 朴 | Bak | Pak | Park, Back, Bahk, Pahk | 4,192,080 |
반 | 潘, 班 | Ban | Pan | Bahn, Pan, Pahn, Bhan, Van | 28,223 |
방 | 房, 方, 旁, 芳, 邦, 防 龐 | Bang | Pang | Bhang, Bahng, Pahng, Phang | 96,039 |
배 | 培, 背, 裵, 輩, 配 | Bae | Pae | Bai, Bea, Pae, Pai, Bay, Pay | 400,669 |
백 | 伯, 柏, 白, 百 | Baek | Paek | Baik, Back, Paik, Pack, Beak | 382,447 |
번 | 樊 | Beon | Bun | 6 | |
범 | 範, 范 | Beom | Pŏm | Bum, Bom, Peom, Pum, Puhm, Buhm | 3,838 |
변 | 卞, 變, 邊 | Byeon | Pyŏn | Byun, Byon, Pyun, Byoun, Pyon, Pyoun, Pyeon | 138,802 |
보 | 保, 寶, 甫 | Bo | Po | Boh, Poh | 16 |
복 | 卜 | Bok | Pok | Pock, Bog, Pog, Bock | 9,538 |
봉 | 奉, 鳳 | Bong | Pong | Bhong, Bohng, Pohng, Vong | 12,959 |
부 | 付, 傅, 夫, 富 | Bu | Pu | Boo, Pu, Bou, Poo, Booh, Buh, Pou, Pooh | 10,604 |
비 | 丕 | Bi | Pi | Bee, Pee, Bih, Bhi, Pih, Phi | 16 |
빈 | 彬, 濱, 貧, 賓, 賔 | Bin | Pin | Been, Pihn, Phin, Bean, Bihn, Pean | 5,782 |
빙 | 氷 | Bing | Ping | 763 | |
사 | 史, 司, 沙, 舍, 謝 | Sa | Sa | Sah, Sar | 10,998 |
사공 | 司公, 司空 | Sagong | Sagong | Sakong, Sagoung, Sakoung | 4,488 |
산 | 山 | San | San | Sahn, Sarn | 9 |
삼 | 杉, 森 | Sam | Sam | Sahm, Sarm | 38 |
상 | 商, 尙, 尚, 常 | Sang | Sang | Sahng | 2,416 |
서 | 俆, 徐, 書, 緖, 西 | Seo | Sŏ | Suh, Surh, Su, Sur, So, Seoh | 752,233 |
서문 | 西問, 西門 | Seomun | Sŏmun | Suhmun, Suhmoon, Seomoon, Somoon | 2,044 |
석 | 席, 昔, 石, 釋 | Seok | Sŏk | Suk, Sok, Suck, Sek | 60,607 |
선 | 善, 宣, 鮮 | Seon | Sŏn | Sun, Son, Suhn, Sen | 42,842 |
선우 | 蘚于, 鮮于, 鮮宇, 鮮牛 | Seonu | Sŏnu | Sunwoo, Seonwoo, Sonu, Sunoo, Sunwou, Seonwu, Sonwu | 3,648 |
설 | 偰, 卨, 楔, 薛, 辥, 雪 | Seol | Sŏl | Sul, Seul, Sol, Sull | 45,692 |
섭 | 葉 | Seob | Sub | Subb, Sup, Seop | 75 |
성 | 城, 宬, 成, 星, 盛 | Seong | Sŏng | Sung, Soung, Song | 199,160 |
소 | 卲, 小, 所, 昭, 簫, 肖, 蕭, 蘇, 邵 | So | So | Soh, Sou, Sow | 52,577 |
손 | 孫, 損, 蓀, 遜 | Son | Son | Sohn, Soun | 457,356 |
송 | 宋, 松, 送 | Song | Song | Soung | 683,521 |
수 | 水, 洙, 隋 | Su | Su | Soo, Sooh | 47 |
순 | 淳, 筍, 舜, 荀, 順 | Sun | Sun | Soon | 1,232 |
승 | 承, 昇 | Seung | Sŭng | Sung | 3,430 |
시 | 施, 時, 柴 | Si | Si | Shi, See, Sie, Sea, Shee | 4,354 |
신 | 伸, 信, 愼, 新, 申, 莘, 辛 | Sin | Sin | Shin, Shinn, Sheen, Seen, Sinn, Cynn | 986,001 |
심 | 心, 沁, 沈, 深 | Sim | Sim | Shim, Seem, Sheem, Sihm | 272,049 |
아 | 阿 | A | A | Ah, Ar | 529 |
안 | 安, 案, 顔 | An | An | Ahn, Arn, Aan | 685,688 |
애 | 艾 | Ae | Ae | Ay, Ai, Ea | 24 |
야 | 夜 | Ya | Ya | Yah, Yar | 77 |
양 (S) 량 (N) |
揚, 杨, 梁, 楊, 樑, 樣, 洋, 粱, 陽 | Yang (S) Ryang (N) |
Yang (S) Ryang (N) |
Ryang, Lyang | 530,554 |
어 | 漁, 魚 | Eo | Ŏ | Uh, Urh, Eoh | 18,929 |
어금 | 魚金 | Eogeum | Ŏgŭm | Eokeum, Okeum, Okum, Ukeum, Ugeum, Ukum, Uhgeum, Uhkuem | 8 |
엄 | 㘙, 严, 儼, 嚴 | Eom | Ŏm | Um, Uhm, Oum, Ohm | 144,660 |
여 (S) 려 (N) |
余, 呂, 黎 | Yeo (S) Ryeo (N) |
Yŏ (S) Ryŏ (N) |
Yu, Yo, Yeu, Yuh, Yeo, Yoh | 80,672 |
연 (S) 련 (N) |
延, 涎, 燕, 連 | Yeon (S) Ryeon (N) |
Yŏn (S) Ryŏn (N) |
Youn, Yun, Yon, Yeun, Yeoun, Yuhn | 34,850 |
염 (S) 렴 (N) |
廉, 簾, 閻 | Yeom (S) Ryeom (N) |
Yŏm (S) Ryŏm (N) |
Yum, Youm, Yeum, Yom, Yeoum | 69,428 |
엽 | 葉 | Yeop | Yŏp | Yeob, Youb, Yeop, Yub, Yup, Yob | 571 |
영 | 影, 榮 | Yeong | Yŏng | Young, Yung | 24 |
예 | 倪, 禮, 芮, 藝 | Ye | Ye | Yeh | 13,587 |
오 | 五, 伍, 吳, 吾, 晤 | O | O | Oh, Oe, Au, Ou | 763,334 |
옥 | 玉 | Ok | Ok | Ock, Ohk, Oak, Og, Ohg, Oag | 25,107 |
온 | 溫 | On | On | Ohn, Ohnn | 5,418 |
옹 | 邕, 雍 | Ong | Ong | Ohng, Oung | 967 |
완 | 阮 | Wan | Wan | 6 | |
왕 | 汪,王 | Wang | Wang | 25,581 | |
요 | 姚 | Yo | Yo | You | 29 |
용 (S) 룡 (N) |
龍 | Yong (S) Ryong (N) |
Yong (S) Ryong (N) |
Ryong, Lyong | 15,276 |
우 | 于, 偶, 宇, 寓, 尤, 愚, 牛, 禹, 遇 | U | U | Woo, Wu, Ou, Wo, Uh | 195,723 |
운 | 芸, 雲 | Un | Un | Woon, Wun, Whun, Wuhn | 118 |
원 | 元, 原, 圓, 苑, 袁, 阮, 院 | Won | Wŏn | Weon, Woen, Wone, Wun, One | 130,174 |
위 | 偉, 衛, 韋, 魏 | Wi | Wi | Wee, We, Wie | 32,191 |
유 (S) 류 (N) |
兪, 劉, 庾, 有, 杻, 枊, 柳, 楡, 由, 裕 | Yu (S) Ryu (N) |
Yu (S) Ryu (N) |
Yoo, You | 963,498 |
육 (S) 륙 (N) |
陸 | Yuk (S) Ryuk (N) |
Yuk (S) Ryuk (N) |
Yook, Youk, Yug, Ryuk, Yuck | 23,455 |
윤 | 允, 尹, 潤 | Yun | Yun | Yoon, Youn, Yune, Yeun | 1,020,564 |
은 | 恩, 慇, 殷, 銀 | Eun | Ŭn | Un, Unn | 16,927 |
음 | 陰 | Eum | Ŭm | Um, Em, Yeum, Uem | 5,604 |
이 (S) 리 (N) |
李, 㛅, 伊, 利, 怡, 異 | I (S) Ri (N) |
Yi (S) Ri (N) |
Lee, Yi, Rhee, Ree, Rie, Rhie | 7,307,237 |
인 | 印 | In | In | Ihn, Yin, Inn, Lin, Ean | 22,363 |
임 (S) 림 (N) |
任, 壬, 恁, 林 | Im (S) Rim (N) |
Im (S) Rim (N) |
Lim, Yim, Rim, Leem, Rhim, Eam | 1,015,200 |
자 | 慈 | Ja | Cha | 75 | |
장 | 張, 場, 壯, 將, 庄, 漿, 章, 臧, 莊, 葬, 蔣, 藏, 裝, 長 | Jang | Chang | Chang, Jahng, Jhang, Zang | 1,021,107 |
전 | 全, 戰, 田, 錢 | Jeon | Chŏn | Jun, Chun, Chon, Cheon | 749,266 |
점 | 佔 | Jeom | Chŏm | 158 | |
정 | 鄭, 丁, 定, 情, 政, 桯, 正, 程 | Jeong | Chŏng | Chung, Jung, Joung, Chong, Cheong, Choung | 2,407,601 |
제 | 諸, 齊 | Je | Che | Jae, Jea, Che, Jei, Jhe | 21,988 |
제갈 | 諸葛, 諸曷, 諸渴 | Jegal | Chegal | Jaegal, Jekal, Jeagal, Jikal, Chegal, Chekal | 5,735 |
조 | 趙, 刁, 曺, 朝, 調, 造 | Jo | Cho | Cho, Joe, Joh, Jou | 1,453,971 |
종 | 宗, 鍾 | Jong | Chong | Chong | 681 |
좌 | 佐, 左 | Jwa | Chwa | Chwa, Joa, Choa | 3,383 |
주 | 主, 周, 朱, 株, 珠 | Ju | Chu | Joo, Chu, Choo, Chow, Jou, Zoo, Jew, Zu | 232,063 |
증 | 增, 曾 | Jeung | Chŭng | Jung, Cheung, Chung | 18 |
지 | 地, 智, 池, 遲 | Ji | Chi | Jee, Gi, Chee, Gee, Jhi | 160,147 |
진 | 䄅, 晋, 珍, 眞, 秦, 蔯, 進, 陣, 陳 | Jin | Chin | Chin, Jeen, Gin | 186,310 |
차 | 車, 次 | Cha | Ch'a | Char, Chah | 194,788 |
창 | 倉, 昌 | Chang | Ch'ang | Chahng | 1,095 |
채 | 菜, 蔡, 采 | Chae | Ch'ae | Chai, Che, Chea | 131,757 |
천 | 千, 天, 川 | Cheon | Ch'ŏn | Chun, Chon, Choun | 121,927 |
초 | 初, 楚 | Cho | Ch'o | Chu, Chou, Choh | 236 |
최 | 催, 寉, 崔, 最 | Choe | Ch'oe | Choi, Che, Choy, Chwe, Chey | 2,340,582 |
추 | 秋, 鄒 | Chu | Ch'u | Choo, Chou, Chyu | 60,561 |
탁 | 卓 | Tak | T'ak | Tark, Tag, Tack, Tahk | 21,099 |
탄 | 彈 | Tan | T'an | Tahn, Tann | 149 |
태 | 太, 泰 | Tae | T'ae | Tai, Tay, Tea | 9,073 |
판 | 判 | Pan | P'an | Pahn, Phan, Parn, Pann | 278 |
팽 | 彭 | Paeng | P'aeng | Pang, Paing, Peng, Peang | 2,935 |
편 | 片 | Pyeon | P'yŏn | Pyun, Pyon, Pyoun, Pyen | 16,689 |
평 | 平 | Pyeong | P'yŏng | Pyung, Pyong, Pyoung, Pyeng | 515 |
포 | 包 | Po | P'o | Pho, Poh | 57 |
표 | 俵, 表 | Pyo | P'yo | Phyo, Pio, Peo, Pyoh, Pyou | 30,749 |
풍 | 馮 | Pung | P'ung | Poong, Puhng, Poohng | 651 |
피 | 皮 | Pi | P'i | Pee, Phee, Phi, Phy, Pih | 6,578 |
필 | 弼, 畢 | Pil | P'il | Phil, Peel | 174 |
하 | 何, 夏, 河 | Ha | Ha | Hah, Har | 233,061 |
학 | 郝 | Hak | Hak | Hag, Hahk, Hahg, Hack | 35 |
한 | 恨, 汗, 漢, 韓 | Han | Han | Hahn, Hann, Hanh | 773,537 |
함 | 咸 | Ham | Ham | Hahm, Hamm, Haam | 80,659 |
해 | 海, 解 | Hae | Hae | Hay, Hai, Hea | 155 |
허 | 許, 许 | Heo | Hŏ | Hur, Huh, Her, Hu, Ho, Hoh, Heoh | 326,782 |
현 | 玄, 賢 | Hyeon | Hyŏn | Hyun, Hyon, Hyoun | 88,831 |
형 | 刑, 形, 邢 | Hyeong | Hyŏng | Hyung, Hyoung, Hyong, Hyeung | 7,328 |
호 | 扈, 湖, 胡, 虎, 鎬 | Ho | Ho | Hoh | 5,853 |
홍 | 㤨, 䜤, 哄, 弘, 洪, 烘, 紅 | Hong | Hong | Houng | 558,994 |
화 | 化 | Hwa | Hwa | Howa, Hoa, Wha | 915 |
황 | 晃, 潢, 煌, 皇, 簧, 荒, 黃 | Hwang | Hwang | Whang | 697,475 |
황목 | 荒木 | Hwangmok | Hwangmok | Whangmock, Wangmok | 5 |
황보 | 皇甫, 黃甫 | Hwangbo | Hwangbo | Hwangpo, Whangpoh | 10,427 |
후 | 侯, 候, 后 | Hu | Hu | Hoo, Hooh, Huh | 74 |
Other | 91,107 |
Related pages
changeReferences
change- ↑ Zwetsloot, Jacco (12 April 2009). "Everything you ever wanted to know about Korean surnames". korea.net. Korean Culture and Information Service. Retrieved 2015-01-18.
- ↑ These population numbers are based on 2015 records from the Korean National Statistical Office. The numbers for the 22 most popular names include estimates from North Korea. The numbers for other names are for South Korea only.
Other websites
change- Degrees of Courtesy and Communication Styles in the Korean Language, by K. B. Kurotchenko. (in Russian)
- Image of graph showing the most common names, in Hangul and Hanja
- List including vanished names, with clan profiles. (in Korean)
- List of living names, with clan profiles. (in Korean)
- List of names with Naver Encyclopedia entries Archived 2004-10-10 at the Wayback Machine. (in Korean)
- 2000 South Korean census results data by surname and clan. (in Korean)
- 2000 South Korean census results by surname and clan. (in Korean)
- 2000 South Korean census results by surname, sorted. (in Korean)
- 2015 South Korean lists of Family name. (in Korean)
- South Korean statistics portal site. (in Korean)