Lee (Korean surname) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Lee |
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.svg) The one hanja for Yi |
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| Meaning | *리 or 이
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| Language of origin | Korean |
| Popularity | Behind the Name |
| Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with Lee |
| Yi (Ri) | |
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| Hangul | 이 (리) |
| Hanja | 李, 異, 伊 |
| Revised Romanization | Lee, Li, Yi, I, Ri |
| McCune–Reischauer | Lee, Li, Yi, I, Ri Note: "李" is officially romanized as I in South Korea and Ri in North Korea. |
Lee or I (이) is the second most common surname, or family name, in Korea. In 2015 more than 7 million people in South Korea had this name. That is over 14% of all people in the country.
Images for kids
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A memorial for the founder of the Gyeongju Yi clan
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The Jeonju Yi family performs rites (jongmyo jerye) to honor their ancestors in an annual ceremony which has been declared an Intangible Cultural Heritage by the Korean government.
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