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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, at least 191 distinct surnames in hangul and 514 distinct surnames in hanja were in use.

Hangul Hanja Revised Romanization McCune–Reischauer Other romanizations Population (2015) Percentage
가 賈, 價 Ga Ka Kah, Kha, Gha 9,950 0.02%
간 簡, 間 Gan Kan Khan, Kahn, Kann 2,525 0.0051%
갈 葛 Gal Kal Gar, Karl 2,086 0.0042%
감 甘 Gam Kam Kahm, Kang, Gahm 6,024 0.0121%
강 姜, 康, 強, 江, 剛, 㝩 Gang Kang Khang, Kahng, Kwang, Ghang, Kaing 1,269,290 2.5536%
견 甄, 堅 Gyeon Kyŏn Kyun, Kyeon, Kyoun, Gyun, Kyon 1,684 0.0034%
경 慶, 景, 京, 耿 Gyeong Kyŏng Kyung, Kyoung, Geong, Guong, Gyeng 16,958 0.0341%
계 桂, 季 Gye Kye Kae, Kay, Keh, Key, Gae 6,641 0.0134%
고 高, 顧 Go Ko Koh, Goh, Kho, Gho, Koo 471,429 0.9484%
곡 曲, 谷 Gok Kok Koock 101 0.0002%
공 孔, 公 Gong Kong Kohng, Ghong, Con, Gohng, Goung 92,340 0.1858%
곽 郭, 廓, 槨 Gwak Kwak Kwag, Kwack, Gwag, Koak, Koag 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, Goo, Kuh, Kou, Khu 208,550 0.4196%
국 鞠, 鞫, 菊, 國, 麴 Guk Kuk Kook, Gook, Kug, Cook, Koog 20,768 0.0418%
궁 弓, 宮 Gung Kung Koong, Goong, Koung 572 0.0012%
궉 鴌 Gwok Kwŏk Kwok, Kweok, Kwoc 183 0.0004%
권 權, 勸, 㩲, 券 Gwon Kwŏn Kwon, Kweon, Kwun, Gweon, Kwan 706,212 1.4208%
근 斤 Geun Kŭn Keun, Gun 170 0.0003%
금 琴, 金, 芩, 禁 Geum Kŭm Keum, Kum, Gum, Kuem, Guem 25,472 0.0512%
기 奇, 寄, 箕, 紀 Gi Ki Kee, Key, Kie, Kih, Gee 29,062 0.0585%
길 吉 Gil Kil Gill, Gihl, Khil, Keel, Kill 38,173 0.0768%
김 金, 钅 [sic] Gim Kim Ghim, Kin 10,689,967 21.5065%
나 羅, 蘿, 邏, 罗, 那 Na Na Ra, La, Nah, Rha, Rah 161,015 0.3239%
난 欒 Nan Nan An 8 0%
남 南, 男 Nam Nam Nahm, Nham, Nan, Lam, Narm 275,659 0.5546%
남궁 南宮, 南宫 Namgung Namgung Namkung, Namkoong, Namgoong, Namgoung, Namkoung 21,313 0.0429%
낭 浪 Nang Nang Lang 181 0.0004%
내 乃, 奈 Nae Nae 374 0.0008%
노 盧, 魯, 蘆, 路, 虜, 卢, 努 No No Noh, Roh, Ro, Rho, Nho 315,372 0.6345%
뇌 雷 Noe Noe Noi, Lei 19 0%
다 多 Da Ta 7 0%
단 段, 單 Dan Tan Dahn, Dhan 1,632 0.0033%
담 譚 Dam Tam Tan 47 0.0001%
당 唐 Dang Tang Dhang 1,146 0.0023%
대 大, 代, 戴 Dae Tae Dai, Dea 669 0.0013%
도 都, 陶, 道, 到, 度, 桃, 覩 Do To Doh, Dho, Doe, Toh, Doo 57,946 0.1166%
독 獨 Dok Tok 17 0%
독고 獨孤 Dokgo Tokko Dokko, Dockko, Dogko, Dockgo, Dohkgoh 502 0.001%
돈 頓 Don Ton 117 0.0002%
동 董, 蕫, 童, 東, 薫 Dong Tong Dhong, Doung 5,936 0.0119%
동방 東方 Dongbang Tongbang 180 0.0004%
두 杜 Du Tu Doo, Do, Dou, Dow 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, La, Rha, Rah, Nah 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, Ryoo, Yu, You, Lyu 163,994 0.3299%
리 李 Ri Ri 240 0.0005%
림 林 Rim Rim 47 0.0001%
마 馬, 麻 Ma Ma Mah, Mar, Mach, Mha 39,196 0.0789%
만 萬 Man Man Mahn, Mhan 124 0.0002%
망절 網切 Mangjeol Mangjŏl Mangjul 8 0%
매 梅 Mae Mae Mai, Mea, Mei 201 0.0004%
맹 孟 Maeng Maeng Meang, Mang, Maing, Meng, Meing 22,028 0.0443%
명 明 Myeong Myŏng Myung, Myoung, Myong, Moung, Myoeng 29,110 0.0586%
모 牟, 毛, 慕 Mo Mo Moh, Mho, Moo, Moe, Meo 21,912 0.0441%
목 睦, 穆 Mok Mok Mock, Mog, Mook, Mork, Mouk 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, Mok, Moog 172 0.0003%
문 文, 門 Mun Mun Moon, Mon, Moun, Muhn, Moom 464,047 0.9336%
미 米 Mi Mi Mee 16 0%
민 閔, 民, 敏, 珉, 悶, 旻 Min Min Minn, Mihn, Meen, Mheen, Mean 171,799 0.3456%
박 朴, 博 Bak Pak Park, Pack, Bark, Bag, Papk 4,192,080 8.4338%
반 潘, 班 Ban Pan Bahn, Van, Bhan, Barn, Pahn 28,223 0.0568%
방 方, 房, 龐, 邦, 防, 旁, 芳 Bang Pang Bhang, Bahng, Barng, Baang, Fang 129,559 0.2607%
배 裵, 輩, 培, 背, 配 Bae Pae Bea, Bai, Pai, Be, Bay 400,669 0.8061%
백 白, 百, 伯, 柏 Baek Paek Back, Baik, Paik, Beak, Baeg 382,447 0.7694%
번 樊 Beon Pŏn 6 0%
범 范, 範 Beom Pŏm Bum, Buhm, Beum, Bom, Burm 3,838 0.0077%
변 卞, 邊, 變 Byeon Pyŏn Byun, Byon, Byoun, Pyun, Byen 138,802 0.2792%
보 寶, 保, 甫 Bo Po 16 0%
복 卜 Bok Pok Bog, Bock, Pock, Boc, Bouk 9,538 0.0192%
봉 奉, 鳳 Bong Pong Vong 12,959 0.0261%
부 夫, 付, 傅, 富 Bu Pu Boo, Poo, Vu, Booh, Buh 10,604 0.0213%
비 丕 Bi Pi Vy, Vi, Bie, Bee 16 0%
빈 賓, 彬, 賔, 濱, 貧 Bin Pin Been, Bhin, Bean, Vin, Bihn 5,782 0.0116%
빙 氷 Bing Ping 763 0.0015%
사 史, 司, 謝, 舍, 沙 Sa Sa Sha, Sah, Sar 10,998 0.0221%
사공 司空, 司公 Sagong Sagong Sakong, Shakong, Sagoung, Sagung 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, Sahng, Sarng 2,416 0.0049%
서 徐, 俆, 西, 書, 緖 Seo Sŏ Suh, Su, Sur, So, Sea 752,233 1.5134%
서문 西門, 西問 Seomun Sŏmun Seomoon, Suhmoon, Seamoon, Sumoon, Semun 2,044 0.0041%
석 石, 昔, 釋, 席 Seok Sŏk Suk, Seog, Sok, Suck, Seuk 60,607 0.1219%
선 宣, 鮮, 善 Seon Sŏn Sun, Son, Shun, Sen, Suhn 42,842 0.0862%
선우 鮮于, 鮮宇, 蘚于, 鮮牛 Seonu Sŏnu Sunwoo, Seonwoo, Sonu, Sunoo, Sunu 3,648 0.0073%
설 薛, 偰, 楔, 辥, 雪, 卨 Seol Sŏl Sul, Seul, Sol, Sel, Seal 45,692 0.0919%
섭 葉 Seop Sŏp Seoub, Sub, Sup 75 0.0002%
성 成, 盛, 宬, 星, 城 Seong Sŏng Sung, Soung, Seoung, Seung, Song 199,160 0.4007%
소 蘇, 邵, 肖, 蕭, 小, 卲, 所, 昭, 簫 So So Soh, Sho, Soo, Seo, Sou 53,856 0.1083%
손 孫, 遜, 損, 蓀 Son Son Sohn, Shon, Sun, Soun, Soon 457,356 0.9201%
송 宋, 松, 送 Song Song Soung, Shong, Sohng, Sung, Seung 683,521 1.3751%
수 隋, 水, 洙 Su Su 47 0.0001%
순 荀, 筍, 舜, 淳, 順, 旬 Sun Sun Soon 1,237 0.0025%
승 承, 昇 Seung Sŭng Sung, Seoung, Seong, Sheung, Soeung 3,430 0.0069%
시 施, 柴, 時 Si Si Shi, See, Sea, Se 4,354 0.0088%
신 申, 辛, 愼, 莘, 新, 信, 伸 Sin Sin Shin, Sheen, Sihn, Shinn, Synn 986,001 1.9837%
심 沈, 沁, 深, 心 Sim Sim Shim, Sym, Seem, Sem, Sihm 272,049 0.5473%
아 阿 A A Ah 529 0.0011%
안 安, 顔, 案 An An Ahn, Ann, Anh, Ane, Aun 685,688 1.3795%
애 艾 Ae Ae Ai 24 0%
야 夜 Ya Ya Yha 77 0.0002%
양 梁, 楊, 粱, 揚, 陽, 洋, 杨, 樑, 樣 Yang Yang Ryang, Yaung, Young, Yahng, Yhang 530,554 1.0674%
어 魚, 漁 Eo Ŏ Uh, Eoh, Auh, Eu, Au 18,929 0.0381%
어금 魚金 Eogeum Ŏgŭm Eokum, Eokeum, Akeum, Uhkum 8 0%
엄 嚴, 儼, 严, 㘙 Eom Ŏm Um, Eum, Uhm, Aum, Om 144,660 0.291%
여 呂, 余, 黎 Yeo Yŏ Yuh, Yo, Yu, Yea, Yeu 80,672 0.1623%
연 延, 連, 燕, 涎 Yeon Yŏn Youn, Yun, Yon, Yeun, Yeoun 34,850 0.0701%
염 廉, 閻, 簾 Yeom Yŏm Yum, Youm, Yeum, Yom, Yeoum 69,428 0.1397%
엽 葉 Yeop Yŏp Yub, Yup, Yop, Youb, Yeb 571 0.0011%
영 榮, 影 Yeong Yŏng 24 0%
예 芮, 禮, 倪, 藝 Ye Ye Yea, Yae, Yeh, Yee, Yei 13,587 0.0273%
오 吳, 伍, 吾, 五, 晤 O O Oh, Ou, Ohe, Oe, Olh 763,334 1.5357%
옥 玉 Ok Ok Ock, Og, Ohk, Oak, Ouk 25,107 0.0505%
온 溫 On On Ohn, Eon, Onn, Own, Yon 5,418 0.0109%
옹 邕, 雍 Ong Ong Ohng, Ohong, Ung 967 0.0019%
완 阮 Wan Wan 6 0%
왕 王, 汪 Wang Wang Whang, Woang, Ywang, Yang, Whyang 25,581 0.0515%
요 姚 Yo Yo 29 0.0001%
용 龍 Yong Yong Young, Lyong, Yung, Ryong, Yeong 15,276 0.0307%
우 禹, 于, 寓, 宇, 愚, 牛, 偶, 遇, 尤 U U Woo, Wu, Wo, Ou, Uh 195,729 0.3938%
운 雲, 芸 Un Un Woon 118 0.0002%
원 元, 袁, 原, 阮, 苑, 院, 圓 Won Wŏn Weon, Woon, One, Wone, Woun 130,174 0.2619%
위 魏, 韋, 衛, 偉 Wi Wi Wee, We, Wie, Wei, Wui 32,191 0.0648%
유 柳, 劉, 兪, 庾, 枊, 杻, 有, 楡, 由, 裕 Yu Yu Yoo, You, Ryu, Ryoo, Lyu 963,498 1.9384%
육 陸 Yuk Yuk Yook, Youk, Yug, Yuck, Ryuk 23,455 0.0472%
윤 尹, 允, 潤 Yun Yun Yoon, Youn, Yune, Yeun, Yon 1,020,564 2.0532%
은 殷, 銀, 恩, 慇 Eun Ŭn Un, En, Een, Uhan, Eyn 16,927 0.0341%
음 陰 Eum Ŭm Um, Em, Yum, Ehum, Ng 5,604 0.0113%
이 李, 異, 伊, 利, 怡, 㛅 I I Lee, Yi, Rhee, Yee, Rhie 7,307,237 14.701%
인 印 In In Ihn, Yin, Inn, Leen, Lin 22,363 0.045%
임 林, 任, 壬, 恁 Im Im Lim, Yim, Rim, Leem, Rhim 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, Zhang, Jahng, Zang, Jaung 1,021,107 2.0543%
전 全, 田, 錢, 戰 Jeon Chŏn Jun, Chun, Chon, Jeun, Cheon 749,266 1.5074%
점 占 Jeom Chŏm Jum 158 0.0003%
정 鄭, 丁, 程, 政, 桯, 定, 正, 情 Jeong Chŏng Jung, Chung, Joung, Chong, Cheong 2,407,601 4.8437%
제 諸, 齊 Je Che Jae, Jea, Jeh, Jye, Jee 21,988 0.0442%
제갈 諸葛, 諸* [sic], 諸曷, 諸渴 Jegal Chegal Jekal, Jaegal, Jaekal, Jeagal, Jeakal 5,735 0.0115%
조 趙, 曺, 調, 造, 赵, 刁, 朝 Jo Cho Joe, Joh, Jho, Jou, Zo 1,453,971 2.9252%
종 鍾, 宗 Jong Chong 681 0.0014%
좌 左, 佐 Jwa Chwa Joa, Choa, Chua, Jua, Chaw 3,383 0.0068%
주 朱, 周, 主, 珠, 株 Ju Chu Joo, Choo, Jou, Zoo, Zhu 232,063 0.4669%
증 增, 曾 Jeung Chŭng Zeng, Tsang, Duong, Tseng, Cheng 18 0%
지 池, 智, 地, 遲 Ji Chi Jee, Gi, Gee, Chee, Jie 160,147 0.3222%
진 陳, 秦, 晋, 陣, 眞, 蔯, 進, 珍, 䄅, 陈 Jin Chin Jhin, Jean, Gin, Chen, Jeen 186,310 0.3748%
차 車, 次 Cha Ch'a Char, Tcha, Tchah, Chah, Tscha 194,788 0.3919%
창 昌, 倉 Chang Ch'ang 1,095 0.0022%
채 蔡, 菜, 采 Chae Ch'ae Chai, Che, Chea, Cha, Choi 131,757 0.2651%
천 千, 天, 川 Cheon Ch'ŏn Chun, Chon, Chen, Choun, Cheun 121,927 0.2453%
초 楚, 初 Cho Ch'o Tcho 236 0.0005%
총 叢 Chong Ch'ong 27 0.0001%
최 崔, 催, 寉, 最 Choe Ch'oe Choi, Choy, Che, Chai, Chae 2,340,582 4.7089%
추 秋, 鄒 Chu Ch'u Choo, Chou, Cho, Chue, Chew 60,561 0.1218%
탁 卓 Tak T'ak Tark, Tag, Tack, Tahk, Thak 21,099 0.0424%
탄 彈 Tan T'an Than, Tahn, Tran 149 0.0003%
탕 湯 Tang T'ang 5 0%
태 太, 泰 Tae T'ae Tai, Tea, Te, Thae 9,073 0.0183%
판 判 Pan P'an 278 0.0006%
팽 彭 Paeng P'aeng Paing, Peang, Pang, Peng, Phang 2,935 0.0059%
편 片 Pyeon P'yŏn Pyun, Pyon, Pyoun, Pyen, Pyeun 16,689 0.0336%
평 平 Pyeong P'yŏng Pyung, Pyoung, Pyong, Pyeoung 515 0.001%
포 包 Po P'o 57 0.0001%
표 表, 俵 Pyo P'yo Phyo, Poy, Peo, Pho, Pou 30,749 0.0619%
풍 馮 Pung P'ung Poong, Poung 651 0.0013%
피 皮 Pi P'i Pee, Phee, Phi, Pe, Phie 6,578 0.0132%
필 弼, 畢 Pil P'il Phil, Fil, Peel 174 0.0004%
하 河, 夏, 何, 賀, 荷 Ha Ha Hah, Har, Hwa, Haa, Hagh 233,106 0.469%
학 郝 Hak Hak 35 0.0001%
한 韓, 漢, 汗, 恨 Han Han Hahn, Hann, Haan, Khan, Hwan 773,537 1.5562%
함 咸 Ham Ham Hahm, Harm, Hamm, Haam, Hwam 80,659 0.1623%
해 海, 解 Hae Hae 155 0.0003%
허 許, 许 Heo Hŏ Hur, Huh, Her, Hu, Ho 326,782 0.6574%
현 玄, 賢 Hyeon Hyŏn Hyun, Hyon, Hyoun, Hyen, Hyeun 88,831 0.1787%
형 邢, 刑, 形 Hyeong Hyŏng Hyung, Hyoung, Hyong, Hung, Houng 7,328 0.0147%
호 扈, 胡, 鎬, 虎, 湖 Ho Ho Hoh 5,853 0.0118%
홍 洪, 烘, 䜤, 弘, 㤨, 哄, 紅 Hong Hong Houng, Heung, Heong, Whong, Hohng 558,994 1.1246%
화 化 Hwa Hwa Wha, Hoa, Hua 915 0.0018%
황 黃, 皇, 潢, 荒, 晃, 煌, 簧 Hwang Hwang Whang, Hoang, Huang, Hang, Hawng 697,475 1.4032%
황목 荒木 Hwangmok Hwangmok 5 0%
황보 皇甫, 黃甫 Hwangbo Hwangbo Whangbo, Hoangbo, Hwangpo, Whoangbo, Howangbo 10,427 0.021%
후 侯, 候, 后 Hu Hu Hou, Hoo, Hong, Who, Huu 74 0.0001%
Other 91,107 0.1833%

From 2000 South Korean statistics

These are surnames that appear in the 2000 South Korean statistics but not in 2015. Since the 2015 statistics only lists surnames used by five or more people, these surnames may still exist.

Hangul Hanja Revised Romanization McCune–Reischauer Other romanizations Population (2000)
강 彊 Gang Kang (see above) 13,328
강전 岡田 Gangjeon Kangjŏn Kangjun 51
개 介 Gae Kae 86
군 君 Gun Kun 46
뇌 賴 Noe Noe (see above) 12
누 樓 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, Ji, Chu, Jo 48
준 俊 Jun Chun June 72
즙 辻 Jeup Chŭp Chup 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, Huynh, Khuong 462

Other surnames

Historical surnames

These surnames are found in historical texts and are no longer in use today.

Hangul Hanja Revised Romanization McCune–Reischauer References
고이 古爾 Goi Koi
명림 明臨 Myeongnim Myŏngnim
목 木 Mok Mok
목협 木劦 Mokhyeop Mokhyŏp
백 苩 Baek Paek
부여 扶餘 Buyeo Puyŏ
사마 司馬 Sama Sama
소실 少室 Sosil Sosil
수미 首彌 Sumi Sumi
여 餘 Yeo Yŏ
연 淵 Yeon Yŏn
우 優 U U
을 乙 Eul Ŭl
을지 乙支 Eulji Ŭlchi
조미 祖彌 Jomi Chomi
중실 仲室 Jungsil Chungsil
협 劦 Hyeop Hyŏp
흑치 黑齒 Heukchi Hŭkch'i

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