List of Korean surnames
This is a list of Korean family names, in Hangul alphabetical order. Note: (S) denotes South Korea. (N) denotes North Korea.
The most common Korean surname (particularly in South Korea) is Kim, followed by Lee and Park. Together, these three surnames are held by around half of the ethnic Korean population. There are only about 250 Korean family names currently in use. However, each family name is divided into one or more clans and in order to identify a person's family name, the identification of a person's clan is needed.
Hangul | Hanja | Revised | McCune-Reischauer | Possible transliterations | Estimated distribution (2000)* |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
가 | 賈 | Ga | Ka | Ka, Kah, Gah, Gha, Kha | 9,090 |
간 | 簡 | Gan | Kan | Kan, Khan | 2,429 |
갈 | 葛 | Gal | Kal | Kal, Garl, Gahl, Karl, Carl | 3,178 |
감 | 甘 | Gam | Kam | Kam, Kahm, Karm | 5,998 |
강 | 姜, 剛, 康, 強, 彊 | Gang | Kang | Kang, Kahng, Kwang, Khang | 1,169,805 |
강전 | 岡田 | Gangjeon | Kangjŏn | Gangjun, Gangjon, Kangjun, Kangjeon, Kangjoun, Gangjoun | 51 |
개 | 介 | Gae | Kae | Gay, Kay | 86 |
견 | 堅, 甄 | Gyeon | Kyŏn | Kyun, Kyeon, Kyen, Kyoun, Kyon, Kwion | 1,670 |
경 | 慶, 景, 京 | Gyeong | Kyŏng | Kyung, Kyoung, Kyeong, Kyong, Kung | 15,784 |
계 | 桂 | Gye | Kye | Kyeh, Kye, Kay, Kae, Gae, Keh, Kei | 6,282 |
고 | 高 | Go | Ko | Ko, Koh, Goh, Kho, Gho, Kor | 435,839 |
곡 | 曲 | Gok | Kok | Kok, Gog | 155 |
공 | 孔, 公 | Gong | Kong | Kong, Kohng, Koung, Goung, Khong | 85,606 |
곽 | 郭 | Gwak | Kwak | Kwak, Kwag, Kwack, Gwag, Koak, Kuark | 187,322 |
교 | 橋 | Gyo | Kyo | Kyoh, Gyoh | 41 |
구 | 具, 丘, 邱 | Gu | Ku | Koo, Ku, Goo, Kou, Kuh, Khoo, Khu | 1,253 |
국 | 國, 菊, 鞠 | Guk | Kuk | Kook, Kuk, Gook, Kug, Gug, Cook | 150 |
군 | 君 | Gun | Kun | Koon, Goon, Guhn, Kuhn | 46 |
궁 | 弓 | Gung | Kung | Koong, Kung, Kwoong | 562 |
궉 | 鴌 | Gwok | Kwŏk | Kweag, Kwog, Gwog | 248 |
권 | 權 | Gwon | Kwŏn | Kwon, Kweon, Kwun, Kwan | 652,495 |
근 | 斤 | Geun | Kŭn | Keun | 242 |
금 | 琴,今,金 | Geum | Kŭm | Keum, Kum, Gum, Guem, Kuem | 23,489 |
기 | 奇, 箕 | Gi | Ki | Ki, Kee, Key, Gee, Ky, Khee, Kie | 26,679 |
길 | 吉 | Gil | Kil | Kil, Gill, Khil, Kill, Keel, Kihl | 32,418 |
김 | 金 | Gim | Kim | Kim, Kym, Geem, Keem | 18,925,949 |
나 (S) 라 (N) |
羅 | Na (S) Ra (N) |
Na (S) Ra (N) |
Ra, Nah, La, Rha, Rah | 172,022 |
난 (S) 란 (N) |
欒 | Nan (S) Ran (N) |
Nan (S) Ran (N) |
Nahn, Rahn, Nhan, Rhan | 80 |
남 | 南 | Nam | Nam | Nahm, Nham, Narm | 257,178 |
남궁 | 南宮 | Namgung | Namgung | Namkung, Namgoong, Namkoong, Namkuhng, Namguhng | 18,743 |
낭 (S) 랑 (N) |
浪,郞 | Nang (S) Rang (N) |
Nang (S) Rang (N) |
Nahng, Lang | 341 |
내 | 乃, 奈 | Nae | Nae | Na, Nay | 440 |
노 (S) 로 (N) |
盧, 魯, 路 | No (S) Ro (N) |
No (S) Ro (N) |
Noh, Roh, Ro, Rho, Nho | 290,434 |
뇌 (S) 뢰 (N) |
雷, 賴 | Noe (S) Roe (N) |
Noe (S) Roe (N) |
Roi, Noi | 92 |
누 (S) 루 (N) |
樓 | Nu (S) Ru (N) |
Nu (S) Ru (N) |
24 | |
단 | 段 | Dan | Tan | Dahn, Tahn | 1,585 |
담 | 譚 | Dam | Tam | Tham, Dham, Dahm, Tahm | 57 |
당 | 唐 | Dang | Tang | Tang, Dhang, Thang | 1,025 |
대 | 大 | Dae | Tae | Dai, Dea, Day | 606 |
도 | 道, 都, 陶 | Do | To | Doh, Dho, To, Doe, Tho, Toh | 54,779 |
독고 | 獨孤 | Dokgo | Tokko | Dokko, Toko, Tokko, Dockko, Dogko, Togko, Doko | 807 |
돈 | 頓 | Don | Ton | Dohn, Tohn, Thon, Dhon | 115 |
동 | 董 | Dong | Tong | Tong, Dhong, Tung, Thong | 5,564 |
동방 | 東方 | Dongbang | Tongbang | Tongpang, Dongpang | 220 |
두 | 杜 | Du | Tu | Doo, Tu, Do, Dou, Tou, To, Too | 5,958 |
류 | 柳 | Ryu | Ryu | Ryu, Ryou, Ryoo | 603,084 |
마 | 馬, 麻 | Ma | Ma | Mah, Mar, Mha | 36,094 |
만 | 萬 | Man | Man | Mann, Mahn, Mhan | 172 |
망절 | 網切 | Mangjeol | Mangjŏl | Mangjul, Mangjuhl, Mangjoul | 10 |
매 | 梅 | Mae | Mae | Mea, May | 222 |
맹 | 孟 | Maeng | Maeng | Mang, Meang, Maing, Meng, Maeing | 20,219 |
명 | 明 | Myeong | Myŏng | Myung, Myoung, Myong | 26,746 |
모 | 毛, 牟 | Mo | Mo | Moh, Moe, Mho, Mao | 19,834 |
목 | 睦,穆,木, | Mok | Mok | Mock, Mog, Muk, Mork | 8,191 |
묘 | 苗 | Myo | Myo | Myoh, Myho | 61 |
묵 | 墨 | Muk | Muk | Mook | 179 |
문 | 門, 文 | Mun | Mun | Moon, Muhn, Mhun | 426,927 |
미 | 米 | Mi | Mi | Mee, Mih, Meeh | 199 |
민 | 閔 | Min | Min | Minn, Mihn, Mhin | 159,054 |
박 | 朴 | Bak | Pak | Park, Pak, Bark, Pack, Back | 3,895,121 |
반 | 班, 潘 | Ban | Pan | Bahn, Pan, Pahn, Phan, Bhan, Van | 26,171 |
방 | 方, 房, 邦, 龐 | Bang | Pang | Pang, Bhang, Bahng, Pahng, Phang | 119,703 |
배 | 裵 | Bae | Pae | Bai, Bea, Pae, Pai, Bay, Pay, Pea | 372,064 |
백 | 白 | Baek | Paek | Baik, Back, Paik, Paek, Beak | 351,275 |
범 | 凡, 范 | Beom | Pŏm | Bum, Bom, Peom, Pum | 3,472 |
변 | 卞, 邊 | Byeon | Pyŏn | Byun, Byon, Pyun, Byoun, Pyon, Pyoun, Pyeon | 131,554 |
복 | 卜 | Bok | Pok | Pok, Pock, Bog, Pog, Bock | 8,644 |
봉 | 奉, 鳳 | Bong | Pong | Bhong, Bohng, Phong, Pohng, Vong | 11,819 |
부 | 夫, 傅 | Bu | Pu | Boo, Pu, Bou, Poo, Booh, Buh, Pou, Pooh | 9,592 |
비 | 丕 | Bi | Pi | Bee, Pee, Bih, Bhi, Pih, Phi | 90 |
빈 | 賓, 彬 | Bin | Pin | Been, Bhin, Pihn, Phin, Bean, Bihn, Pean | 5,252 |
빙 | 氷 | Bing | Ping | 727 | |
사 | 史, 舍, 謝 | Sa | Sa | Sha | 10,118 |
사공 | 司空 | Sagong | Sagong | Sakong, Sagoung, Sakoung | 4,307 |
삼 | 森, 杉 | Sam | Sam | Sahm, Sham, Samm | 51 |
상 | 尙 | Sang | Sang | Shang, Sahng | 2,298 |
서 | 西, 徐 | Seo | Sŏ | Suh, Su, Sur, So, Seu, Seoh | 695,249 |
서문 | 西門 | Seomun | Sŏmun | Suhmun, Suhmoon, Seomoon, Somoon | 1,861 |
석 | 昔, 石 | Seok | Sŏk | Suk, Sok, Suck, Seuk, Seak | 54,610 |
선 | 宣 | Seon | Sŏn | Sun, Son, Suhn, Sen | 38,849 |
선우 | 鮮於 | Seonu | Sŏnu | Sunwoo, Seonwoo, Sonu, Sunoo, Sunwou, Seonwu, Sonwu | 3,560 |
설 | 薛, 偰 | Seol | Sŏl | Sul, Seul, Sol, Sull | 42,064 |
섭 | 葉 | Seop | Sŏp | Sup, Sub, Seob, Sob | 450 |
성 | 成, 星 | Seong | Sŏng | Sung, Soung, Seung, Song | 185,363 |
소 | 蘇, 邵 | So | So | Soh, Sho, Soo | 49,456 |
소봉 | 小峰 | Sobong | Sobong | Sohbong, Sopong, Shobong, Sohpong, Shopong | 18 |
손 | 孫 | Son | Son | Sohn, Shon, Soon, Soun, Sun | 415,182 |
송 | 宋, 松 | Song | Song | Soung, Shong, Sung | 639,082 |
수 | 水, 洙 | Su | Su | Soo, Suh, Sooh | 199 |
순 | 荀, 舜, 淳, 順 | Sun | Sun | Soon | 1,296 |
승 | 昇, 承 | Seung | Sŭng | Sung, Seoung, Seong | 3,304 |
시 | 柴, 施 | Si | Si | Shi, See, Sie, Sea | 3,928 |
신 | 申, 辛, 愼 | Sin | Sin | Shin, Shinn, Sheen, Chin, Seen, Cynn | 911,556 |
심 | 沈, | Sim | Sim | Shim, Seem, Sheem, Shimn, Sihm | 252,255 |
십 | 什 | Sip | Sip | Ship, Sihp, Seep, Sib, Seeb, Sihb, Shib | 82 |
아 | 阿 | A | A | Ah, Aa | 632 |
안 | 安 | An | An | Ahn, Ahne, Ann, Aan | 637,786 |
애 | 艾 | Ae | Ae | Ay, Ai | 123 |
야 | 夜 | Ya | Ya | Yah, Yha | 180 |
양 (S) 량 (N) Template:Fn |
梁, 楊, 樑, 襄 | Yang (S) Ryang (N) Template:Fn |
Yang (S) Ryang (N) Template:Fn |
Ryang, Yaung, Lyang | 486,645 |
어 | 魚 | Eo | Ŏ | Uh, Eoh, Auh, Eu, Au | 17,551 |
어금 | 魚金 | Eogeum | Ŏgŭm | Eokeum, Okeum, Okum, Ukeum, Ugeum, Ukum | 51 |
엄 | 嚴 | Eom | Ŏm | Um, Eum, Uhm, Aum, Oum, Ohm | 132,990 |
여 (S) 려 (N) Template:Fn |
余, 呂, 汝 | Yeo (S) Ryeo (N) Template:Fn |
Yŏ (S) Ryŏ (N) Template:Fn |
Yu, Yo, Yeu, Yuh, Yea | 75,196 |
연 (S) 련 (N) Template:Fn |
連, 燕, 延 | Yeon (S) Ryeon (N) Template:Fn |
Yŏn (S) Ryŏn (N) Template:Fn |
Youn, Yun, Yon, Yeun, Yeoun | 32,528 |
염 (S) 렴 (N) |
廉 | Yeom (S) Ryeom (N) |
Yŏm (S) Ryŏm (N) |
Yum, Youm, Yeum, Yom, Yeoum | 63,951 |
엽 | 葉 | Yeop | Yŏp | Yeob, Youb, Yeop, Yub, Yup, Yob | 127 |
영 | 永, 榮, 影 | Yeong | Yŏng | Young | 259 |
예 | 芮, 乂 | Ye | Ye | Yea, Yae, Yeh, Yee | 12,656 |
오 | 伍, 吳 | O | O | Oh, Oe, Au, Ou | 706,908 |
옥 | 玉 | Ok | Ok | Ock, Ohk, Oak, Og, Ohg, Ocg, Oag | 22,964 |
온 | 溫 | On | On | Ohn, Ohnn | 5,081 |
옹 | 邕, 雍 | Ong | Ong | Ohng, Oung | 964 |
왕 | 王,汪 | Wang | Wang | Whang, Wong | 23,447 |
요 | 姚 | Yo | Yo | 198 | |
용 (S) 룡 (N) |
龍 | Yong (S) Ryong (N) |
Yong (S) Ryong (N) |
Young, Ryong, Yung, Lyong | 14,067 |
우 | 於, 禹 | U | U | Woo, Wu, Ou, Wo, Uh | 180,141 |
운 | 雲, 芸 | Un | Un | Woon, Whun, Wuhn | 170 |
원 | 元, 袁, 苑 | Won | Wŏn | Weon, Woon, Wone, Wun, One | 120,465 |
위 | 韋, 魏 | Wi | Wi | Wee, We, Wie, Wei | 30,496 |
유 (S) | 劉, 兪, 庾 | Yu (S) | Yu (S) | Yoo, You | 437,900 |
육 (S) 륙 (N) |
陸 | Yuk (S) Ryuk (N) |
Yuk (S) Ryuk (N) |
Yook, Youk, Yug, Ryuk, Yuck | 21,545 |
윤 | 尹 | Yun | Yun | Yoon, Youn, Yune, Yeun | 948,600 |
은 | 殷 | Eun | Ŭn | Eun, Un, Uhan, Unn | 15,657 |
음 | 陰 | Eum | Ŭm | Um, Em, Yeum | 5,936 |
이 (S) 리 (N) Template:Fn |
李, 伊, 異 | I (S) Ri (N) Template:Fn |
Yi (S) Ri (N) Template:Fn |
Lee, Yi, Rhee, Ree, Rey, Rhie | 6,796,227 |
인 | 印 | In | In | Ihn, Yin, Inn, En, Lin | 20,635 |
임 | 任 | Im | Im | Im, Yim | 99,986 |
임 (S) 림 (N) Template:Fn |
林 | Im (S) Rim (N) Template:Fn |
Im (S) Rim (N) Template:Fn |
Lim, Yim, Rim, Leem, Rhim | 635,507 |
자 | 慈 | Ja | Cha | 178 | |
장 | 莊, 章, 張, 蔣 | Jang | Chang | Chang, Jahng, Jhang, Gang, Zhang | 943,257 |
장곡 | 長谷 | Janggok | Changgok | 52 | |
저 | 邸 | Jeo | Chŏ | 48 | |
전 | 全, 田, 錢 | Jeon | Chŏn | Jun, Chun, Chon, Jeun, Cheon | 687,867 |
점 | 佔 | Jeom | Chŏm | 516 | |
정 | 丁, 程, 鄭 | Jeong | Chŏng | Chung, Jung, Joung, Chong, Cheong, Choung | 2,230,611 |
제 | 諸 | Je | Che | Jae, Jea, Che, Jei, Jhe | 29,968 |
제갈 | 諸葛 | Jegal | Chegal | Jaegal, Jekal, Jeagal, Chegal, Chekal | 4,444 |
조 | 趙, 曺 | Jo | Cho | Cho, Joe, Joh, Jou | 1,347,730 |
종 | 宗, 鍾 | Jong | Chong | Chong | 962 |
좌 | 左 | Jwa | Chwa | Chwa, Joa, Choa, Jaw | 3,130 |
주 | 周, 朱 | Ju | Chu | Joo, Chu, Choo, Jou, Zoo | 215,010 |
준 | 俊, | Jun | Chun | Juhn, Jhun, Choon, Joon, Chuhn | 72 |
즙 | 辻 | Jeup | Chŭp | Jup, Jub, Jeub, Cheup, Chup, Cheub, Chub | 4 |
증 | 增, 曾 | Jeung | Chŭng | Zeng, Jung, Cheung, Chung | 6 |
지 | 智, 池 | Ji | Chi | Jee, Ch, Gi, Chee, Gee, Jhi | 147,572 |
진 | 晉, 眞, 陳, 秦 | Jin | Chin | Chin, Jean, Gin, Zhin, Chen | 170,980 |
차 | 車 | Cha | Ch'a | Char, Chah, Tchah, Tcha | 180,589 |
창 | 昌, 倉 | Chang | Ch'ang | Chiang, Chahng | 1,179 |
채 | 采, 菜, 蔡 | Chae | Ch'ae | Chai, Che, Chea | 119,251 |
천 | 天, 千 | Cheon | Ch'ŏn | Chun, Chon, Chen, Choun | 112,227 |
초 | 楚, 肖 | Cho | Ch'o | Chu, Chou, Choh | 351 |
최 | 崔 | Choe | Ch'oe | Choi, Che, Choy, Chey | 2,169,704 |
추 | 秋, 鄒 | Chu | Ch'u | Choo, Chou, Chyu | 55,309 |
탁 | 卓 | Tak | T'ak | Tark, Tag, Tack, Thak | 19,395 |
탄 | 彈 | Tan | T'an | Than, Tahn, Tann | 155 |
태 | 太 | Tae | T'ae | Tai, Tea, Te, Tay | 8,165 |
판 | 判 | Pan | P'an | Pahn, Phan, Pann | 290 |
팽 | 彭 | Paeng | P'aeng | Pang, Paing, Peng, Pyeong, Pyeng | 2,825 |
편 | 片 | Pyeon | P'yŏn | Pyun, Pyon, Pyoun, Pyen, Pyeun | 15,308 |
평 | 平 | Pyeong | P'yŏng | Pyung, Pyong, Pyoung, Pyeng | 608 |
포 | 包 | Po | P'o | Pho, Poh | 129 |
표 | 表 | Pyo | P'yo | Phyo, Pio, Puo, Peo, Pyho | 28,398 |
풍 | 馮 | Pung | P'ung | Poong, Puhng, Poohng | 586 |
피 | 皮 | Pi | P'i | Pee, Phee, Phi, Phy, Pih | 6,303 |
필 | 弼 | Pil | P'il | Phil, Pihl, Peel | 251 |
하 | 河, 夏 | Ha | Ha | Hah, Har | 213,758 |
학 | 學 | Hak | Hak | Hag, Hahk, Hahg | 101 |
한 | 韓, 漢 | Han | Han | Hahn, Hann | 715,556 |
함 | 咸 | Ham | Ham | Hahm, Harm, Hamm, Haam | 75,955 |
해 | 海 | Hae | Hae | Hay, Hai | 322 |
허 | 許 | Heo | Hŏ | Hur, Huh, Her, Hu, Ho, Hoh, Heoh | 300,448 |
현 | 玄 | Hyeon | Hyŏn | Hyun, Hyon, Hyoun, Hyen | 81,807 |
형 | 邢 | Hyeong | Hyŏng | Hyung, Hyoung, Hyong, Hyeung | 6,640 |
호 | 扈, 胡, 鎬 | Ho | Ho | Hoh, Hu | 6,106 |
홍 | 洪 | Hong | Hong | Houng, Hyong | 518,635 |
화 | 化 | Hwa | Hwa | Howa, Hua | 945 |
환 | 桓 | Hwan | Hwan | Huan, Howan | 157 |
황 | 黃 | Hwang | Hwang | Whang, Hoang, Huang, Wong | 644,294 |
황보 | 皇甫 | Hwangbo | Hwangbo | Hwangpo | 9,148 |
후 | 後, 候 | Hu | Hu | Hoo, Hooh, Huh | 114 |
흥 | 興 | Heung | Hŭng | Huhng | 462 |
- Template:Fnb Applies only to 梁 and 樑.
- Template:Fnb Applies only to 呂.
- Template:Fnb Applies only to 連.
- Template:Fnb Applies only to 柳 and 劉.
- Template:Fnb Applies only to 李.
- Template:Fnb Applies only to 林.
Notes
*Population figures are based on 2000 records from the Korean National Statistical Office. The figures for the 22 most popular surnames include estimates from North Korea, while figures for other names refer to South Korea only.
See also
- Korean name
- Family register (Hangul: 호주, Hanja: 戶主)
- Korean language
- Korean culture
- List of Korea-related topics
- List of common Chinese surnames
External links
The links below are solely in Korean.
- List including vanished names, with clan profiles.
- List of living names, with clan profiles.
- List of names with Naver Encyclopedia entries.
- 2000 South Korean census results data by surname and clan.
- 2000 South Korean census results by surname and clan.
- 2000 South Korean census results by surname, sorted.
- South Korean statistics portal site
- Template:Ru icon Degrees of Courtesy and Communication Styles in the Korean Language, by K. B. Kurotchenkо.