list of south korean surnames by prevalence 

Statements about this table:
there be 9813722 more people with the most popular surname in south korea than with the least popular 1
8 of 46 south korean surname be use by over a million people each in 2000
the 2 least popular surname combine be use by less of the population than the most popular surname
gang be the only south korean surname with 5 hanja
cheon be the most popular surnam in south korea 2000
there be 9900000 more people with most popular surname in south korea than with the least popular 1
8 of 46 south korean surname be use by less than a million people each in 2000
gang be 1 of 2 south korean surname with 5 hanja
hangul
hanja
revised
mccune - reischauer
2000 n south korea population
김
金
gim
kim
9925949
이 (s) 리 (n)
李 , 伊 , 異
i (s) ri (n)
yi (s) ri (n)
6796227
박
朴
bak
pak
3895121
정
丁 , 程 , 鄭
jeong
chŏng
2230611
최
崔
choe
ch'oe
2169704
조
趙 , 曺
jo
cho
1347730
강
姜 , 剛 , 康 , 强 , 彊
gang
kang
1169805
유 (s) 류 (n)
柳 , 劉 , 兪 , 庾
yu (s) ryu (n)
yu (s) ryu (n)
1040984
윤
尹
yun
yun
948600
장
莊 , 章 , 張 , 蔣
jang
chang
943257
신
申 , 辛 , 愼
sin
sin
911556
임 (s) 림 (n)
林 , 任
im (s) rim (n)
im (s) rim (n)
735493
한
韓 , 漢
han
han
715556
오
伍 , 吳
o
o
706908
서
西 , 徐
seo
sŏ
695249
전
全 , 田 , 錢
jeon
chŏn
687867
hangul
hanja
revised
mccune - reischauer
2000 n south korea population
권
權
gwon
kwŏn
652495
황
黃
hwang
hwang
644294
송
宋 , 松
song
song
639082
안
安
an
an
637786
홍
洪
hong
hong
518635
양 (s) 량 (n)
梁 , 楊 , 樑 , 襄
yang (s) ryang (n)
yang (s) ryang (n)
486645
고
高
go
ko
435839
문
門 , 文
mun
mun
426927
손
孫
son
son
415182
배
裵
bae
pae
372064
백
白
baek
paek
351275
허
許
heo
hŏ
300448
노 (s) 로 (n)
盧 , 魯 , 路
no (s) ro (n)
no (s) ro (n)
290434
남
南
nam
nam
257178
심
沈
sim
sim
252255
hangul
hanja
revised
mccune - reischauer
2000 n south korea population
주
周 , 朱
ju
chu
215010
하
河 , 夏
ha
ha
213758
성
成 , 星
seong
sŏng
185363
차
車
cha
ch'a
180589
우
于 , 禹
u
u
180141
나 (s) 라 (n)
羅
na (s) ra (n)
na (s) ra (n)
172022
진
晉 , 眞 , 陳 , 秦
jin
chin
170980
민
閔
min
min
159054
지
智 , 池
ji
chi
147572
엄
嚴
eom
ŏm
132990
변
卞 , 邊
byeon
pyŏn
131554
원
元 , 袁 , 苑
won
wŏn
120465
방
方 , 房 , 邦 , 龐
bang
pang
119703
채
采 , 菜 , 蔡
chae
ch'ae
119251
천
天 , 千
cheon
ch'ŏn
112227